January 2011
22 posts
“Is all this pink really necessary?” Orenstein finally asks a sales rep. “Only if...”
– — Truths spoken in so many ways… (via Cinderella Ate My Daughter)
“There is a cultural elite, in America, which tries its utmost to manipulate the...”
– — I just adore the critics at the NYT, even when I disagree with them, which is absolutely not the case here… (via Neal Gabler Versus the Critical ‘Elite’)
“Elite schools pride themselves on their diversity, but that diversity is almost...”
– — (via The Disadvantages of an Elite Education)
“There is very little evidence that kids learn more, faster or better by using...”
– — Totally wondering where that guy is I met in 2000 who was going to get rich off selling schools Palm Pilots… (via More Schools Embrace the iPad as a Learning Tool)
“Art doesn’t exist just as talent. It exists as effort, work and judgment.”
– — (via Javier Bardem)
The 2011 Bacon & Bourbon Expo →
This takes place on Valentine’s Day. Could there possibly be a happier way to kick that off?! Oh my goodness.
“…sometimes that feels just as distracting and movie-ruining as that...”
– — I can’t even make a post about how much I want to harm the people on the bright, bright smart phones during the dark, dark movies. I wanted to physically go up to this man the other day and holler into his face. (via Cinema Cinquante - Managing Expectations: A Side Project for the Project)
“The great discrepancy to a life spent Obeying Oprah: She asks you to live to the...”
– Hank Stuever, in his review of the Oprah Winfrey Network, which debuts today. (via washingtonpoststyle)
“You think abortion is wrong? Don’t have one. I think killing people is wrong, so...”
– Sarah Jaffe (via tulletulle, thischickdoesit) (via diablocodyisnotevenherrealname)
Oh, snap you guys, Republicans in ‘da House. Gotta be vigilant.
“We have a crisis of leadership in America because our overwhelming power and...”
– — 2011, Baby. Things to consider. (via Solitude and Leadership)