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occultist: The first (completely unintentionally) recorded...

Sun, 27 May 2012 16:25:00 -0400

The first (completely unintentionally) recorded sound, made in April 1860. There is nothing inherently weird about this; it should just be fascinating. But the more you think about it, even replay the recording, the stranger and creepier it is. So it goes here. (by mailman63155)

pulsarae: holy shit. Montreal, today. this is what happens when...

Sun, 27 May 2012 16:10:33 -0400

pulsarae:

holy shit. Montreal, today.
this is what happens when you ban protesting

"I do not understand the cost benefit here. The costs are clear. The benefit — what voter is gonna..."

Sun, 27 May 2012 15:45:00 -0400

““I do not understand the cost benefit here. The costs are clear. The benefit — what voter is gonna vote for him (Romney) because he is seen with Donald Trump?

The cost of appearing with this bloviating ignoramus is obvious it seems to me.”

- George Will on Mitt Romney paling around with celebrity birther Donald Trump - ABC News

“The best New York Times typo [mistake] EVER.” -...

Sun, 27 May 2012 15:32:00 -0400

“The best New York Times typo [mistake] EVER.” - @BorowitzReport

Addison Logan, 13, bought an old Polaroid camera at a garage...

Sun, 27 May 2012 15:12:10 -0400

Addison Logan, 13, bought an old Polaroid camera at a garage sale Thursday, May 24, 2012, and said he opened it when he got home to discover a photograph inside. He showed it to his grandmother, Lois Logan who asked where he found the picture. Addison said, “in that old camera.” Lois said, “That’s your Uncle Scott and a girl he dated when he was about 17.” Scott Logan died in a car accident in 1989. The girlfriend in the picture is Susan Ely.

Read: Wichita boy’s garage-sale buy holds a treasure for his family - Wichita Eagle

aljazeera: A Syrian woman in the town of Houla says she hid...

Sun, 27 May 2012 14:37:28 -0400

aljazeera:

A Syrian woman in the town of Houla says she hid behind a door as gunmen shot dead children in the house.

The government has blamed “terrorists” for the killings, which the opposition said were carried out by government forces and pro-Assad thugs.

"We have a ritual where he tucks me in, because I’m usually in bed before anybody,” the..."

Sun, 27 May 2012 04:15:41 -0400

““We have a ritual where he tucks me in, because I’m usually in bed before anybody,” the First Lady spilled. “He’ll come and turn the lights out and give me a kiss, and we’ll talk. He’s like, Ready to be tucked? I’m like, Yes I am.’””

- Michelle Obama: President Obama tucks me in every night - NY Daily News

Miami police shoot, kill naked man who was eating victim's face on highway - MiamiHerald

Sat, 26 May 2012 22:31:00 -0400

Miami police shoot, kill naked man who was eating victim's face on highway - MiamiHerald

Help one of my students pay for their AP exam! Thank you!!

Sat, 26 May 2012 22:27:47 -0400

inothernews:

Fellow Tumblrers — please feel free to help Ray and his students out, if you can!

detroitsomething:

Dear followers, teachers, and the Tumblr #education community,

My name is Ray Stoeser and I am a second year English teacher at Crockett Technical High School in Detroit, MI. This year I had the amazing opportunity to be the AP Language and Composition instructor for our school. I work with some of the most amazing students you could meet. Their hunger, passion, and dedication to their education is truly special.

At the beginning of the year, the school told me they would be covering the cost of the AP exams. We are a high poverty school and even the reduced $57 fee per exam is hefty for some of our students’ families. When the time came to order the exams, I was informed that the school was out of funds and would be unable to pay for the exams. I was heartbroken. How was I going to tell my 22 students that they were not going to take the exam for which they had worked so hard to prepare?

I couldn’t.

With less than 24 hours before we had to order the exams, I told the administration to order all 22 exams. College Board wasn’t going to send the bill until mid-June so that gave me some time to find some donations.

On May 16th the students took their exams and returned to my class excited and confident about their results!

That being said, we still need to pay the bill. My class and I are accepting donations and/or sponsors for the exams. I have 22 students and the exams are $57 each. We would graciously accept any denomination. Also, if you would like to pick one of the 22 students and sponsor their individual exam with a $57 donation that student would be happy to send you a personalized “thank you.”

Here are some of the students you would be helping!

To donate please click here.

Class Roster

Demetria

Charles

Davina

Tyquan

Derek

Andrea

Curtia

Paula

Dakharia

Khalid

Khalil

Leon

Desmond

Taja

Equan

Ariel

Shayla

Capri

Deshont’A

Tara

D’Nika

Mack

Thank you for helping these students take one step closer to college!!!

If you have any questions and/or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.

raymond.stoeser@detroitk12.org

raystoeser@gmail.com

To donate please click here.

Taken with instagram

Sat, 26 May 2012 21:36:30 -0400

Taken with instagram

"No one is [immune]. And this slow suicide — as the great Molly Ivins called it — will continue..."

Sat, 26 May 2012 20:01:39 -0400

“No one is [immune]. And this slow suicide — as the great Molly Ivins called it — will continue unabated until the industry swallows hard and takes its product — every last newspaper — behind a paywall.”

- David Simon on the news that the Times-Picayune will no longer be a daily paper (Source).

Mr Simon, while I appreciate your work on The Wire, I can’t disagree more. Putting content behind a paywall isn’t going to save newspapers, but only further their decline and death. The salvation of the newspaper industry will be to follow the example of media outlets like the Texas Tribune, which is a non-profit corporation funded by donors and thriving while other papers are declining (e.g., the Fort Worth Star-Telegram recently closed their Austin bureau).
(via zachvaughn)

"And to those who joked that with her values and sports prowess, she should be dating the religiously..."

Sat, 26 May 2012 17:09:59 -0400

“And to those who joked that with her values and sports prowess, she should be dating the religiously devout NFL quarterback Tim Tebow, the biracial Jones replied cryptically: “Ask Tebow if he wants a glass of milk. If he says yes, ask him if he prefers chocolate. if he says no, then no more Tebow date suggestions.””

- Track star Lolo Jones bashes critics after HBO virginity interview - LA Times

"I would say I’m more of a socialist or an independent."

Sat, 26 May 2012 12:51:00 -0400

““I would say I’m more of a socialist or an independent.””

- Jon Stewart In 2000 Interview - Mediaite

"Sam Lesser isn’t old enough to go on Facebook without his parents’ help. But he may be the youngest..."

Sat, 26 May 2012 12:29:00 -0400

“Sam Lesser isn’t old enough to go on Facebook without his parents’ help. But he may be the youngest victim yet of the social networking site’s turbulent IPO.

Lesser, an 11-year-old investor and business prodigy, tried to buy 300 shares of Facebook stock during the company’s initial public offering last week with more than $10,000 saved up from a small company he set up selling skateboards and bracelets.”

- Read: 11 Year Old Sam Lesser Files A Dispute To Cancel His Facebook Shares - TIME

The sweetest and most amazing marriage proposal, ever. -...

Sat, 26 May 2012 11:47:00 -0400

The sweetest and most amazing marriage proposal, ever. - @nickbilton

"I dressed up as Boccassini with a toga to make him laugh, and also as Obama."

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:49:45 -0400

““I dressed up as Boccassini with a toga to make him laugh, and also as Obama.””

- Berlusconi party girl says masqueraded as Obama - Reuters

New York Times columnist David Carr talks media Read: TPMDC

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:45:28 -0400

New York Times columnist David Carr talks media

Read: TPMDC

Grown Woman Watches 'Star Wars' for the First Time [LIVE BLOG] - Mashable

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:42:39 -0400

Grown Woman Watches 'Star Wars' for the First Time [LIVE BLOG] - Mashable

jtotheizzoe: A 7 year-old asks Neil deGrasse Tyson what would...

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:43:10 -0400

jtotheizzoe:

A 7 year-old asks Neil deGrasse Tyson what would happen if two black holes collide.

It’s wonderful. You da man, Clayton.

Oh, and the answer will make your head spin in the all the best ways.

(by KaluzaPryme)

Photo

Fri, 25 May 2012 01:01:11 -0400