January 2012
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“But this advice thing couldn’t be that hard. After all, Ben Franklin wrote an...”
– “Bad Advice” by Alexandra Petri. Excerpt of a brilliant commencement address delivered to the National Cathedral School’s class of 2011. Read the whole speech here. [PDF]
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December 2011
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Dec 24th
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“Some students, residents worry, will crave a rowdier college experience. Lisa...”
– New Cornell Campus May Awaken Roosevelt Island - The New York Times Obviously Ms. Torres has never been to Slope Day.
Dec 20th
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“My greatest goal is to go to Hong Kong’s airport and London’s...”
– Excerpt of a letter I wrote in sixth grade (October 1999) to my future self. It was an assignment in class and we each were presented with our letters upon graduation from high school.
Dec 3rd
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November 2011
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Nov 14th
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Nov 5th
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“Their only liquid asset is tzatziki sauce.”
– Stephen Colbert on Greece’s economic woes
Nov 5th
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Nov 2nd
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Best Line from Jon Stewart at Cornell on Saturday...
barnhq: JS: “So are there any Students from Over Seas? Cheers, Hands go up, JS picks out a guy: JS: “Where are you from?” Guy: “Canada” Pause….. JS: “You wanna tell everyone what Sea that’s over from here?” 
Nov 1st
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October 2011
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Oct 19th
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Belsky Bits: Bringing Tech Talent To NYC ::... →
scottbelsky: So, here’s the deal: NYC is granting some land (and a hundred million dollars) to a university that wants to build a technology campus in NYC. Word on the street is that Cornell and Stanford are finalists. The city’s goal is simple: Bring more great tech talent to NYC, which will encourage…
Oct 17th
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Brian’s cats will be the next big thing on the internet. Thank you, Steve.
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August 2011
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McSweeney’s Elements of Surprise. →
alexainslie: PhosYOUREPREGNANTphorus hahaha these are great.
Jul 15th
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Jul 11th
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The Magoma Project Blog: Introducing: Magoma Blog... →
themagomaproject: Magoma’s new Project Coordinators (PCs), Cintia Kawasaki and, yours truly, Lindsay Myron, are pleased to welcome you to Magoma Blog 2.0! Ana and Kristina have officially handed over the reigns and it’s time to get down to business. We’ve been counting down the days (in Swahili) till our… Lindsay, your job sounds awesome. Can’t wait to read more!
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June 2011
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May 2011
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May 23rd
“From Anton — and from two other photographers I came to know in Libya, Samuel...”
– Ryan Calder, a sociologist and correspondent for The Atlantic in Libya, pays tribute to slain photojournalist Anton Hammerl, who was killed in early April while on the ground outside Brega. Read the rest at The Atlantic (via theatlantic)
May 21st
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$2.5 million chivito restaurant opens in Buenos... →
mmm, chivitos…
May 10th
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April 2011
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March 2011
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“Everyone. At the zoo. Is fat. And on scooters.”
– Text message from a Canadian in Texas.
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