April 2011
Apr 30th
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Apr 23rd
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Apr 21st
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Apr 21st
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BP Goes on Suing Spree, Spends $2 Million on... →
theatlantic: If you thought the fist-shaking over BP’s lack of progress in cleaning up the Gulf was over yesterday, you’re wrong. The anniversary of the spill, the once-again-profitable oil company also happened to be the deadline to report spending on lobbying. The $2-million spent places BP’s spending on track to top last year’s total of $7.4 million, but it’s working. BP achieved their top...
Apr 21st
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Apr 20th
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Apr 17th
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979 Earthquakes In Japan...And Counting  →
geepan: 979. Make that 995.
Apr 14th
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“I have a great relationship with the blacks, I’ve always had a great...”
–  Donald Trump, while announcing his candidacy for president. Read more at The Atlantic Wire. (via theatlantic) off to a great start, I see!
Apr 14th
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Apr 14th
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earthquake sickness
I’ve seen this term tossed around in some articles called “earthquake sickness” referring to an affliction in Japan.  Here’s how the NY Times defines it: Aguri Suzuki, a 44-year-old real estate agent, says she sometimes thinks the ground is shaking even when it is not. When she sees a tree branch swaying in the wind, she worries there has been an earthquake. Doctors here...
Apr 14th
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jello
tokyo has been jiggling for the past 4-5 hours, like sitting on a giant piece of jello… earthquakes are so weird.
Apr 11th
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Apr 7th
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funny thing about this new earthquake...
… maybe it didn’t “seem” that big in comparison to 3.11 but it was still bigger than the Kobe 1995 quake.
Apr 7th
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Earthquake in Japan
7.4-magnitude earthquake hits Japanese coast People will be asking me soon if I’m okay, when the real concern is Miyagi prefecture (which lost power) and the Fukushima nuclear plant (which has reported no problems).   Fortunately, this time around the tsunami wave is “only” 1 meter high - 1/10 the size of the 3.11 tsunami.
Apr 7th
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WatchWatch
thisdanobrien: I forgot to pimp this here on Tumblr, but HEY, new After Hours everybody! This one was written by me with Matthew Hayden. Directed, as always, by Justin Viar, and featuring the usual After Hours folks as well as the work of our brilliant animators, (Nedroid, Matt Barrs, Winston Rowntree, Bret Herholz). Everything that went into this project was awesome but, to me, the editing...
Apr 6th
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Apr 6th
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america treats animals better than prisoners
In Texas, a Brave New Lethal Injection: In order to minimize pain and suffering of animals being put to sleep, Texas has adopted detailed regulations. Only a licensed veterinarian may administer the drugs, the dosage is determined by the animal’s weight, and even the lighting in the room is regulated by law. When it comes to carrying out executions of death-row inmates, however, the state...
Apr 5th
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“I’d hate to take a bite outta you. You’re a cookie full of arsenic.”
– JJ Hunsecker, Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Apr 5th
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Basement of Buddies
lol
Apr 5th
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Apr 4th
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fun times
language placement exam in three hours.  time to die!
Apr 4th
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Apr 3rd
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Apr 2nd
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“http://www.filmforum.org/films/divas.html”
– Holy crap, check out that lineup.  I can’t imagine a better lineup of films than what you see here.  Five of Japan’s finest actresses, from a golden age of Japanese cinema, and some of their best films represented here.  Personally, I would have gone with Osaka Elegy over Sisters of the...
Apr 2nd
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Apr 2nd
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Apr 2nd
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I live in Shinjuku
I live in a tiny room in Kabukicho, about ten minutes away from the busiest train station in the world.  The building is quite literally surrounded by love hotels; the office next door is a front for prostitution.  However, I’m also on the sixth floor, so I get a nice view out my window on said hotels.  I can also see the skyscrapers of downtown Shinjuku, where the metropolitan government...
Apr 1st
Apr 1st
Google "helvetica"
fuckyeahtypography: I apologise for any harm this may cause beautiful
Apr 1st
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March 2011
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the failure of america through its politics
Although I am very happy to have moved to Japan, I have to say that, in all honesty, it wasn’t just about getting to Japan.  In a way, it was about getting out of the United States.  Case in point: At one point Randolph suggested that his wife “incorporate her uterus” to stop Republicans from pushing measures that would restrict abortions. Republicans, after all, wouldn’t...
Mar 31st
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Mar 31st
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“Crying is useless. If we’re in hell now, all we can do is crawl up...”
– Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Worker
Mar 31st