February 2011
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The Collectors: 50 New York Buyers Who Move the... →
A fascinating list; especially matching the faces to what artists they collect.
January 2011
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Thank you, Please, Sir, Ma’am: Workplace or home.
A good habit is 3...
– My father, John Kelley
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Parabolic? That line is not parabolic. That would be a bad thing, because the...
– Chris Kelley, who is BY FAR the mathier of the two Kelley kids.
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New Gym Plan Requires Members to Pay More if they...
A new fitness concept developed by two Harvard economics students, Yifan Zhang and Geoff Oberhofer, leans heavily on behavioral economics to motivate its members to workout. The concept, Gym-Pact, employs what Zhang calls “motivational fees” – members pay more money when the do not exercise.
The students are trying to tackle a particular economic challenge: because gym fees are paid upfront,...
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When it comes to cellphones, the princess is always in another castle.
– @rrbaker
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30 Healthiest Foods
lizlemon:nyminute:
According to Real Simple Magazine, the following are 30 super-foods to incorporate into your diet.
almonds
avocados
barley
black beans
blueberries
broccoli
bulgur
chard
chicken breasts
edamame
eggs
extra virgin olive oil
kale
kidney beans
kiwi
lentils
mushrooms
oatmeal
oranges
peanut and almond butters
pumpkin (good news, tumblr!)
quinoa
sardines
skim...
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Attention Conference Planners:
Do not make panelist chairs so low to the ground. As women, it’s hard to sit without the crowd looking up your dress. Having your legs crossed with your knees up to your chest is not fun.
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Web 1994 was the “get me a domain and a page” era
Web 2000 was the “make my...
– Robert Scoble (via soupsoup)
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You are not supposed to worship your constitution. You are supposed to govern...
– Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), the outgoing chairman of the House Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties who called Republicans’ scheduled “ritualistic reading” of the document on the House floor “total nonsense” and “propaganda.” (via washingtonpoststyle)
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Depression is a slippery little sucker.
I had a panic attack; brought on by the overwhelming anxiety that Hannah was coming over for dinner.
Hannah. One of my closest friends in the world. My roommate for two years. The woman who helped change my appendicitis bandages. A person who’s been a positive presence in my life since I moved to this city…HANNAH, who doesn’t have a judgmental bone in her body, just coming over for dinner...