January 2012
“Twitter’s latest policy is purposefully designed to allow Twitter to exist as a...”
– Why Twitter’s new policy is helpful for free-speech advocates | technosociology (via bijan)
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“This is not about some abstract concept, but a genuine concern. The Iranians...”
– Ehud Barak, Israeli defense minister, discussing the reasoning behind discussions whether his country ought to launch a pre-emptive attack against Iran.
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Facebook
According to a Dow Jones report, Facebook may be filing for its IPO on Wednesday at a valuation of $75 to $100 billion, and both Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs will make a social network full of money.
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“She did the Secretary of State job, she was a G, she held it down, she didn’t...”
– Ice-T, on why Hillary Clinton will be the first female president
The best part about this story is that the Huffington Post (via the AP) decided to explain to us what a “G” is. In case you didn’t know — it’s “the hip-hop term for gangster (a positive...
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Ramin Goes to a Screening of 'One for the Money'
Ramin Setoodeh reviews “One for the Money” in real-time on his BlackBerry:
Midnight. Rain. Cold. Sleep. Which of these things did I not experience last night? On Friday morning at 12:01 a.m., I went to the movies to see One for the Money, the new Katherine Heigl crime caper that’s so lousy the studio wouldn’t screen it early for critics. I had to watch it at the first public showing...
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Bath Salts, Poppers, Salvia, and 4 Other... →
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chartier asked: Instead of petitioning just Apple, why not petition all of Foxconn's clients? Apple is far from the only one, or even the largest. Companies like Nokia, HP, Nintendo, Vizio, Dell, Amazon, Asus, and Microsoft—who holds the Guiness Award for Fastest Selling CE Device (the Kinect)—all contract with Foxconn. What other companies besides Apple publish yearly reports on how they're...
producermatthew:
“The treaty explicitly forbids any government from claiming a celestial resource such as the Moon or a planet, claiming that they are the Common heritage of mankind. [Article II] of the Treaty states that ‘outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other...
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Come Join Our Twitter Chat
We’re talking about feminism, “modern motherhood,” and how its been impacted by popular culture. Use hashtag #wiwchat.
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“Until consumers demand better conditions in overseas factories — as they did for...”
– Well, there you have it tumblr. Until you—yes, YOU—demand better conditions for the people toiling away building your MacBooks, iPhones, and iPads, nothing will drastically change. You can start by signing this petition. Or this one. And if you haven’t read the Times piece on the...
“Here’s the harsh reality: unless Republicans win enough support from Hispanic...”
– Mark McKinnon, former G. W. Bush strategist, speaks to the importance of the Hispanic vote. (via cheatsheet)
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“Sources tell TMZ one of Demi’s friends who was at her home told emergency...”
– Demi Moore is getting younger.
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“Newsflash: everyone is biased. The people who try to hide that bias are the ones...”
– Tech blogger (and general partner at CrunchFund) MG Siegler writing on the success of Apple (it’s Q4 earnings were…explosive) and noting how investing so much time in one company has finally paid off for Apple-focused bloggers the world over.
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With Age, Men May Lose Thinking Ability Faster... →
tballardbrown:
I post this with no comment.
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“It seems the department still considers the potato a second-class vegetable.”
– A spokesman for the National Potato Council, irked that — despite a failed USDA attempt to limit potato use in new school lunch guidelines — potatoes are still passed over in favor of greener, leafier vegetables. (via bencrair)
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“I don’t see anything bad about being stereotyped as a Latin woman. We are...”
– Sofia Vergara, of Modern Family, who maybe yells a little too much.
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Tumble with Muck Rack: we're hiring writers
muckrack:
We’re planning to expand Muck Rack’s coverage of the intersection of journalism and social media on this Tumblr-powered site with short, pithy articles. Muck Rack’s content reaches thousands of journalists and media professionals through our Tumblr, Twitter and Muck Rack Daily subscribers.
The new member of our editorial team should have a background covering media, especially social...
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popartinferno:
newsweek:
Julian Assange has a hole in his sock.
I wonder if the person who runs the Newsweek tumblr is satisfied with his/her choice of career.
So satisfied.
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aliveandmad:
Nobody understands how much I love Newsweek’s design of their issues, no one. Ugh that’s probably why I can find myself actually reading through it and not getting absolutely bored with it. The photography, the typography, the simple and minimalist set up and design on the pages just oohhh, I love it. I actually based my APGov final project on Newsweek. Also Rockwell is one of my...
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WatchCurious what it’s like reporting from the campaign trail? We tagged along with Lloyd Grove to find out. Check the vid for a little behind-the-scenes New Hampshire campaign life.
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WatchWe saved the juiciest clip from our Oscar Roundtable until today.
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Sex With A Freshman? 6 Years in Jail!
Today in infuriating laws that drastically need to be re-examined, Abigal Pesta takes a deep look at the sad case of Ken Baldino, an 18-year-old senior in high school who spent six years in jail for having sex with his girlfriend, a 14-year-old freshman.
Here’s an excerpt:
ON A RECENT RAINY AFTERNOON, Francie Baldino steps into her kitchen and pulls out a favorite photo of her son as a...
theinternationalscholar asked: Tumblr or Twitter? Your life depended on one, which will u choose?
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“I have one too many houses at least.”
– Mitt Romney, in 2008, suggesting economically depressed blue-collar workers wouldn’t vote for a McCain-Romney ticket.
“Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast -...”
– Eddie Cantor (via kari-shma)
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“Last night, I got the most chilling phone call I have ever received. It was...”
– Ugh. Sorry to put this on your dashboard. Don’t click that link unless you want to see what you think you’re going to see. Perhaps the Internet will somehow make things right.
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On Charlize, Viola, and the Plight of Black Women...
Yesterday we posted two frames from our Oscar Roundtable in which Viola Davis, alluding to the fact black women who are not exactly Halle Berry have it hard in Hollywood, was silenced by Charlize Theron’s well-intentioned, “Stop saying that…you’re hot as shit.” It kinda blew up. So we asked Allison Samuels, a senior writer at Newsweek, to take a stab at what it is,...
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We Want Your Questions For A Tumblr "TV" Show!
Hey guys!
Some fun news. nwk tumblr is getting a TV show! Kinda. Here’s the deal. There’s this really big and nice and shiny TV studio sitting here at NewsBeast HQ (above; and please note that Brian is reading “Why Him? Why Her?”, the Helen Fisher book), and sometimes in the late afternoons there’s a window for which we can walk up and sit in the seats and pretend...