2011
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Annals of Advertising: Mel Farr Superstar
“The other dealers can’t beat my prices. They cannot fly either.” More from the annals of advertising.
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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #71: The Ghost Ship That Didn’t Carry Us
I’ll never know and neither will you of the life you don’t choose.
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An Uplifting Story
“Rejected by his parents, accepted by 13 colleges, a Mission High wrestling star defies deportation.” You know what else he defies? Homophobia. This is your feel good article of the day, folks.
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Danya Glabau’s Tech Links
First day sales of the BlackBerry Playbook cast some serious doubt on whether it has the potential to be an iPad killer. It looks like the New York Times is drawing in plenty of new online subscribers, but will they…
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Demolition Daisy
“A Long Island mansion said to have inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald in writing his classic American novel The Great Gatsby has poured its last drink, rolled up the dance floor and kicked out the guests for good.” The “last gasp…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Way to go fuel efficiency! We aren’t the only ones born that way. News story: old maps are pretty cool. Chicago jellyfish! Also here is an abandoned house in Belgium.
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National Poetry Month, Day 21: “Eat the Sinew’s Disbelief” by Amy King
Eat the Sinew’s Disbelief You will never be great, no shirt, no shoes, no servitude. Just a regular Joe, Josephine who walks around, has thoughts, and makes way for Whitman. You’re John the Baptist, a footnote, not your own story.
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A FAN’S NOTES, The Rumpus Sports Column #36: Manny Ramirez’s Final Performance
The biggest news of this young baseball season is that Manny Ramirez is hanging up his batting gloves and saying goodbye to the Major Leagues. This is sad because Ramirez was one of the game’s great natural hitters and because…
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Erin Rose’s Tech Links
iOS 4 is watching you. Biggest break up of the year: NASA dumps LISA! Your cell phone battery can save your mouse. Kindle your Library.