Month: July 2013
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George R R Martin on writing women
The creator of 'Game of Thrones' on why he writes such great female characters. https://andymatic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/nu2Mipb.jpg
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No One's Talking About the Flight Attendant Heroes in the SFO Crash
Make all the jokes you want but any flight attendant would set down the coffeepot to take down a terrorist or cut you out of your seatbelt or be the last person to leave the plane carrying a child on their back and jumping down to the tarmac. All in a business suit (and for […]
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Orson Scott Card issues plea for tolerance of his intolerance of gays
Yup. We're gonna skip it. If he was just an author with unsavory views that wrote some amazing fiction that'd be one thing. But he is an anti-gay activist and I don't want a single penny going into his bigoted coffers. I hope the movie tanks and his the options on all his other works […]
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Declare Ham Independence with La Quercia!
Our own Colleen asks: Have you ever had a transcendental experience with pork? Declare Ham Independence with La Quercia! Well- last weekend at the La Quercia // Magnolia prosciutto and beer tasting at 18 Reasons- Tala and I did. We had the good fortune of sitting in a room- sampling … Continue reading
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This Is the Woman at the Heart of Everything Google Builds
Am I being completely joyless that I think it's backwards they have to show her cooking dinner with her daughter? Would a profile of a man include 'how does he do it?!' type photography/prose? This Is the Woman at the Heart of Everything Google Builds Melody Meckfessel and her 4-year-old daughter- Edina- at their home […]
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Escape from Cubicle Nation with Pamela Slim
Pamela Slim will be blowing minds and taking names tomorrow in a three-day live webcast. Break a leg! <3 Escape from Cubicle Nation with Pamela Slim Join business coach and author of Escape From Cubicle Nation Pamela Slim for this comprehensive guide to forging your own path as an entrepreneur. Starting out as a business […]
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U.S. Venture Capital Investment Amounts Doubled In Q2- As Bay Area Companies Raised More Than…
'For the rowers keep on rowing- And they're certainly not showing Any signs that they are slowing…' U.S. Venture Capital Investment Amounts Doubled In Q2- As Bay Area Companies Raised More Than… Total new capital invested in the United States tech industry rose from $1.9 billion in April to $3.8 billion in June- a 100% […]
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Why Pacific Rim Doesn't Look Like Any Movie You've Ever Seen Before
If you were sci-fi nerds like Heather and I in the 1980s- you probably remember Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials- a fictional field guide to aliens. That same guy is the head of creature design for Pacific Rim! Why Pacific Rim Doesn't Look Like Any Movie You've Ever Seen Before Pacific Rim pays tribute to classic […]
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Stranger on a Train: 'I Would Fucking Kill You Bitch'
I like to believe this doesn't happen to friends of mine but I'm sure it does and it's absolutely awful: "So when this man leans across the aisle into my personal space and asks me- yes- what are you reading- I assertively but calmly tell him to please leave me alone- I am reading. The […]
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Indiana Law Makes It A Felony For Same-Sex Couples To Apply For A Marriage License | The New…
Indiana- go home. You are *so* drunk. Indiana Law Makes It A Felony For Same-Sex Couples To Apply For A Marriage License | The New… A same-sex couple applying for a marriage license in Indiana will be guilty of a Level 6 felony- punishable by 18 months in prison and a $10-000 fine.