January 2012
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Jan 27th
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“Chance an American thinks it is at least “partly true” that secret...”
– Harper’s Index, Harper’s magazine, January 2012. I never knew about the conspiracy theory of “chem-trails” (versus what they are really called, i.e. con-trails) until I moved to New Mexico and heard some lady railing on about them in the hot tub at Ojo Caliente. I’d...
Jan 27th
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“Portion of New Yorkers making more than $100,000 a year who support Occupy Wall...”
– Harper’s Index, Harper’s magazine, January 2011.
Jan 26th
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“Number of codes in the current nationwide system for describing medical services...”
– Harper’s Index, Harper’s magazine, December 2011.
Jan 25th
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“Date on which Governor Rick Scott said that Florida doesn’t need...”
– Harper’s Index, Harper’s magazine, December 2011.
Jan 25th
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Jan 24th
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“Amount of employees of private-equity firm Bain Capital have donated to the...”
– Harper’s Index, Harper’s magazine, January 2011.
Jan 24th
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Jan 24th
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 23rd
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“Percentage by which the average contracted project costs the government more...”
– Harper’s Index, Harper’s magazine, December 2011.
Jan 23rd
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Jan 22nd
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Jan 21st
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“Portion of adults who think Hollywood is a threat to their values: 1/3 Number...”
– Harper’s Index, Harper’s magazine, December 2011.
Jan 20th
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Jan 20th
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“Number of sex dolls distributed to SS soldiers by Heinrich Himmler, according to...”
– Harper’s Index, Harper’s magazine, December 2011. Suddenly, the hours I recently spent designing an ideal Real Doll with a group of people at a dinner party take on a sinister overtone.
Jan 19th
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“Percentage of the “Millennial Generation” that is “absolutely...”
– Harper’s Index, Harper’s magazine, December 2011. Does that mean we atheists are winning?
Jan 18th
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Jan 16th
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Jan 15th
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Jan 14th
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Jan 14th
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“And Cassie Bernall’s martyrdom was showing the most legs. ‘Millions...”
– Columbine by Dave Cullen. I’m reading Dave Cullen’s incredibly well researched account of the Columbine shootings and their aftermath right now, an event which fascinated me at the time. What I’m finding more unsettling than the killers is the Columbine community’s vehemently...
Jan 12th
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Jan 10th
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Jan 5th
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Jan 4th
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Jan 3rd
December 2011
51 posts
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Dec 30th
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Dec 30th
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Dec 29th
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Dec 29th
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Dec 29th
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Dec 28th
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Dec 28th
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Dec 27th
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Dec 27th
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Dec 27th
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Dec 26th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 22nd
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Dec 21st
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Dec 21st
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Dec 20th
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Dec 20th
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Dec 15th
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Dec 11th
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Dec 10th
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Dec 10th
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