December 2011
9 posts
The Language of Food →
“I’d always assumed that Americans used to have accents similar to today’s...”
– Nick Patrick: Did Americans in 1776 have British accents?
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Here Is Everything I Learned in New York City -... →
thechard:
New Yorkers are unshockable, it’s true, but they also know that no one gets private space, and the best they can do is to leave you alone and at least pretend you have privacy, even if the crowded sidewalk affords you none. When I see someone in tears on the sidewalk, my instinct is not to rush over and help them—what would I do, anyway?—it is to offer them the dignity of not...
Frank Luntz, you evil fucking genius
How Republicans are being taught to talk about Occupy Wall Street
4. Don’t talk about ‘jobs.’ Talk about ‘careers.’
“Everyone in this room talks about ‘jobs,’” Luntz said. “Watch this.”
He then asked everyone to raise their hand if they want a “job.” Few hands went up. Then he asked who wants a “career.”...