January 2013
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‘Unapologetically Honest’ Wall Street Internship... →
The phrase “honesty is the best policy” probably wasn’t coined by someone trying to land a job on Wall Street. But one finance major from an “average university” decided to give frankness a shot in his cover letter to a “boutique investment bank” where he was hoping to land a summer internship.
It probably bodes well for his future in the industry that...
November 2012
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“Refusing to have a political conversation about climate change now is akin to...”
– Amy Davidson on the political response to Hurricane Sandy: http://nyr.kr/Sk1WOM (via newyorker)
October 2012
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WatchSuperman’s alter ego Clark Kent quits job over soft journalism – video
In the latest issue of the Superman comic book, which goes on sale on Wednesday, the caped hero’s alter ego, Clark Kent, quits his job as a journalist at the Daily Planet. A staff member at a comic book store in New York City’s Times Square says the superhero left the tabloid after voicing his disdain for the...
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Watchguardian:
Pupils at Eton - the ultra-posh boarding school attended by David Cameron, among many others - have attempted their own take on Gangnam Style.
Even as “comedy” virals go it’s rather cringe-inducing. Yet an indepth analysis of the new lyrics – for it deserves nothing less – reveals that these over-privileged little herberts are just as needy, insecure and rubbish with the ladies as...
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February 2012
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“We are tired of being an unwilling party to what appears to be a deliberate...”
– The Economist on why they are removing Argentina’s official inflation figures from our economic indicators page. Find out why.
(via theeconomist)
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January 2012
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USA: Virginia Anti-Abortion Mandatory Ultrasound...
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apsies:
“To protest a bill that would require women to undergo an ultrasound before having an abortion, Virginia State Sen. Janet Howell (D-Fairfax) on Monday attached an amendment that would require men to have a rectal exam and a cardiac stress test before obtaining a prescription for erectile dysfunction medication.”
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Huff Po (via rachelfershleiser)
This is the most beautiful...
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“If you tell kids that they can get a book with sex in it for free, that might be...”
– That’s the thesis behind Uprise Books, a nonprofit that is sending low-income students all the good books that have been banned or challenged to promote teen literacy, fight censorship, and halt the cycle of poverty.
Read on: How To Get Kids To Read? Give Them Banned Books
(via fastcompany)
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The Ultimate Freelancer’s Guide to Community... →
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WatchAndaman Islanders ‘forced to dance’ for tourists - video
The Jarawa tribe have lived in peace in the Andaman Islands for thousands of years. Now tour companies run safaris through their jungle every day and wealthy tourists pay police to make the women - usually naked - dance for their amusement. This footage, filmed by a tourist, shows Jarawa women being told to dance by an...
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WatchIsraeli police arrest ultra-Orthodox protestors — video
Israeli police arrested several ultra-Orthodox protesters after an officer was injured in demonstrations in Beit Shemesh. Disturbances erupted after a television channel aired footage of an eight-year-old Israeli girl complaining that black-robed Orthodox men had harassed her on her way to school over the way she was dressed. Israeli...
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