August 2008
5 posts
June 2008
3 posts
Glassdoor →
Browse anonymous reviews/salaries of companies before you become a bitter employee. Awesome.
“We have to remember: There is nothing wrong with women writing about themselves,...”
– Rachel Traistor for salon.com
May 2008
17 posts
“A forthcoming study from the Journal of Affective Disorders looked at people who...”
– from Mind Hacks
“Between 1979 and 2003, income for the middle fifth of the population grew just...”
“I feel like we fall under the umbrella of having done everything they say...”
– Nan Mooney
REJECTED from NYT
“Thank you for your query, but unfortunately, we are going to pass. With a few rare exceptions, Check Ins are limited to places that have either opened in the past year or have recently gone through a major renovation. Sincerely, Stuart Emmrich” ugh, at least he didn’t say - you hack, why are you even trying?
Who is Your City? →
new fav site
April 2008
30 posts
“Ancient Persians are reported to have used wine to facilitate decision making....”
– Mind Hacks
Send John McCain your resume
Senator John McCain (R-AZ), who didn’t even come to vote, said that instead of legislation allowing them to demand equal pay, women simply need “education and training.”1 Not only is his information wrong — women are currently paid less for the same work, even though they have the same education and training — he’s also sending a message to our nation, to our...
Scarlett Johansson sings Summertime →
In anticipation of her Tom Waits cover album - hear the sample at Amzaon. Not bad dare I say…
“Persistence Trumps Talent”
“Our Worst Critics Prefer to Stay”
– winner of the “6-word motto for the U.S.” contest
“Quit Facebook. If I’m standing next to you, and you’re checking to...”
– Minday Kaling (The Office) on things guys should know.
Smart People at Alma Mater
“By having this movie feature the university prominently, we’re building national awareness for Carnegie Mellon,” said Marilyn Kail, assistant vice-president of marketing communications, in a Carnegie Mellon press release. Will the release of Smart People increase the value of my graduate degree?
“It’s not like they’re handing out rewards for talent. It’s...”
– good reminder re: pursuing freelancing via Cary Tenis
The Proust Questionnaire →
In the back pages of Vanity Fair each month, readers find The Proust Questionnaire, a series of questions posed to famous subjects about their lives, thoughts, values and experience. The young Marcel was asked to fill out questionnaires at two social events: one when he was 13, another when he was 20. Proust did not invent this party game; he is simply the most extraordinary person to respond to...
wowser
venus mag just asked me to interview Kim Gordon about her art show….ugh, maybe I should move back to New York? (f’ng canada)
experiment
I’m going to start using my middle name in query emails to test the hypothesis that (in)famous people often have three names.
Long ago, we brought you all this fire.Do not imagine we are still chained to that rock.Now we are everywhere, and independent.But not alone.We do not work for you. You do not work for us.We choose to work together.We create, and advise, and design, and invent.Inspire, build, teach.Repair, research, heal.We have craft, insight and experience.We see. We make. With style and grace.We move along.We...
