Subtle Musings from the MidWest

Can Tumblr Love Yahoo, Like a Dirty Child Bride Sold into Marriage?

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:48:07 -0400

Can Tumblr Love Yahoo, Like a Dirty Child Bride Sold into Marriage?:

(National Report) – Yahoo Incorporated is buying Tumblr for $1.1 Billion (USD). While many see this as some sort of arranged marriage and plan a revival of “Runaway Bride”, others are furiously pos…

"It means ‘female dog,’ I’d explain to my sisters, ‘but it also means ‘a woman who’s crabby and won’t..."

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:05:05 -0400

“It means ‘female dog,’ I’d explain to my sisters, ‘but it also means ‘a woman who’s crabby and won’t let you be yourself”

- David Sedaris, (via areyouinpictures)

Why Can’t David Sedaris Get Morgan Freeman to Read His Books?

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:07:47 -0400

Why Can’t David Sedaris Get Morgan Freeman to Read His Books?:

(National Report) – I don’t know who does the reading for David Sedaris’ audiobooks, but sales could probably improve if Morgan Freeman was given the job. Many Americans enjoy audiobooks. Whether i…

bobbyfinger: Mack drew a beautiful thing based on this tragic...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:56:16 -0400

bobbyfinger:

Mack drew a beautiful thing based on this tragic story.

christiannightmares: Fun game of the day: Do you make the list...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:55:27 -0400

christiannightmares:

Fun game of the day: Do you make the list of people God’s pissed at? (For a related post, click here http://christiannightmares.tumblr.com/post/40765019755/fun-game-of-the-day-how-many-sins-have-you)

anukkinearthwalker: you will return to your origin.

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 17:47:06 -0400

anukkinearthwalker:

you will return to your origin.

kmreddington: Oh, you know. Just Benedict Cumberbatch in the...

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 17:45:29 -0400

kmreddington:

Oh, you know. Just Benedict Cumberbatch in the rain.

I do not have a Benedict Cumberbatch addiction. It is just that my eyeballs work better and my attention is sharpened if I plaster his picture everywhere.

Bill Maher Saves the Catholic Church, Abandons Atheism

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:34:14 -0400

Bill Maher Saves the Catholic Church, Abandons Atheism:

“Putting that into perspective, there are thirty-nine reasons to “defend” 23% of the population against 0.000000319% of the population by contacting Bill Maher’s employers and demanding Bill Maher be cast out of employment after a brief, public punishment like caning or maybe a witch testing dunking booth. The Catholic League doesn’t specify torture exactly, which is pretty nice of them.” - Barbara Bagwell, “Bill Maher Saves the Catholic Church, Abandons Atheism, The National Report

Room 237 "The Shining" Documentary Puts Stanley Kubrick in the Director's Seat of the Apollo 11 Moon Hoax

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:20:00 -0400

Room 237 "The Shining" Documentary Puts Stanley Kubrick in the Director's Seat of the Apollo 11 Moon Hoax:

The question on my mind is - How did Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall have such a cute (and blonde) kid?

Many aspects of the 1980 horror film are puzzling. The documentary “Room 237” drags them out and pieces them together for a good time.

christiannightmares: Christian album of the day: A boy named...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:30:13 -0400

christiannightmares:

Christian album of the day: A boy named Timmy fiddles for Jesus (For a related video, click here http://christiannightmares.tumblr.com/post/397567339/a-series-of-riveting-clips-featuring-christian)

Oh how Timmy Fiddled for the Lord day and night…

wtfplus: roaman’s, “three piece carwash skirt suit,” $119 and...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:27:12 -0400

wtfplus:

roaman’s, “three piece carwash skirt suit,” $119 and up

i don’t even know how to make fun of this because they already called it the ‘carwash skirt suit’. what person has ever gone through a carwash and been like, ‘i wish i could dress like this. like a carwash’?

Senator Claire McCaskill: And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. I Corinthians 13

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:19:21 -0400

Senator Claire McCaskill: And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. I Corinthians 13:

clairecmc:

The question of marriage equality is a great American debate. Many people, some with strong religious faith, believe that marriage can only exist between a man and a woman. Other people, many of whom also have strong religious faith, believe that our country should not limit the commitment of…

"Each year, middle-class American high-school seniors with good grades go through a familiar ritual..."

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:42:08 -0400

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Each year, middle-class American high-school seniors with good grades go through a familiar ritual of the college application process. They file a bunch of applications—perhaps after visiting several schools—submitting test scores, grades, essays, and letters of recommendation. They apply to a “reach” school or two and a “safety” school or two along with some in the middle. The idea is to see where you can get in and then decide where you want to go after researching both the quality of the schools on offer and the actual financial cost of attending. It’s a system that’s a bit stressful and annoying, but it basically works. Students get matched with schools that roughly suit their level of academic preparation and people have a chance to shop around a bit for the myriad forms of financial aid that make college attendance feasible.
But it doesn’t work for poor kids. It turns out that over and above all the other disadvantages one faces growing up poor in America, the majority of high-achieving kids from low-income backgrounds fail to apply to any selective colleges.

But it doesn’t work for poor kids. It turns out that over and above all the other disadvantages one faces growing up poor in America, the majority of high-achieving kids from low-income backgrounds fail to apply to any selective colleges.

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- Team of Stanford and Harvard researchers finds undermatching is a key factor in the structural inequality of education. (via explore-blog)