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June 01, 2012
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thedailywhat: False Alarm of the Day:  In light of an explosion of news stories about cannibalism over the past week, the Centers for Disease Control have issued a statement reassuring us that zombies are not real, and we can go about our business without fear of a zombie apocalypse. People eating each other’s body parts due to the effects of synthetic drugs, on the other hand … The CDC told the Huffington Post that “CDC does not know of a virus or condition that would reanimate the dead (or one that would present zombie-like symptoms).” Well, that’s reassuring, coming from the same agency that has a detailed webpage about zombie apocalypse preparedness. If anyone needs me, I’ll be in my bunker. [gawker]

thedailywhat:

False Alarm of the Day:  In light of an explosion of news stories about cannibalism over the past week, the Centers for Disease Control have issued a statement reassuring us that zombies are not real, and we can go about our business without fear of a zombie apocalypse. People eating each other’s body parts due to the effects of synthetic drugs, on the other hand …

The CDC told the Huffington Post that “CDC does not know of a virus or condition that would reanimate the dead (or one that would present zombie-like symptoms).”

Well, that’s reassuring, coming from the same agency that has a detailed webpage about zombie apocalypse preparedness.

If anyone needs me, I’ll be in my bunker.

[gawker]

Tags: zombies

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June 01, 2012
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"Happiness schmappiness.I think the pursuit of it, and our focus on it, is narcissistic. I don’t think that should be the goal in life. I think the goal in life is to have a good life — rich, fulfilled, filled with love — and have a sense that you are doing something to make the world a better place — and then happiness is a byproduct of a life well lived."

— Psychologist Dan Gottlieb. (via nprfreshair)

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May 31, 2012
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newyorker: A Cartoon of the Day, in honor of our Science Fiction issue. 

newyorker:

A Cartoon of the Day, in honor of our Science Fiction issue. 

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May 31, 2012
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"A smug atheist reading of [Richard] Florida’s number-crunching would be that people who go to church a lot are less likely than people who don’t to move up the economic ladder. But a more accurate reading, I think, would be that people who who go to church a lot are more likely to move up. It’s the people who bend your ear about how much they love Jesus who are less likely to move up (and who are also less likely to attend church regularly). The irony is that it’s these zealots who want to claim an exclusive right to call themselves Christian."

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—Timothy Noah, from his post “Religion and Mobility” on The New Republic site.

You might want to read Richard Florida’s piece on The Atlantic Cities first and then follow it up with Noah’s reaction. Both are well worth reading and may lead you down all types of paths depending on your experiences and where you live, or have lived. 

~Trent Gilliss, senior editor

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May 31, 2012
Beerman in the Weekly Surge -- all new this week

Which beers were best represented in Memorial Day Weekend litter?

What are the best places in Myrtle Beach to find good craft beer?

What does it mean to can Deviant Dale?

There’s only one way to find out …

Tags: Beerman beer lists travel Myrtle Beach journalism columns

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May 25, 2012
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Press 53: This Week's 53-Word Story Winner Is: Kathryn Kulpa

press53:

Congratulations to Kathryn, whose story “Short Drawer” has earned her a copy of the Press 53 publication of her choice. Thanks to all other entrants—judge Meg Pokrass had a difficult time judging this week’s entries! Be sure to keep entering, and congratulations again to Kathryn! Her story appears…

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May 22, 2012
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philphys: “These are, of course, not empirical problems; they are solved, rather, by looking into the workings of our language, and that in such a way as to make us recognize those workings: in despite of an urge to misunderstand them. The problems are solved, not by giving new information, but by arranging what we have always known. Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.” -Philosophical Investigations, Ludwig Wittgenstein 

philphys:

“These are, of course, not empirical problems; they are solved, rather, by looking into the workings of our language, and that in such a way as to make us recognize those workings: in despite of an urge to misunderstand them. The problems are solved, not by giving new information, but by arranging what we have always known. Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.”

-Philosophical Investigations, Ludwig Wittgenstein 

Tags: philosophy quotations Wittgenstein

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May 22, 2012
David Carr's 'The Night of the Gun' paired with Social Distortion's 'Greatest Hits'

Tags: books music David Carr Social Distortion pairings

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May 22, 2012
New South to open a can on ya

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May 22, 2012
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evilgirl333x2:

Artist: INXS
Track: Need You Tonight
Album: Kick
Year: 1987

(Source: radio666, via mudwerks)