April 2012
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Atlanta tops for female earners →
Single women ages 22-30 with no children out-earn men in 147 out of 150 major U.S. cities — and Atlanta tops the list, according to 2008 U.S. Census Bureau data. In Atlanta, women in this age group earn 21 percent more in median income than men. Although men still lead women nationally in median income overall, the gap is closing. From 2000 to 2010, Atlanta men experienced a 48 percent jump in...
Apr 29th
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Apr 28th
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Apr 28th
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Apr 28th
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Apr 28th
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“People want to politicize this because it’s an election year, but my god,...”
– Lord Boehner, ladies and gentlemen. I mean, just gentlemen. You ladies can go fuck yourselves.
Apr 28th
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Apr 28th
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Bacon Dangler Needed (Downtown Decatur) →
I am in need of someone who will cook (not microwave) and dangle bacon in front of my starving face while running to the YMCA. The objective is to trick my arse into working out. Qualifications: Must be able to run a few miles without going horizontal Must be able to fend off wild dogs and rodents Must be able to dodge stray bullets Must provide own transportation G-rated picture is...
Apr 28th
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Apr 28th
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Apr 27th
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Apr 27th
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Apr 27th
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Apr 27th
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Apr 27th
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Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
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Apr 25th
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“My only hobby in life is dogs. I don’t care about people or any of the many...”
– Via Hello Giggles (via sierrabarter) TOO TRUE. (via sade) Are there support groups for people like us?
Apr 25th
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Apr 25th
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WatchWatch
rosa—sparks: kanyelujah: ohheybill: I have found the worst 28 seconds in the history of music. I wonder how much it would cost to drop them into the Grand Canyon. I don’t know what this is but I can’t stop laughing and this is the worst thing I’ve ever seen in all my life. Which makes this the best thing I’ve seen in all my life. So. I will never think about Karmin and not...
Apr 25th
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Rob Delaney: I love Levon Helm and America →
robdelaney: Levon Helm, drummer and singer of The Band, passed away from throat cancer last week. The outpouring of love directed his way over the last week, from every corner of the world, was remarkable. His family did an interesting thing too; they told the world before he died that he was in his final stages of battling cancer. About twenty-four hours after I’d heard the announcement of his...
Apr 25th
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Apr 25th
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Apr 25th
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Apr 25th
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“If a child is struck and killed by a car in 2012, it is treated as a private...”
– A fascinating history of pedestrian deaths, and how they were effectively decriminalized by the auto industry The Invention of Jaywalking - Commute - The Atlantic Cities (via felixsalmon) In the case of Raquel Nelson, the mother of a child killed by an admitted drunk driver is convicted of...
Apr 24th
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“The Kalonji family had just closed on a foreclosed home and were told by their...”
– Wow. Way to tell someone “welcome to the neighborhood.” You’re not at all reinforcing negative stereotypes of Georgians/Southerners/Americans/white people in general! (The gun-nutty neighbors are in jail now, at least).
Apr 24th
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“I like it! It’s not what I expected. It’s not sweet.”
– I gave a coworker a lesson in grits today at lunch. WHY DO MIDWESTERNERS ALWAYS WANT TO PUT SUGAR ON EVERYTHING?!?!
Apr 24th
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Apr 24th
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Apr 23rd
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Apr 23rd
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Apr 23rd
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Apr 23rd
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Apr 22nd
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Apr 22nd
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Apr 21st
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Apr 21st
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