A HEART A DAY

A HEART A DAYis a love/hate themed blog by Thomas Fuchs. He posts an image of a heart each day, except weekends.

Simple, awesome.
(From Metafilter)

Porn by the Numbers (SFW!)

The Internet is for porn?

Porn by the Numbers (SFW!) is an infographic on buzzfeed (from asylum.com) about porn.

Who knew, Utah?
(From Buzzfeed)

Welcome to Cancerland: A Mammogram Leads to a Cult of Pink Kitsch

In honor of today's Facebook flurry of bra-color status updates and the ongoing controversy, here is an article from the perspective of a patient:

Welcome to Cancerland: A Mammogram Leads to a Cult of Pink Kitsch is an article by Barbara Ehrenreich about the commercialization of breast cancer.

"What sustained me through the "treatments" is a purifying rage, a resolve, framed in the sleepless nights of chemotherapy, to see the last polluter, along with, say, the last smug health insurance operative, strangled with the last pink ribbon. Cancer or no cancer, I will not live that long of course. But I know this much right now for sure: I will not go into that last good night with a teddy bear tucked under my arm."

Love,
The Rememberance Bear

(From TJ's friend Laura, picture from abc news)

Slowpoke Comics

Slowpoke Comics is a comic strip by Jen Sorensen. I don't normally read comics with this much text, but this one in particular explains a lot about the recent Nobel Peace prize.

(From JenK)

Clothes Make the Man

Clothes Make the Man is an article on Philadelphia Weekly by Jonathan Valania about the president of Urban Outfitters Richard Hayne, a hippie-turned-republican.

"When PW asks Hayne about his financial support of Santorum, he initially denies it. And when presented with a computer printout of Santorum's campaign donors from the Center for Responsive Politics website--which cites a $4,650 contribution from Urban Outfitters--he responds: "I'll have to look into this. I don't think this is right." In fact, he and his wife have contributed $13,150 to Santorum and Santorum's Political Action Committee over the years."

Interesting.
(From Metafilter)

30 Best Blogs of 2009

30 Best Blogs of 2009 is a list article on Fimoculous.

One of my favorite sites is Look At This Fucking Hipster, glad to see it made the cut. I also agree with the assessment that "no site in the past year has better personified the internet in all its complex contradictions than 4chan. "

(From kottke)

Faux Friendship

Faux Friendship is an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education by William Deresiewicz about the rise of false friendship in the age of Facebook.

Very long, and interesting.

A study found that one American in four reported having no close confidants, up from one in 10 in 1985. The figures date from 2004, and there's little doubt that Facebook and texting and all the rest of it have already exacerbated the situation. The more people we know, the lonelier we get.

I can't decide if I'm one of those 1/4 people or not. The other day I commented at a party that I did not regularly have one-hour conversations (say, weekly or monthly) with friends, and I wondered if this was normal or not.
(From I forget, sorry)

Miley Cyrus - Party in the USA - ASL Song

Miley Cyrus - Party in the USA - ASL Song is a YouTube video showcasing Stephen Torrance signing along to Miley's song. This video completely changed how I feel about this song. I want to learn the whole thing. I meant to post this up MONTHS ago. MONTHS.

I <3 you, Stephen Torrance. New gay icon.
(From Adam B.)

Da Font

Da Font is a website for downloading free fonts. I'm not saying they're GOOD, but they sure are free. I have found quite a few fonts for friends on here; the site is perfect for parodying things.

And for everyone who doesn't subscribe to nifty design magazines.

(From JenK, the Interwebs)

Resolution Generator

Happy New Year! 2010, fresh start.

I said I'd start again Dec. 15th but the blog had its own idea.

Resolution Generator is a website for the person, like me, who never has any resolutions. It comes up with resolutions for you.

Except this year I've resolved to become a list person for at least 6 months.
(From buzzfeed)