January 2011
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WatchFirst Impressions —
**Live Updates: NYT, CNN, BBC, Guardian, Reuters, Al Jazeera.
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Watchthejoet:
I love to learn about Successful African American business owners! It keeps my dream alive. I will be the founder and CEO of my own business, and it WILL be SUCCESSFUL! AMEN!
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Israel urges world to curb criticism of Egypt's... →
vruz:
vruz: don’t bother netanyahu with human rights or democracy. just not keen on it.
Israel called on the United States and a number of European countries over the weekend to curb their criticism of President Hosni Mubarak to preserve stability in the region.
Jerusalem seeks to convince its allies that it is in the West’s interest to maintain the stability of the Egyptian regime. The...
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UPDATE: Al Jazeera Correspondents in Egypt... →
vruz:
—via newsflick:
Nick Nolan AJE Tweets: We’re okay, they held us for 3 hours, we’ve been released, took cameras, laptops and phones.
@Alanfisher AJE and @nolanjazeera
vruz: serves to show the degree of power the white house has at play. they didn’t have to bother hillary clinton to deliver a speech this time, a tweet by Crowley was enough.
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Tumblr counts as a hobby, right?
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Egypt protesters vow to step up pressure →
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BlackBerry Handsets Are Egyptian Protesters'... →
While mobile phone service to much of Egypt was shut off this past weekend, BlackBerry devices quietly continued to work (mostly), offering a crucial tech bridge to the outside world for the connected few.
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Exclusive: Ex-Gawker Guy Snyder to Head Atlantic... →
soupsoup:
via Nick Summers at The New York Observer
Former Gawker editor-in-chief Gabriel Snyder has been tapped to run The Atlantic Wire and build up a news aggregation staff in New York, as the 154-year-old magazine continues to carve out a home on the web.
“There’s been no doubt that the Atlantic has been very nimbly handling the delicate maneuver of bringing a 150-year-old plus brand into...
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“Many families in Egypt are fast running out of staples such as bread, beans and...”
– Okay so this is pretty bleak. Egypt imports a whole lot of its food supply, and people living in urban areas acquire basically all their food through shopping, so there’s a whole complicated supply chain upon which everyone is relying, and that’s breaking down. This probably puts a time limit of...
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“More boxes surrounded them, and from these the men extracted, one by one, what...”
– The Economist, The battle of Cairo is over, or is it? (via soupsoup)
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Egyptian State TV finally shows protesters in...
soupsoup:
readjustingexpectations:
Al Jazeera is showing the Egyptian State TV feed:
They then went back to airing cooking shows, as Al-Jazeera continues to cover the actual events of the day.
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“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.”
– President Abraham Lincoln (via vruz)
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America's narcissism taints Egypt coverage →
soupsoup:
by Alex Pareene at Salon
America doesn’t really understand how to respond to a revolution. The demonstrations in Egypt have nothing to do with Tea Parties or Neo-Conservatives or Twitter or Facebook or Fox News. But don’t tell Americans!
The media is biased in favor of American action. People on CNN and people on Twitter both demand that Barack Obama and the State Department “do...
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DAZED DIGITAL QUOTE OF THE DAY
I am attracted by the beauty of Paris. The city is physically beautiful and mentally cynical. I really like that juxtaposition.
Featured as part of Dazed’s Japanese Fashion Focus in this month’s issue, designer Seiichiro Shimamura explains his affinity with the European city.
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Egypt may risk bank run as uprising against... →
jakke:
Egypt’s banks may risk a surge in customer withdrawals when they open for business, placing them among companies worst hit by the nationwide uprising against President Hosni Mubarak.
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Asked about the risk of a bank run, Mohamed Barakat, chairman of state-run Banque Misr and head of the country’s banking association, said in a telephone interview that Egyptian lenders are “very...
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NBA Off-Season: Games Of Note - Tonight!!!?!?!? →
nbaoffseason:
Just Another Maniac Monday
Toronto Raptors V. Indiana Pacers at 7pm/4pm on League Pass/Local Channels
Denver Nuggets V. New Jersey Nets at 7pm/4pm on NBA TV/L.C.
Revenge Match Up: Cleveland Cavs V. Miami Heat at 7:30pm/4:30pm on L.P./L.C.
Orlando Magic V. Memphis Grizzlies at 8pm/5pm on…
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“Coworker #1: The Black Eyed Keys. They have a song in the Super Bowl.
Coworker...”
– On the difference between the Black Eyed Peas (not today’s guest) and the Black Keys (today’s guest)
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Michael Bierut’s Strict Design Upbringing →
jarrettfuller:
Michael Bierut reflects upon the strict rules he followed while working under Massimo Vignelli:
I learned attention to detail. Working with a limited palette of elements leaves a designer nowhere to hide. With so little on the page, what was there had to be perfect. I learned the importance of content. Seeing Massimo design a picture book was a revelation. No tricky layouts, no...
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The best thing to happen to a girl ever! →