- A Hand Model Remembers Steve Jobs | The Bygone Bureau
“The 1960s were the golden age of American hand modelling. Despite lithe fingers from the Ukraine and flawless Brazilian cuticles, we retained our stranglehold on the industry. Why? Because we had better moisturizer”.Choosing an excerpt from this article was damn difficult because there were too many hilarious gems like the one above.
- 16 Ways I Blew My Marriage | Single Dad Laughing
Quite a good list which makes sense, though my suggestion – if you want to use it for yourself: reverse the negative phrasing of the items so it’s more positive i.e. instead of “Don’t stop holding her hand”, change it to “Keep on holding hands” so that it’s easier to remember/more palatable for the human mind. - Silent treatment: Spin doctors go into damage control mode after disgraced MP Michael Palmer quits politics | Senang Diri
“Indeed, it make take decades of obeisance, war stories handed down from one newsroom generation to the next, more rice bowls of journalists broken over time before one day, Singapore wakes up to a generation of running dogs – to borrow a phrase from Singapore’s first Chief Minister, David Marshall – who will not only eat out of one’s hand but will also beg and do tricks on command”.A plausible premise for an s/f text set in Singapore?
- The private sector does not always deliver better value in public services | The Guardian
“…the limitations of our addiction to private sector leadership models is most obvious when the two sides try and work together and the strained relationship is well-illustrated by the many fiascos over public-private partnership and crises over government outsourcing”. - What is “Society”? And Gay News | bread crumbs and candy cottage
“Please, [Singapore] society has accepted many worse things than homosexuality. Remember the chewing gum ban in Singapore? Remember the building of casinos in Singapore? Society was against them but the government went ahead and now, nobody cares after chewing gum and Singapore hasn’t become a den of vice of mafia shootings and drug smuggling yet. The point is: the government MUST change laws first. Laws are instructive and tell people what to think”.Policy shapes culture, nowhere more so than Singapore.
Category - Shared Items
- Say Yes to the Dress | The Bygone Bureau
One of the more positive/well-written recounts I’ve read about growing up transgendered. - Why Smart People are Stupid | The New Yorker
“…smarter people are more vulnerable to these thinking errors. Although we assume that intelligence is a buffer against bias – that’s why those with higher S.A.T. scores think they are less prone to these universal thinking mistakes – it can actually be a subtle curse”.D:
- Miss Information: The guy I’m seeing stopped calling. What did I do? | Nerve
“If something is clicking, it requires very little tending; if it takes fretting and strategy and manipulation, it probably isn’t going to stand on its own”.Spot on!
- Irrational Robot Billionaire Freedom Fighters | The Scott Adams Blog
Scott Adams suggests a future role for cyborgs – which we all have become, to a certain degree. - Procrasti-nation | Wrong Hands
This is where I live.
- How To Build An Antifragile Career | Fast Company
“‘Never go for medium profession… Literary writers should have a menial job or (if possible) a sinecure, and write on the side. Otherwise writing for a living under other people’s standards debases their literature. The same for artists. The best philosophers were not academics, but had another job, so their philosophy was not corrupted by careerism'”. - Bloodless Mary | Luxirare
Found this recipe when I was searching for stuff to do with vodka and lemons and I was absolutely blown away by the effort and presentation of this drink. - The Four Kinds of NYT Headlines | Alex Leo
Spot on! - If They’re Voting For Mitt Romney, Don’t Have Sex With Them | Thought Catalog
“Sometimes opposites attracting can be sexy, and you’re turned on by the fact that they love dubstep, which you don’t think is music; go rollerblading unironically; or are one of those people who still thinks that Crash deserved to win Best Picture. (Unheard of, I know.) … However, this is election season, and things are different if their “little quirk” is a Romney/Ryan bumper sticker. You need to stop paying attention to dat ass for a moment and pay attention to dat electoral map”. - You Only Reboot Twice | The Bygone Bureau
SPOILER ALERT!“After a quick, hushed introduction (they are spies after all), Bond questions the competency of his young tech and weapons expert. Q says, ‘Age is no guarantee of efficiency’; Bond retorts that ‘youth is no guarantee of innovation.’ This is the film’s central conflict: new vs. old, technology against tradition — a fitting theme for a sequel in a rebooted series”.