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13 Dec, 2014

Weekend reading: December 13 edition

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Weekend reading

‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ turns 50 this year. Here are 12 facts about the special: http://t.co/YHLFv6L3VH pic.twitter.com/O6avi2diUt — Mashable (@mashable) December 7, 2014 The golden quarter: Some of our greatest cultural and technological achievements took place between 1945 and 1971. Why has progress stalled?, aeon.co You can’t detox your body. It’s a myth. So how […]

05 Dec, 2014

Weekend reading: December 6 edition

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Weekend reading

The first bar code was round http://t.co/x7G8E13caS pic.twitter.com/fmBI17XSpx — The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) December 1, 2014 1989: America’s malls, mashable.com As we think about École Polytechnique, remember to look for the flowers , theglobeandmail.com Six tips for sending professional emails, foodbloggersofcanada.com

30 Nov, 2014

Weekend reading: November 30 edition

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Weekend reading

Don’t have time to read books? I rendered complete “Anna Karenina” as a single image http://t.co/0vY9Tms1A8 pic.twitter.com/fHz5fVb2QO — manovich (@manovich) November 30, 2014 Advocates want restaurants to stop catering to young diners with kids’ menus, washingtonpost.com What Wikipedia Taught Me About My Grandfather, theatlantic.com Paul from Walmart wants you to know you can buy coffins […]


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