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Got that? Conservatives’ failure with women this year was not the natural reaction to a mountain of tone-deaf legislation attacking their rights, and not even the result of President Obama’s own considerable appeal, but instead happened because ill-informed women were unable to resist the supernatural charms of George Clooney and Sarah Jessica Parker. And this, fellow Americans, is why The Clooney must never fall into enemy hands.

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—	The Maddow Blog’s Kent Jones, mocking the “explanation” offered by American Talibaner Ed Vitagliano of why Romney lost the election. (via diadoumenos)

retrofitcomics:

Gray is Not a Color by Sally Madden shipping in late december, now available for pre-order.

collegehumor:

Screencap - Thanks for the advice Google Maps

Honey, what kind of condition is that kayak in?

popculturebrain:

Trailer: ‘A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III’ - Feb 8

Directed by Roman Coppola, starring Charlie Sheen, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman and Patricia Arquette.

scribnerbooks:

The 10 Best Books of 2012 from The New York Times Book Review, including our own Andrew Solomon’s powerful, groundbreaking FAR FROM THE TREE: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity. Congratulations, Andrew!

Read an excerpt of Far from the Tree or watch the trailer here.

What Book is the Internet Archive Scanning Right This Minute? »

wwnorton:

If you like the Live Statusboard don’t miss these behind-the-scenes photos of the Internet Archive’s book scanning center in San Francisco.

samaralex:

Times Square through the years

christophernolans:

Ryan Gosling on the MPAA’s decision to give Blue Valentine an NC-17 rating over its inclusion of an oral sex scene. (x)

surrealappeal:

Diego Rivera, Flower Festival, 1925.

searchengineland:

Google Algorithm Changes, Mobile Internet Have Most Significant Impact On Search Marketers [SEMPO]

According to the SEMPO State Of Search Marketing Report, about nine out of 10 search marketers say Google’s recent algorithm changes have had a significant impact on them, and about the same amount say that the rise of the mobile internet and local search are also having a significant impact. Read more about the report here.