December 2010
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Bing, Bang, Boom: Sydney, Australia ushered in 2011 with one of the best fireworks displays I’ve ever seen. It’s interesting to see how other cities around the world bring in the New Year, since all we do in New York is drop a ball. Happy New Year!
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Is Black Really Better? - by Michael Musto for The... →
“Even positive stereotypes are still stereotypes, and one of the oldest ones in creation—often patronizingly used by white folk—is that black dick is the best shit on earth.” - Michael Musto
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What Does the 2010 Census say about America? - by... →
“For the first time in history, there are more than 300 million Americans. But two recessions, an increased wariness of immigrants and a souring of opinion of the United States abroad led to the slowest growth in US residents since 1940” - Stephen Gandel
The New Americans: US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke unveils the US count (Photo: Yuri Gripas/REUTERS)
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Because One Superlative Isn't Enough - by Joel... →
“The most valuable contribution a magazine employee can make is to invent a franchise: TIME’s Person of the Year, Fortune’s Fortune 500, People’s Sexiest Man Alive, Franchise Times’ Top 200 Franchises. With magazines dying and the recession not abating, I had to come up with a new franchise to save my job. Which is how, after several minutes of thinking, I came up...
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The Quotable Diana Vreeland - by Marisa Meltzer... →
“How the quotable longtime Vogue editor changed fashion-speak.” - Marisa Meltzer
Allure: Diana Vreeland with foreword by Marc Jacobs. Available at Amazon.com for $23.10.
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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow: For many of you who missed last night’s Snowmaggedon which slammed America’s northeastern region, this video is recap of its very generous accumulation. Add to that 75-mph winds, lightening and thunder and blinding whiteout and you have yourself The Second Coming.
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New Year's resolution: I quit! - by Jessica... →
“Employers watch out: Your workers can’t wait to quit. According to a recent survey by job-placement firm Manpower, 84% of employees plan to look for a new position in 2011. That’s up from just 60% last year.” - Jessica Dickler
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The Biggest Fashion Stories Of 2010 - by Jenna... →
“The fashion industry in 2010 was rocked by everything from untimely deaths to unlikely unionization efforts. Money, sexual harassment, suicide, and shocking resignations: here’s what changed fashion this year.” — Jenna Sauers
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13 Breeds of Bisexual - For Bi The Way: An... →
Bi the way: Did you know there are thirteen types of bisexuals? Neither did I. I’ve always lived by the “bye bye to bisexuals” rule. But, after reading some interesting facts in this article, Alfred Kinsey—history’s most important sexologist—may have been on to something with his famous Kinsey scale. The thirteen types are as follows:
Alternating Bisexuals...
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The New Court of Shame Is Online - by Laura M.... →
“Anyone can get on the Internet and post a judgment on someone else.” - Laura M. Holson
Mary Bale after being fined about $400 for abusing a cat. Photo: Darren Staples/Rueters
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It used to bother me, and now I say, ‘OK, if people believe it,...
– Gayle King commenting on those prevailing lesbian rumors regarding her her tight friendship with Oprah Winfrey.
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Miracle on 22nd Street: It’s Christmas Eve and this story just warms our hearts. Some kids out there think Santa lives on West 22nd Street and have been sending letters to a random apartment in Chelsea. Good thing two kind hearted men live there :)
Someone pass me the Kleenex! <sniff, sniff>
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Best of 2010: The Year in Images & Numbers - by... →
“The new androgyny, the year of Lara, the unstoppable Baptiste, the size issue… What will 2010 be remembered for? Which models, campaigns, covers and editorials? Here are what we considered the highlights of the year, in numbers and images.
2010 was a whirlwind year for fashion; it is hard to think of another year where so many revolutions took place. From shakeups at the biggest...
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A Survival Guide for the 26-35 Age Range in 2011 -... →
“2011 is fast approaching, and along with it, extended tax cuts, extended jobless benefits, higher unemployment, more poverty, and the slow realization that life will never again be the way your parents might have had it. Here are some tips to get you through all that inevitable existential despair.” - Brandon Scott Gorrell
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FBI Probe IDs Conde Nast "Hacker" - The Smoking... →
“Fashion-obsessed student, 22, had Ohio home raided by feds” - The Smoking Gun
Conde Nast “hacker”, Ross Ulrich