Monday, January 9, 2017

Never Give A Horse A Squeaky Toy

"In 1999, the internet was not yet real life."
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THAT'S GOLD, JERRY!
All The Winners From The 2017 Golden Globes
variety.com
"La La Land" and "Moonlight" won big at Sunday night's Golden Globes, while Meryl Streep grabbed the spotlight with her speech. Check out some of the highlights below:
WATCH: Jimmy Fallon's Golden Globes Opening Monologue And 'La La Land' —Inspired Cold Open
WATCH: Meryl Streep Takes Aim At Donald Trump For A Solid 5 Minutes In Her Acceptance Speech
WATCH: Steve Carell And Kristen Wiig Share Some Painful Memories About The First Animated Movies They Saw
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ANOTHER WORLD
THE BLISS OF THE DIAL-UP BUZZ
My So-Called Life In The Beautiful Bubble Of The Not-Quite Internet
buzzfeed.com
"In 1999, the internet was not yet real life."
THESE ARE NO 'DWARF' TOWERS
Pluto Has Towers Of Ice 1,600 Feet Tall
motherboard.vice.com
The only other planet in the solar system to have such structures, called "penitentes," is Earth.
SONGS OF MIRA BAI
The Feminist Anthems Of A 16th-Century Rajput Princess
theparisreview.org
"The bhakti canon is vast and glorious. One of its greatest figures is a woman remembered as Mira Bai, whose songs have endured half a millennium, and whose singular significance in Indian society has only increased since the nation's independence seventy years ago. "
WWSND? — WHAT WOULD SHULGIN NEVER DO?
I Dropped Acid And Saw Into The Future At CES
thedailybeast.com
The annual Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas is where a small sliver of genuinely interesting new technologies make their public debut, next to shit like refrigerators that connect to Snapchat. It's probably not a good time to take your first acid trip.
TEACHER'S PET PEEVE
PRESIDENT-IN-LAW
The Young Trump
nymag.com
Jared Kushner gives hope to some centrists that he'll rein in his father-in-law's extreme stances. He may do a lot more work than walking back boasts.
CLASS ANXIETY
Why I Quit Teaching In 2016
catapult.co
"I can't lie to children anymore, and if I can't lie to children I have no business being a teacher, not in this world, not in the way it exists now."
VIDEO OF THE DAY
AH, THE MOST MAJESTIC ANIMAL
You Haven't Seen A Horse's True Colors Until You've Seen It Go Wild On A Squeaky Toy
digg.com
The YouTube description for this clip is "Hilarious fun with he's squeaky chook" and honestly — that's all you need to know.
IN THE NEWS
North Korea Says It Can Test-Launch ICBM At Any Time
After Truck Attack In Jerusalem, Suspect And 4 Slain Soldiers Identified
Twitter Has Suspended Martin Shkreli For Targeted Harassment Of A Reporter
Apple Cuts CEO Tim Cook's Pay, Citing Performance
New Guidelines Urge 'Feed Your Kids Peanuts, Early And Often'
One week of 2017 down. Pat yourself on the back.