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01/30/2012

“ On average, a celebrity like Charles Barkley or Mariah Carey who signs a deal with a major weight-loss company like Weight Watchers or Jenny Craig can stand to profit at the rate of approximately $33,000 per pound. „

How Much for a Pound of Flesh? Celebrities Are Making Big Money Off Excess Weight — Grub Street New York

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(via 20x200 | People Who Eat White Bread Have No Dreams, by Simon Fujiwara)

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01/27/2012

“ Don’t try to be the smartest person in the room anymore. The smart person isn’t sitting in any room - she’s out there getting shit done. „

Elapsed Time: The Growing Knowing<>Doing Gap (via hiten)

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thedailywhat:

The More You Know of the Day: And so, one of the greatest mysteries of our time is finally solved: Ice Cube’s “good day” took place on the 20th of January, 1992.

How did Murk Avenue’s Donovan Strain arrive at that particular date? Using details gleaned from the song’s lyrics, Strain was able to conclude the following:

The ONLY day where:
Yo MTV Raps was on air
It was a clear and smogless day
Beepers were commercially sold
Lakers beat the SuperSonics
and Ice Cube had no events to attend was…

JANUARY 20 1992

So there you have it. Twenty years and one week ago today was what shall henceforth be known as the first annual National Good Day Day.

[gawker.]

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(Source: pinkwhiskey, via witanddelight)

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01/26/2012

My Alma Mater — Rutgers University to Offer a Beyoncé Course

She’s not a teacher, but Beyoncé can teach you something. Or at least that’s what Kevin Allred, a doctoral student and lecturer in Rutgers’ Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, is betting on with his new course “Politicizing Beyoncé.”

During the semester students will examine Bey’s music videos and lyrics alongside works from women’s rights activists and authors including Alice Walker, Bell Hooks, Toni Morrison and even abolitionist Sojourner Truth. Allred will challenge his class to ponder a range of topics, including whether Bey’s racy performances are empowering or stereotypical and the extent of her control over her own aesthetic and her alter ego, Sasha Fierce.

I would take it.

(Source: blogs.bet.com)

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01/25/2012

I’ve never been a huge chocolate fan but these ticket chocolates on a stick for DIY hot chocolate are adorable. could totally picture me and v enjoying these on a snowy afternoon.

(via Hot Chocolate on a Stick GIft Pack)

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