What I Look at on the Internet

[lilsanies]

[ellendegeneres]

Celebrating lesbianism! 

[socialmediadesk]

I’m leaving NPR. As a present to myself, I made this guide to almost every single Social Sandbox post from last November to the present, organized by topic. (Here’s the web version if you want to bookmark it or send it to your coworkers or pass along to a friend.) - Mel

(If you want to...

[vizualize]

Spirograph-like tool online

[lilsanies]

This is the best!

[lilsanies]

Not awesome, google.

[adulting]

If you dislike someone and they dislike you ...

That’s not a problem, it’s consensus. 

 — My friend Katy

[azizisbored]

LARGE MARGE POP UP at Son of a Gun was awesome. My boo killed it. I helped with wine and cocktails and menu notes. Follow @largemargecooks to find out about the next one.

[lilsanies]

Pretty sure it was a miracle that I got a job out of college...

[obamawhitehouse]

We just announced $300 million in commitments to spark the creation of tools researchers need to treat brain disease. Find out why this matters for your brain.

[lilsanies]

All the photos in this infographic are from my dad's lab!

[micdotcom]

Watch 38 years of American unemployment in 120 seconds

If you have two minutes to spare, here’s a crash course on almost 40 years’ worth of U.S. economic data.

On Wednesday, enterprising Redditor @MetricMaps posted this dazzling GIF compiling state unemployment data from 1976 until now. It’s at once a gripping look at national trends — e.g. the Great Recession — and an in-depth analysis of how each region fared at a specific time.

Watch the full version

[funnyordie]

So Far, This Fifth Grader’s Diary Entry is the Most Punk Rock Thing Ever

Nothing screams punk like i’s dotted with hearts.

[nprmusic]

"But if the Dead Kennedies do not like the man so don’t I." Is there a single-tear emoticon? —Lars

[incredible-posts]

Words For Teenagers - 1959

the best pics blog

[yelyahwilliams]

Last paragraph

[jennyowenyoungs]

Develop a backbone, not a wishbone!

[shortformblog]

"Dress for the job you have, not the job you want." I could spend hours catching you guys up on the Ferguson situation, but I’ll let John Oliver do it for me. As you probably know, so much of the commentary on the situation in Missouri has been embarrassing and unfortunate; when someone like Oliver (or Jelani Cobb) gets it right, we need to give them props.

[robertreich]

In recent weeks, the managers, employees, and customers of a New England chain of supermarkets called “Market Basket” have joined together to oppose the board of director’s decision earlier in the year to oust the chain’s popular chief executive, Arthur T. Demoulas.

Their demonstrations and...

[lilsanies]

Some really good points

Remember: if someone loves you enough to break you out of prison, they do not bake you a pie. They bake you a fucking cake.

v.

There's an American Pie Council "committed to preserving America's pie heritage and promoting American's love affair with pies." There is no American Cake Council. Case closed. May pies reign supreme, forever and ever.

Pie vs cake: History's most delicious debate | Vox

[annfriedman]

Last year a non-American asked if I consider myself patriotic. After many ums and ahs and caveats, I said yes. I told him that I feel about America the way I feel about family: I didn’t choose it, I can’t control or endorse everything it does, but I do love it.

This is an important 4th of July distinction:

pa·tri·ot·ism: love that people feel for their country

na·tion·al·ism: a feeling that people have of being loyal to and proud of their country often with the belief that it is better and more important than other countries

jin·go·ism: the feelings and beliefs of people who think that their country is always right and who are in favor of aggressive acts against other countries

Patriotism doesn’t ask that you establish a hierarchy and rank your country above others. Patriotism doesn’t demand your pride or even your loyalty. Patriotism doesn’t require aggressive demonstrations of your power. Patriotism is just love. And that, for all of America’s flaws, is something I feel.

[womenandsports]

Ashley Patzer of Canada is tackled by Nathalie Marchino of USA during the fifth Place Play-Off match between Canada and USA in the IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup at Surrey Sports Park on September 5, 2010 in Guildford, England. (September 4, 2010 - Source: Clive Rose/Getty Images Europe) (via Nathalie Marchino Pictures - Canada v USA - IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup 5th Place Play-Off - Zimbio)