The Amuse-Bouche

Kanye says: "Curate your life." Attempts forthwith. Scroll through for the whole stream or pick your subject heading: Reading. Gallivanting. Looking. Amplifiying. And, for Ruthie, a photo project.

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Aretha performing “Natural Woman” for Carole King at the Kennedy Center Honors, December 2015

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Tears of joy

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Time to get into k-pop

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Oprah for the next generation

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Martin is young East German soldier who is sent to East Germany to stop (or maybe start) a nuclear war. Rotten Tomatoes gives it 100%. I give it a thumbs up. And, it’s got a great 80s soundtrack. Check it out on Amazon. 

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How is it that “hella” became synonymous with the Bay? (via The Origins of Hella)

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The Cars Uber Shows You Before You Hail A Ride Are Bogus

It's "meant as more of a visual effect more than an accurate location of drivers in the area."

These app makers are full of lies! 

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The Strange Tale of the North Pond Hermit

For nearly thirty years, a phantom haunted the woods of Central Maine. Unseen and unknown, he lived in secret, creeping into homes in the dead of night and surviving on what he could steal. To the spooked locals, he became a legend—or maybe a myth. They wondered how he could possibly be real. Until one day last year, the hermit came out of the forest

I’ve been telling everyone about this story. It’s fascinating. He went 25 years without speaking to a soul. Even though he was in the wilderness, he remained well-read. Inmates in prison complained that he “spoke like a book.” 

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NPR pays tribute to one of my favorite places in the District. 

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Hiking the dipsea

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My DGAF hero. 

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It’s our time to have wage equality once and for all. And equal rights for women in the United States of America.

Patricia Arquette

(via ppaction)

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At 90, She’s Designing Tech For Aging Boomers

Beskind says she started designing when she was 8 years old — toys, of course.

"Well, in the Depression, if you can’t buy toys, you make ‘em, " she says. Beskind’s first design was for a hobbyhorse. "I was determined I was going to have one, and so I made it with old tires. I learned a lot about gravity, ‘cause I fell off so many times."

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The infinite wisdom of wait but why. Quit slacking, click the link, and start reading. See you in the Dark Playground.