February 2012
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A "New Approach" at Reuters →
newsweek: Why? Asked about the business case for such a radical switch in journalistic priorities, the editorial chiefs said the chairman and majority owner David Thomson wants Pulitzers, and this is the only way Thomson Reuters can get them. He is a very rich man – the world’s 17th wealthiest billionaire according to the most recent Forbes magazine reckoning – and that is what he wants, chief...
Feb 24th
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Feb 24th
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The White House is cutting the D.C. Metro's budget... →
Feb 13th
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Feb 7th
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Feb 5th
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Feb 3rd
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January 2012
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Jan 30th
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Jan 27th
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WatchWatch
neighborhoodr-washingtondc: Portland mayor (and Portlandia star) is a big fan of Capital bikeshare (via @TBDOnFoot) Biker’s rights!
Jan 25th
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Jan 24th
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Jan 24th
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neighborhoodr-washingtondc: Happy Monday. Here’s a beautiful short doc on DC’s Red Line graffiti. (via TBDOnFoot) The short film really is worth a watch if you have a moment or two. Read more here.
Jan 23rd
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“At the height of the Iraq war, college graduates poured into cities and took...”
– A history of Pitchfork, n+1
Jan 22nd
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Jan 20th
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Jan 20th
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Jan 19th
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Jan 19th
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Jan 19th
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Jan 18th
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Jan 18th
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Jan 17th
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Jan 17th
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Jan 16th
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ListenLong weekend.
Jan 14th
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Jan 14th
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Jan 11th
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Jan 9th
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Jan 9th
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“We all stood there on the platform in shock, looking at the train sitting there,...”
– A D.C. Metro rider moments after realizing his morning Metro Blue Line train had struck and killed a suicidal rider in the early hours of Friday, Jan. 6. 
Jan 6th
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Jan 6th
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Our gasoline used to contain lead.  →
Jan 5th
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Jan 5th
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Jan 4th
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“Everybody has to die, but I always believed an exception would be made in my...”
– William Saroyan, five days before cancer killed him. 
Jan 4th
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“But what good would it do to name his enemies and his friends? That kind of...”
– Stendhal, The Red and the Black
Jan 4th
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December 2011
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Dec 30th
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“All authors agree that by the end of the 1960s, Pruitt–Igoe was nearly abandoned...”
– Pruitt-Igoe
Dec 30th
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Dec 29th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 23rd
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Dollars for survival, circa 1948 →
Dec 20th
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Dec 17th
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“Before the market crashed and home prices tumbled, before federal investigators...”
– Felix Gillette, “The King of All Vegas Real Estate Scams,” Business Week
Dec 12th
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Reading the fine print
I have a box of Reese’s Pieces and noticed the small line of text: “Orange background color is a registered trademark.”  The other day, I learned that misuse or misrepresentation of Department of Justice envelopes carries a fine of $300.  I need to start reading the fine print more often. 
Dec 12th
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“I want to say it was over $500 million that went to the country Solynda.”
– Gov. Rick Perry, referring to scandal-plagued solar company—not country—Solyndra. (And not “Solynda.”)  (via officialssay) Jesus Christ. 
Dec 12th
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Listenspokeydoke: WMATA announcer on the metro...
Dec 12th
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“North Korea is approaching a catastrophic situation for vulnerable populations...”
– David Austin, North Korea Program Director for Mercy Corps. Read the full story:  Aid Groups: Children in North Korea at Risk for Starvation this Winter via PBS NewsHour. (via pulitzercenter)
Dec 9th
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Dec 9th
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Dec 9th
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Dec 6th