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The end of Moore’s influence came when, years later, she tried to block the publication of a book by E. B. White. Watching Moore stand in the way of “Stuart Little,” White’s editor, Ursula Nordstrom, remembered, was like watching a horse fall down, its spindly legs crumpling beneath its great weight.
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at 5:04 PM on July 14, 2008
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"Everyone laughs a little too hard for a little too long, not because we find these sentiments funny, but because we’re awkwardly acknowledging how unfunny they are. At their core, they pose one of the most complicated, painful, and pervasive dilemmas many single women are forced to grapple with nowadays: Is it better to be alone, or to settle?
My advice is this: Settle!"
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at 9:29 AM on February 10, 2008
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If you only watch the
opening credits of 279 shows from the late 1980s, make it
these 279 shows from the late 1980s.
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at 9:44 AM on February 1, 2008
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Two students sue Turnitin for copyright violations.
"All of these kids are essentially straight-A students, and they have no interest in plagiarizing," said Robert A. Vanderhye, a McLean attorney representing the students pro bono. "The problem with [Turnitin] is the archiving of the documents. They are violating a right these students have to be in control of their own property." (
via) (obligatory link to the
Best. Thread. Ever)
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at 10:32 AM on April 2, 2007
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