December 2010
19 posts
Illusion of Truth →
azspot:
This is what psychologists call the illusion of truth effect and it arises at least partly because familiarity breeds liking. As we are exposed to a message again and again, it becomes more familiar. Because of the way our minds work, what is familiar is also true. Familiar things require less effort to process and that feeling of ease unconsciously signals truth (this is...
http://ifglobalwarmingisrealthenwhyisitcold.blogspo... →
Answer me that, libs!
Martha Graham Vs. Lady Gaga →
Mute the Martha Graham video. Or not, whatevs.
(This is what happens when I’m studying about dance for the CSET and decide to look up some of this stuff on Youtube)
“I remember being home one time at Christmas just a few years ago and it was a...”
– Tina Fey on her favorite Christmas memories from her favorite TV shows (via tulletulle)
Part of my Christmas Eve was spent watching 30 Rock and it was pretty rad.
Reblog if you started doing drugs as soon as you...
How To Crack The Code Of The New York Times "Most... →
What could have propelled a stale, bone-dry story to the top of the Internet’s importance arbiter?
I can tell you: It was me.
More precisely, it was a group of people under my direction who all, at my request, emailed that particular story within a relatively short timeframe to learn exactly what it take to make the most-emailed list.
How we did it—and how many people it took— reinforces a...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-12-19) →
The Mountain Goats (25)
Murder by Death (9)
Rodrigo y Gabriela (8)
My Bloody Valentine (5)
Sleigh Bells (4)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“Little noticed but extremely important to progressives, on Saturday afternoon...”
– Timothy Karr: The Little Bill That Could (via diegueno)
Bring on the pirate legal, independently owned radio! San Diego used to have a pirate radio station and I could never get any signal at my house, so I was excited anytime I had to drive north a bit and could actually listen to it. I...
"We'll sell our toys to pay for daddy's funeral" →
Dickensian indeed, or maybe a candidate for Achewood’s saddest thing
“Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and...”
– Robertson Davies
Obama calls for tax-cut deal →
Reporting from Winston-Salem, N.C. —
President Obama on Monday called for an agreement to extend middle-class tax cuts and urged an extension of unemployment insurance benefits as well. Earlier, in a briefing aboard Air Force One en route to Winston-Salem, N.C., White House spokesman Bill Burton said negotiations on a compromise on the tax issue were continuing and that Obama looked forward...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-12-5) →
Jónsi (9)
Robyn (6)
Yeasayer (6)
…Who Calls So Loud (4)
The National (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
