December 2011
15 posts
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The Leaking of The Fault in Our Stars
fishingboatproceeds:
Early this morning, I learned that BN.com had accidentally shipped out The Fault in Our Stars, which will be published on January 10th, to many people who’d preordered the book. Although efforts are being made to stop shipments wherever possible, some of these people will likely receive the book early.
This is disappointing for a variety of reasons, but mostly because we...
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Alan Lastufka: just sent this email to DFTBA's... →
alandistro:
So let’s say I wanted to build an app that people could download using a keycode included with my physical CDs. This app would open like any other, in its own window, and it would provide the lyrics, wallpapers, HD music videos, exclusive remixes/demos/alternate versions/whatever. AND, here’s the…
It is reasons like this I love buying music and products from DFTBA Records....
VONDELL SWAIN: One teachers approach to preventing... →
togetherforjacksoncountykids:
“It’s Okay to be Neither,” By Melissa Bollow Tempel
Alie arrived at our 1st-grade classroom wearing a sweatshirt with a hood. I asked her to take off her hood, and she refused. I thought she was just being difficult and ignored it. After breakfast we got…
Why WI-1 needs to get rid of Paul Ryan
He fails to do his job on the most basic level. Representing his district. Or listening to his constituents. I find the quote about library funding particularly striking.
——At Ryan’s office, an aide met the assembled group at the door and urged them to fill out an appointment request form, available on the congressman’s website. When one young man answered that he...
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I am reminded of Philadelphia... →
fishingboatproceeds:
mochamint:
My Mom: What is this “Pizza John” shirt-thing on your Christmas list? Me: It’s an inside joke… Mom: Well he looks creepy! It’s weird! Me: Yes.
So one time I was in Philadelphia, walking down a street by myself, when a well-dressed woman in her 40s walked up to me, placed a hand on my shoulder, and said, rather accusingly, “Who are you?” I kind of shifted my...
“I liked the way his story ended with someone else.”
– Hazel Grace Lancaster (via chatouilles)
—from John Green’s newest novel The Fault in Our Stars
