Category Archives: Human Interest

No, it snot.

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

Someone can answer this for me: How come three-year-olds are always covered in snot?  Maybe another way to ask this is: How come we’re not covered in snot all the time like three-year-olds are? I’m sure there’s a simple answer, … Continue reading →

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Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Motherboard

Posted on November 22, 2010 by

So it seems like people on both sides of the so-called spectrum are concerned about this NYT piece that lays out how technology, specifically the cool tech, is negatively impacting “the kids.” By all rights, Vishal, a bright 17-year-old, should … Continue reading →

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Congrats

Posted on August 5, 2010 by

Via 826 Valencia: Everson Perez, Nathan Jillson Memorial Scholarship Recipient Everson goes to Mission High School, and this year, he has also enrolled at Build San Francisco, a program that offers classes for aspiring young architects. When not designing future … Continue reading →

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A whole buttload of awesome.

Posted on February 15, 2010 by

This is for Zacky, who I know has the internets now, but who is probably bogged down by his backed-up Google Reader: Actual detention notice– (via)

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A great wrong has been… um… righted.

Posted on January 25, 2010 by

This, from the Guardian (UK) today: Smuggled and bootlegged, it has been the cause of transatlantic tensions for more than two decades. But after 21 years in exile, the haggis is to be allowed back into the United States. (Emphasis … Continue reading →

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Diru’s School of Driving

Posted on January 3, 2010 by

Lesson 1:  Do Not Drive With PBag: Lesson 2:  Do Not Drive With PBag (via Starts With A Bang)

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Yes, this really happened.

Posted on November 14, 2009 by

True story, in Ellis’s own words:

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Dammit, I knew I should have gone to Harvard

Posted on November 2, 2009 by

NY Post (blech, sorry): ‘THE Wire,” HBO’s gritty series about life in the Baltimore ghetto, is about to become a course at Harvard. The announcement came at a panel discussion at the school featuring several of the show’s stars, according … Continue reading →

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The Glory of Nutmeg

Posted on November 2, 2009 by

Just got this message from longtime friend of the Agenda, Nutmeg, who spends his days hobnobbing with famous arty types in New York City: I just walked into a bathroom to pee and Paul Simon was standing there. I said … Continue reading →

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“We’re not anything real special.”

Posted on October 22, 2009 by

Casey Blake is awesome.

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