(via how a book is born (because you kids love the infographics) | Weldon Owen)

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This is worth it.

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theatlantic:

Federal Spending, Taxes, and Deficits Are Lower Today Than When Obama Took Office

The White House hasn’t been shy to point out that government and taxes as a share of the economy have shrunk under Obama. The big question is: For whom is that fact most inconvenient?

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Loved this.

(Source: alejandrodkooks, via wilwheaton)

russbengtson:

Happy birthday to Ralph Steadman, whose illustrations perfectly embodied Hunter S. Thompson’s style, and who somehow survived their partnership.

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obamaram

MLS in the White House!

Justin Bieber - GQ Profile June 2012: Celebrities: GQ

File a Drew Magary GQ profile of Bieber under unlikely pairings that go well together.

[To be CLEAR: I am a Magary fan, not a Bieber fan. In fact, this is the most I’ve ever read about Bieber thus far.]

Legendary Author Jim Harrison Interview | U.P. of Michigan | Outside Celebrities | OutsideOnline.com

Tom Bissell’s final essay in his recently published collection, Magic Hours, is about writer/poet Jim Harrison, friend of his father’s, retitled “The Theory and Practice of Not Giving a Shit”. It’s excellent, as is the entire book. I suggest you read this and then read that.

And here’s a profile on Bissell, himself.

nevver:

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