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Artist Turns Willow Weeds into Crafty “Cathedral”

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Have some time over the holidays to curl up with peppermint hot chocolate and a good book? Here are the top 10 books of 2012 from The New York Times.

scribnerbooks:

The 10 Best Books of 2012 from The New York Times Book Review, including our own Andrew Solomon’s powerful, groundbreaking FAR 

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vh1: Cee Lo’s Christmas celebrations include Muppets with iPhones…. and sexy giraffes? View high resolution

vh1:

Cee Lo’s Christmas celebrations include Muppets with iPhones…. and sexy giraffes?

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They call Massachusetts bodybuilder Moustafa Ismail the Egyptian Popeye for good reason. In consideration for the Guinness World Records, Ismail is hounded by skeptics who claim he use steroids. But he insists its all natural, the result of punishing workout and lots of protein. Read his full story here. (Source: Associated Press) View high resolution

They call Massachusetts bodybuilder Moustafa Ismail the Egyptian Popeye for good reason. In consideration for the Guinness World Records, Ismail is hounded by skeptics who claim he use steroids. But he insists its all natural, the result of punishing workout and lots of protein. Read his full story here.

(Source: Associated Press)

“FBI did record number of gun checks Friday —154,873 — up from last year’s record of 129,166”  -Kevin Johnson, USA Today (Photo by Mario Tama, Getty Images) View high resolution

“FBI did record number of gun checks Friday —154,873 — up from last year’s record of 129,166”  -Kevin Johnson, USA Today

(Photo by Mario Tama, Getty Images)

thepeoplesrecord: This is Tahrir Square in Cairo right now: occupied, lively & packed with protesters.  Anti-Morsi demonstrators filled the Square last night after a decree issued on Thursday expanded his powers and shielded his decisions from any sort of judicial review until the election of a new parliament expected in the first half of 2013. “We don’t want a dictatorship again. The Mubarak regime was a dictatorship. We had a revolution to have justice and freedom,” 32-year-old Ahmed Husseini said in Cairo. Click here to watch a livestream of Tahrir. View high resolution

thepeoplesrecord:

This is Tahrir Square in Cairo right now: occupied, lively & packed with protesters. 

Anti-Morsi demonstrators filled the Square last night after a decree issued on Thursday expanded his powers and shielded his decisions from any sort of judicial review until the election of a new parliament expected in the first half of 2013.

“We don’t want a dictatorship again. The Mubarak regime was a dictatorship. We had a revolution to have justice and freedom,” 32-year-old Ahmed Husseini said in Cairo.

Click here to watch a livestream of Tahrir.

(Reblogged from thepeoplesrecord)
Israel-Gaza Conflict Intimately Displayed Through Instagram Photos Instagram may be the world’s newest form of war reporting. Men and women in the region are offering intimate snapshots of young soldiers posing with weapons, smoke billowing above otherwise peaceful cityscapes, bloody civilians and other striking scenes. (Source: Huffington Post) View high resolution

Israel-Gaza Conflict Intimately Displayed Through Instagram Photos

Instagram may be the world’s newest form of war reporting.

Men and women in the region are offering intimate snapshots of young soldiers posing with weapons, smoke billowing above otherwise peaceful cityscapes, bloody civilians and other striking scenes.

(Source: Huffington Post)

theatlantic: At Its Core, the ‘Twilight’ Saga Is a Story About ________ TO THE NAKED EYE, IT MAY APPEAR THAT: The Twilight saga is a story about love. And vampires. And family. And abstinence. And racism. And the founding of the Mormon faith. And orphans, in a really weird way. BUT ACCORDING TO SOME EXPERTS WHO THOUGHT REALLY HARD ABOUT THIS: Twilight is a story about all of these things. And more things. Read more. [Image: Summit Entertainment] View high resolution

theatlantic:

At Its Core, the ‘Twilight’ Saga Is a Story About ________

TO THE NAKED EYE, IT MAY APPEAR THAT: The Twilight saga is a story about love. And vampires. And family. And abstinence. And racism. And the founding of the Mormon faith. And orphans, in a really weird way.

BUT ACCORDING TO SOME EXPERTS WHO THOUGHT REALLY HARD ABOUT THIS: Twilight is a story about all of these things. And more things.

Read more. [Image: Summit Entertainment]

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breakingnews: Nancy Pelosi to stay on as US House minority leader Politico: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says she will remain in charge of the Democratic Caucus for the 113th Congress. Pelosi told Democrats that part of the reason she is staying is to help guide new Democrats who won the election last week.  Photo credit: AP View high resolution

breakingnews:

Nancy Pelosi to stay on as US House minority leader

Politico: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says she will remain in charge of the Democratic Caucus for the 113th Congress. Pelosi told Democrats that part of the reason she is staying is to help guide new Democrats who won the election last week. 

Photo credit: AP

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Romney captured rural areas but struggled in heavy populated counties where Obama shined. politicalprof: voting by population density. Basically, Romney did really well in empty places, and Obama did well in populated ones … ht: Tim De Chant View high resolution

Romney captured rural areas but struggled in heavy populated counties where Obama shined.

politicalprof:

voting by population density. Basically, Romney did really well in empty places, and Obama did well in populated ones …

ht: Tim De Chant

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