February 2012
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10 Tips on Writing Well from David Ogilvy
nevver:
Read the Roman-Raphaelson book on writing. Read it three times.
Write the way you talk. Naturally.
Use short words, short sentences and short paragraphs.
Never use jargon words like reconceptualize, demassification, attitudinally, judgmentally. They are hallmarks of a pretentious ass.
Never write more than two pages on any subject.
Check your quotations.
Never send a...
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Channing Tatum saying “Bon Iver” is my new favorite song.
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“I usually solve problems by letting them devour me.”
– Franz Kafka (via girlinlondon)
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Fucking creeper…
This man I occasionally have to see at work is a total creep. In the past, he’s done things that led to me completely freaking out and shaking and generally being traumatized, but for awhile he didn’t do any of that. His presence and demeanor and the history of his actions still made me nervous whenever he came in, but I had moved past having to go to another...
AN ACTA PETITION AMERICANS SHOULD REALLY BE... →
ademska:
“As we noted in our post about people just discovering ACTA this week, some had put together an odd White House petition, asking the White House to “end ACTA.” The oddity was over the fact that the President just signed ACTA a few months ago. What struck us as a more interesting question was the serious constitutional questions of whether or not Obama is even allowed to sign ACTA. In...
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