Ken Tucker reviews the new Buddy Holly tribute album featuring, among others, Cee Lo Green and Paul McCartney. The complete album is streaming on NPR’s website today. Enjoy! (via nprfreshair)
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My new summer goodies. In a few days I will get home from work to that ever exciting ups note posted on my door :)
You Bug Me. Now Science Explains Why
Why is hearing someone else’s phone call more irritating than just overhearing a normal conversation?
“It’s half of a conversation. Your brain goes into this mode where you start trying to predict what that person is going to say next. The thing that’s frustrating about a cellphone conversation is that it’s very hard to predict, which is one of the things that we found makes something annoying.” — Science Friday’s Flora Lichtman (via NPR)
(Photo: NASA.gov)
can you hear me now?
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The World Is What You Make It
Check out this great chalkboard globe—sleek, cute, and you can choose to depict only the places you love (or the places where you love is!).
And the best part is it’s a pretty simple DIY project, too! Check out the play-by-play how-to here.
via blindcuration
Chalk Board theme






