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FORTUNE Features: The epic inside story of long-term criminal fraud at Ranbaxy, the Indian drug company that makes generic Lipitor for millions of Americans.

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:40:30 -0700

FORTUNE Features: The epic inside story of long-term criminal fraud at Ranbaxy, the Indian drug company that makes generic Lipitor for millions of Americans.:

“Ranbaxy executives didn’t care, says Kathy Spreen, and made little effort to conceal it. In a conference call with a dozen company executives, one brushed aside her fears about the quality of the AIDS medicine Ranbaxy was supplying for Africa. “Who cares?” he said, according to Spreen. “It’s just blacks dying.”

hodgman: browsethestacks: Muhammad Ali, Hulk Hogan, Cyndi...

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:18:00 -0700

hodgman:

browsethestacks:

Muhammad Ali, Hulk Hogan, Cyndi Lauper, Liberace And Wendi Richter

Your first look at @JossActual ‘s new prequel series “Avengers: 1984”

Creedence Clearwater Revival dining at Taco Bell in 1969

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:15:28 -0700

Creedence Clearwater Revival dining at Taco Bell in 1969

http://www.scottmusgrove.com/portfolio/sculpture-2/

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:54:32 -0700

http://www.scottmusgrove.com/portfolio/sculpture-2/

(via Toothpaste For Dinner: Over 3,000 comics. Updated daily.)

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:49:59 -0700

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Pope Francis Says Atheists Who Do Good Are Redeemed, Not Just Catholics - The Huffington Post

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:06:20 -0700

Pope Francis Says Atheists Who Do Good Are Redeemed, Not Just Catholics - The Huffington Post:

“The Lord created us in His image and likeness, and we are the image of the Lord, and He does good and all of us have this commandment at heart: do good and do not do evil. All of us. ‘But, Father, this is not Catholic! He cannot do good.’ Yes, he can… “The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the Blood of Christ: all of us, not just Catholics. Everyone! ‘Father, the atheists?’ Even the atheists. Everyone!”.. We must meet one another doing good. ‘But I don’t believe, Father, I am an atheist!’ But do good: we will meet one another there.”

New Bird Flu May Be Able to Spread Between People : D-brief

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:03:45 -0700

New Bird Flu May Be Able to Spread Between People : D-brief:

“Samples revealed that the virus had successfully taken hold in these animals even before the appearance of most clinical signs (in ferrets, sneezing, runny nose, cough and fever)—raising the possibility that humans, too, could be infectious before they are symptomatic. That could aid the virus’s spread.”

Researchers Find Bird Flu Is Contagious Among Ferrets : Shots - Health News : NPR

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:33:46 -0700

Researchers Find Bird Flu Is Contagious Among Ferrets : Shots - Health News : NPR:

Our doom continues to approach!

"…for the serious runner, the process of going out every day to jog wasn’t about trophies—it..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:29:00 -0700

“…for the serious runner, the process of going out every day to jog wasn’t about trophies—it was about the euphoric, perhaps even spiritual experience of leaving everything else in your life behind and just being in tune with the feeling of your body cutting through the air.”

- Sarah Prefers to Run (2013 Cannes review) :: Paste

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Thu, 23 May 2013 10:20:53 -0700

The Gay Guide to Wedded Bliss - The Atlantic

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:13:47 -0700

The Gay Guide to Wedded Bliss - The Atlantic:

An interesting, magazine-length read on how gay marriages could help straight marriage by providing an example for how to break down traditional, gender-based roles and expectations that often undermine marriage.

“In the end, it could turn out that same-sex marriage isn’t all that different from straight marriage. If gay and lesbian marriages are in the long run as quarrelsome, tedious, and unbearable; as satisfying, joyous, and loving as other marriages, we’ll know that a certain amount of strife is not the fault of the alleged war between men and women, but just an inevitable thing that happens when two human beings are doing the best they can to find a way to live together.”

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Thu, 23 May 2013 09:28:29 -0700

(via Cheating on Your Spouse Is Bad; Divorcing Your Spouse Is Not - The Atlantic)

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Thu, 23 May 2013 06:37:35 -0700

mediaite: CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Asks Atheist Tornado Survivor If...

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:30:25 -0700

mediaite:

CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Asks Atheist Tornado Survivor If She ‘Thanked The Lord’

dreambeam: Due to my strong personal convictions, I wish to...

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:42:28 -0700

dreambeam:

Due to my strong personal convictions, I wish to stress that this image in no way endorses a belief in the “JIF” pronunciation.

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Wed, 22 May 2013 13:37:29 -0700

“This season of Game of Thones hasn’t been without its...

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:58:30 -0700

“This season of Game of Thones hasn’t been without its fair share of violence, gore and what we like to call—a’hem—“penis-related violence.” Take a look below at some key historical events that led up to King Robert’s ascension to the throne.” (via Infographic: Game of Thrones, The History of Robert’s Rebellion :: Paste)

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Wed, 22 May 2013 11:54:10 -0700

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"What I’m saying is that this is a show with a lot of straight female and gay male fans (and plenty..."

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:36:05 -0700

“What I’m saying is that this is a show with a lot of straight female and gay male fans (and plenty of other fans who can appreciate a good naked dude), and by focusing exclusively on naked women, the show creates the impression that it’s not as welcoming of them as it is of the traditional straight male fantasy audience. Maybe that’s part of a commentary on the show’s world. I’m willing to go with that. But it creates the unfortunate impression that the people who work on the show—who are, so far as I know, completely cool and forward-thinking individuals—have that mindset as well. I’m also not saying everybody should be naked all of the time. This isn’t a show that can do well with gratuitous nudity, and it’s gotten much better about making sure the sexual situations (and, honestly, the violent situations) are story specific. I just wish I didn’t have to see my wife, who really loves this show, roll her eyes every time there’s an opportunity for male nudity that passes by, but women are dropping trou at the drop of a hat. She deserves better.”

- “Second Sons” (for experts) | Game Of Thrones (experts) | The A.V. Club

Marc Maron and Michael Ian Black’s epic Twitter battle - Salon.com

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:25:46 -0700

Marc Maron and Michael Ian Black’s epic Twitter battle - Salon.com:

I really loved Michael Ian Black on Ed and now on Burning Love, but he sure comes across as an unbelievable douchebag in real life (and in his book). For some reason, that kind of bums me out.