July 2012
28 posts
you need lunch at applebees
adverve:
You want to take a long lunch. Your boss is an asshat, who counts every minute that you’re away. That’s why Applebees has produced an inflatable replacement for you. So you can leave the office, and your boss will never be the wiser. Awesome.
“Nearly a third of people between 18 and 34 have put off marriage or having a...”
– We’re all so screwed.
(Update: we unintentionally left out the “an” in Jap-an there for a sec. Sorry!)
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Why I may have to legally change my name someday
I have learned a lot in the past month or so of interning at an ad agency.
In particular I have learned that no matter how hard I try, I will always be certain to make a fool of myself in some way. I can sincerely sympathize with Bridget Jones.
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Exhibit A: In my first presentation to the boss
OWNER OF THE COMPANY/BOSS: Why...
Watchnewyorker:
This week in the magazine, Dexter Filkins writes about the fate of Afghanistan after the U.S. leaves. Here is a sample of the many ads for the Afghan Army that are being shown around the country. With American support and money, the Afghan government is recruiting and training an enormous force of police and soldiers—about three hundred and fifty thousand men and women—to take over...
one-twenty-five:
Sometimes. Sometimes when I’m sitting at my desk, hands cupped around my warm coffee, I daydream about all the beautiful places I’ll go, and all the beautiful people I’ll meet. And then? Then I get overwhelmed with a sense of excitement about life.
