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Reading While Eating for December 1: Your Biggest Fan
Thursday’s links ring in December with beloved puppets and super-fast rappers.
Finally, Miley Cyrus Weighs In on Occupy Wall Street
From “Party in the USA” to “Protest in the USA.”
Reading While Eating for November 28: Get the Message
Monday’s links ease you into the week with lots of lists.
Meme Alert: The Casually Pepper Spray Everything Cop
Apparently the cop who can pepper spray peaceful college students can pepper spray everything else as well.
Reading While Eating For November 21: Bizarro World Zeitgeist
Today’s must-read links for your lunch hour take the popular current events and flip them on their head.
A Blast from the Past: Third Eye Blind Pens ‘Occupy’ Protest Anthem
The 90s is calling – and they’ve dialed up a pop-rock anthem to galvanize the Occupy protests. Third Eye Blind, of 1990s fame, released what seems to be the first song overtly referring to the Occupy Wall Street Protests. The …
College Football Coaches’ Salaries Just Keep Going Up
In many ways, the last several months have been something of a wake-up call. We’ve learned just how deep the ire against the top-earning members of our society runs as the Occupy Wall Street movement took hold in New York and …
Occupy Wall Street: At ‘Day of Action’ the Movement Vows to Fight On
In the days leading up to the Nov. 17 Global Day of Action, Occupy Wall Street protesters planned several events, including a 7 a.m. march to shut down Wall Street.
Occupy Wall Street: Two Months In, ‘Day of Action’ Gets Boost From Eviction
Even before the NYPD raid that cleared Occupy Wall Street from its base camp before dawn on Tuesday, the Nov. 17 “Day of Action” promised to be big. The two-month anniversary of the movement’s beginning–with marches planned on …
The Whole World Watches Again: Occupy Wall Street Strikes Back
Occupy Wall Street is embarking on a day of action across New York City that’s being echoed by protests around the U.S. and the world.
Reading While Eating for November 16: Serious Business
Wednesday’s links demand respect, even if they do love to keep up with the Kardashians.