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May 25
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“90% of my buddy list is now polluted with contacts that appear online, but I can’t talk to. They’re giant ads for Google Hangouts, expressing to me that I will never be able to talk to these people unless I get Hangouts and drink the Google+ punch.”

Bingo. This is Google under Larry Page.

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GROSS: “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” and …

RICHARDS: “Street Fighting Man” is probably another great example …

GROSS: Which one would you rather hear?

RICHARDS: I love them both, honey. Don’t ask me to cut the babies in half.

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… the money that I thought was there, wasn’t there. I had to sell a place in the city. I was building a house out here in the Hamptons, and I owned a place on Central Park West. I sold it to Sting. I was praying for a rock star.
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Billy Joel: It was funny, because backstage at the 12-12-12 concert, nobody is a spring chicken anymore. Here comes Keith, and Keith is from the time of King Tut.
May 22
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Sandberg has said many times that successful women must be sure to marry the right sort of man: helpful, respectful of her career, willing to split household tasks 50–50.
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… very rich people quite frequently conclude that their business experiences (and their money) qualify them to pronounce with great confidence on politics, economics, morality, and much else.