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# This Week - Apr 05, 2013
- URL: https://www.drewshannon.net/this-week-2013-04-05/
- Published: 2013-04-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T03:11:11.000Z
- Author: Drew Shannon
- Tags: link, akane kinomoto, jessica stanley, seth godin, sheehan miles, the new york times, the new yorker, the onion, this week, #import-blog-backlog-2026-09-13

Inspired by folks like [Jessica Stanley](http://jessicastanley.com.au/category/read-look-think/?ref=drewshannon.net) and [Akane Kinomoto](http://akanekinomoto.com/category/wrap-up/?ref=drewshannon.net), I'm going to start posting updates about the things I read online or discovered in the past week. Moving forward, you can find them at [http://drewshannon.net/ThisWeek](http://drewshannon.net/ThisWeek?ref=drewshannon.net)

> Roger Ebert Hails Human Existence As 'A Triumph'  
>  
> — [The Onion](http://www.theonion.com/articles/roger-ebert-hails-human-existence-as-a-triumph,31945/?utm%5Fsource=Twitter&utm%5Fmedium=SocialMarketing&utm%5Fcampaign=standard-post:headline:default)

> Young people 'are getting sick of the irony, rudeness and snark that is so prevalent in their online lives'  
>  
> — [The Emily Posts of the Digital Age](http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/fashion/etiquette-returns-for-the-digital-generation.html?pagewanted=all&ref=drewshannon.net)

> The greatest untapped source of motivation, he argues, is a sense of service to others  
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> — [Is Giving the Secret to Getting Ahead?](http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/magazine/is-giving-the-secret-to-getting-ahead.html?pagewanted=all&%5Fr=4&&ref=drewshannon.net)