January 2012
30 posts
“When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and...”
– Paulo Coelho (via kari-shma)
crooked indifference: Feminist texts written by... →
mylifeasafeminista:
This list is stil a work in progress, but I really wanted to get it posted. I have either read parts of/all of the texts below or they have been recommended to me. Please reblog and add your own suggestions to the list. Each time someone adds something new, I’ll go…
BOMB Magazine: How to Live Safely Inside a Black... →
andrearosen:
showsmyboyfriendtookmeto:
they give you a little book with a picture of a llama in it and tell you to open and close your eyes while people move into still poses. you can keep the book.
Important new Tumblr in which a girlfriend recaps performance art shows her boyfriend takes her to see.
A Story Inspired by the word "Inflammation" (A G+...
I’m on a four hour and thirty minute flight from NYC to Las Vegas. My assigned seat is 36B. B means in the middle. This gives me pause as I will be the closest I’ve been to most individuals in terms of physical space, despite intimate relationships and close friends, than all social situations require. Still, I’m always curious. Who will random happenstance place in my path on a...
“The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far...”
– Thomas Wolfe, God’s Lonely Man (via nickmiller)
Brooklyn Brainery: Awesome January Class: The... →
bkbrains:
$45
Three Thursdays, 1/19, 1/26, and 2/2, 6:30-8:00pm
Music is a part of all of our lives in one way or another. But what makes up music? Why does it speak to us the way it does? How does it connect human beings?
The Heart of Music will explore these questions and many, many more….
Did Americans in 1776 have British accents?
nickpatrick:
Reading David McCullough’s 1776, I found myself wondering: Did Americans in 1776 have British accents? If so, when did American accents diverge from British accents?
The answer surprised me.
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Did Americans in 1776 have British accents?
nickpatrick:
Reading David McCullough’s 1776, I found myself wondering: Did Americans in 1776 have British accents? If so, when did American accents diverge from British accents?
The answer surprised me.
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“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift.
That is why...”
– Beautiful Mind Struggle® (via beautifulmindstruggler)
I think I’ve been regifted a few days this week! ;)
I heart the Thought Catalog. →
Read every post, folks!
October 2011
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“I think coming from sketch comedy, people have a tendency to ham it up, as it...”
– Michael Showalter, Details: The Ultimate Oral History of Wet Hot American Summer
BRILLIANT.
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“[W]hile writing is a mystical process, it’s also work. If you show up to work...”
– John Darnielle (via thoughtsontmg)
I love that phrasing - being a steward to the ideas. (via healywu)
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September 2011
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House of Mind: This is your brain on stress and... →
houseofmind:
Although city life offers many advantages and even some health benefits, meta-analyses indicate that city living is a substantial risk factor for mood and anxiety disorders. Basically, people who live in cities are have a higher incidence for these disorders. Also, genetically predisposed…
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Particles recorded moving faster than light →
chels:
The folks at CERN keep proving that we really don’t know a whole lot of what we thought we knew. Exciting, right?
Mysteries. I’m cool with that.