March 2012
February 2012
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“After reading Jonathan Franzen’s essay in the New Yorker about Edith Wharton, I...”
– Victoria Patterson’s entire response at the Los Angeles Review of Books here.
I had an issue with the idea of Franzen writing this introduction when I first heard about it, and so I’ve been hoping to see some commentary about it. Finding that he had taken to The New Yorker didn’t surprise me in the...
too right
Tumblr: America needs to stop being racist and sexist, pay more attention to women and PoC ok
CBS: Hey guys guess what we decided Watson should be played by a Taiwanese, female actress in our version of Sherlock Holmes
Tumblr: NOOOOOOOOOOOO YOU CAN'T DO THAT HOW DARE YOU I AM BOYCOTTING YOUR SHOW I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS IS THE WORST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED
want to pay $15 to see me read? →
ctwashere:
it will be a novel experience (pun intended)! come to 2nd story’s ‘mixed roots’ show at webster’s wine bar on 3/11 or 12. tickets in advance are suggested. this shit tends to sell out.
“Cherish your solitude. Take trains by yourself to places you have never been....”
– Eve Ensler (via helloovivi)
review of 'downton abbey'
ctwashere:
‘oh my god, this awkward situation has arisen because of our preoccupation with social class.’ ‘oh no, another awkward situation has arisen because of our preoccupation with social class.’ ‘whoops! a third awkward situation has arisen because of our preoccupation with social class.’
art by nezumi pickle
Woman: Can I have birth control?
Government: No.
Woman: I got pregnant because I didn't have birth control and I don't want the fetus. Can I have an abortion?
Government: No.
Woman: I gave birth to my child but since I wasn't expecting it, I can't afford daycare. Can I have help paying for it?
Government: No.
Woman: My boyfriend isn't excited about sex anymore, because I lost my figure due to pregnancy. Will you pay for his erectile dysfunction pills?
Government: Yes.
“It’s unfortunate and I really wish I wouldn’t have to say this, but I really...”
– Emma Thompson (via sweetpeapath)
“If you can take yourself out of your first world techie social media smart-shoes...”
– Why we should care about libraries (via A Whole Lotta Nothing)
Rick Ross' Succulent Breasts: nom nom delicious... →
okayla:
After controversial remarks by one Republican lawmaker attacking Girl Scouts as a radical group that supports abortion, House Speaker Brian Bosma made his feelings clear Tuesday, one Thin Mint cookie at a time
Bosma, R-Indianapolis, pointedly offered Girl Scout cookies throughout the day and munched them as he presided over the House.
It was a snack prompted by state Rep. Bob Morris,...
“And if all that is meaningless, I want to be cured
Of a craving for something I...”
– T.S. Eliot, The Cocktail Party (via modernhepburn)
