June 2012
“If you have to ask someone to change, to tell you they love you, to bring wine...”
– Sloane Crosley (How Did You Get This Number)
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Did you know?
yumadwhiteboy:
collectivecrack:
White American males constitute only 33% of the population. Yet, they occupy approximately:
80% of tenured positions in higher education
80% of the House of Representatives
80-85% of the U.S. Senate
92%of Forbes 400 executive CEO-level positions
90% of athletic team owners
97.7% of U.S. presidents
And then they flip out when they’re not allowed in the...
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May 2012
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brofisting:
rebeccamock:
Party (gif version)
original (x)
rebecca is perfect, go forth and observe
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Sufjan Stevens Renames Kitchen Appliances
alexhasa:
Perishables! Come Congregate in the Cold! Little Hot Waves, Or, Let’s Get Brain Cancer While We Wait For The Popcorn Mix Your Drinks! (Stir! Whip! Purée!) A Configuration of Whisks Which, When Activated, Allow Sufjan Stevens to Cook a Fluffier Omelette Toaster (For the Toastless)
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troy and abed
bot:
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“After listening to Paul play, John recalled, “I had thought to myself,...”
– Bob Spitz, The Beatles: The Biography (via sevenpercent)
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galifianafuck:
if there is actually going to be a zombie apocalypse i will:
take car
go to mum’s
kill phil
grab liz
go to the winchester
have a nice cold pint
and wait for all this to blow over
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Update: 11 year old trans girl lost appeal →
msamberhazard:
msamberhazard:
tal9000:
transawareness:
The above article is an update. Her mother went to appeal to keep her out of the psychiatric ward and lost. She will be institutionalized because of her expression of her gender. She will be held until she conforms to male gender and then released to foster care, not her mother who was supporting her.
Please, if you haven’t signed...
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A Response to Recent Attacks on Social Science →
Despite their clear and widespread relevance social scientists often have a problem getting their messages heard. As Lord Giddens said last year, in a speech to the Academy of Social Sciences, “most people in politics and the media do not know where they get their ideas from.”
Social science is often ignorantly disparaged or marginalised because the impact of such work is often diffuse or long...
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“Many adults are put off when youngsters pose scientific questions. Children ask...”
– Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as the Candle in The Dark (via ironfleet)
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writing tip #1
get a feel for your pov character by eating some or all of their favorite desserts
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“Diamond and Sigmundson advocate use of the terms ‘atypical’, ‘unusual’ or ‘less...”
– Catherine Harper, Intersex (via sociologique)
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