May 2011
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sexgenderbody:
This is white privilege. Period.
Yep and yep. Watch this.
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Untitled, no. 1 - Syd Arnold
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Untitled, no. 1 In the first poem I ever wrote you were the top row of shredded spines on my bookcase. You smelled like dust and the memory of several hundred suitcases. You were certain that every heroine was a paper cut in a past life; that every hero was a music box. Funny. How we always paint our own faces onto strangers who probably never wanted to be us in the first...
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We generally change ourselves for one of two reasons: inspiration or...
– Jim Rohn
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I am not in this world to live up to other people’s expectations, nor do I feel...
– Fritz Perls
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I love poetry. I LOVE it. I love it because it is magic & science &...
– Anis Mojgani
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A Letter To A Neighbour With "Yes to Prop 8"...
Hello, You don’t know me but I walk past your house 3-4 days a week on my break from work. Every time, I’m struck by your Yes on Prop 8 sticker. I’m guessing this may not be your intention, but every time I see your sticker, it feels like someone is standing in my face, yelling “I hate you and I hate your family”. I wanted to let you know what kind of an impact it has. I...
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Studio Xag Presents 'Hands On'
“Personal nostalgia for a youth spent making things led us to re-imagine a small scene in a shoebox. Scaling this up to human size allows us to utilise an eccentric selection of furniture and products to enhance the playful mood, with elegant trompe l’oeil tableware nodding to the tea drinking sensibility.”
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"what can i do to help fight sexism in music if i...
andrewfutral:
There is mad shit you can do. The double edged attack is to call bullshit on any sexist talk you hear by fans or friends. Even if it’s not outright mean. Anyone that treats women in music as a novelty should be called out. Another important thing is to encourage young girls to pick up electric guitars and drum sets. What is and is not socially acceptable at young ages really can...
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April 2011
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"THE WISDOM OF CHILDREN" (A conversation at the...
MOM: Pass the wine, please. I want to become crazy.
DAD: O.K.
GRANDMOTHER: Did you see the politics? It made me angry.
DAD: Me, too. When it was over, I had sex.
UNCLE: I’m having sex right now.
DAD: We all are.
MOM: Let’s talk about which kid I like the best.
DAD: (laughing) You know, but you won’t tell.
MOM: If they ask me again, I might tell.
FRIEND FROM WORK: Hey, guess what! My voice is pretty loud!
DAD: (laughing) There are actual monsters in the world, but when my kids ask I pretend like there aren’t.
MOM: I’m angry! I’m angry all of a sudden!
DAD: I’m angry, too! We’re angry at each other!
MOM: Now everything is fine.
DAD: We just saw the PG-13 movie. It was so good.
MOM: There was a big sex.
FRIEND FROM WORK: I am the loudest! I am the loudest!
(Everybody laughs.)
MOM: I had a lot of wine, and now I’m crazy!
GRANDFATHER: Hey, do you guys know what God looks like?
ALL: Yes.
GRANDFATHER: Don’t tell the kids.