May 2013
6 posts
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April 2013
40 posts
Why Dove's "Real Beauty Sketches" Video Makes Me...
jazzylittledrops:
So this video started going around my facebook today, with about a dozen of my female friends sharing the link with comments like, and “Everyone needs to see this”, and “All girls should watch this,” and “This made me cry.” And I’m not trying to shame those girls! I definitely understand why they would do so. And I don’t want to be a killjoy. But as I clicked the link and...
edcunningham:
It is a common misconception that the ‘L’ in Samuel L Jackson’s name is an abbreviation of his middle name. In actuality, It is a roman numeral, signifying that he is the 50th descendant in the line of Samuel Jacksons, who have guarded our race since the ancient times.
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An Open Letter to Bookstores Selling ARCs
Hello!
As a children’s author myself, I’ve spent many a happy hour browsing for new titles on your shelves. I’m always thrilled when I find something new and exciting to read.
I’m less thrilled when I pull a book off your shelf only to find that it is actually an Advanced Reader Copy.
I’m sure you know that since ARCs aren’t purchased, but rather provided by...
“We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our...”
– Roger Ebert (1942-2013)
But I’ll be honest
Overexaggerated infomercial incompetance
In and of itself
May just be
my favorite invention ever
it pisses me off when I plan a conversation in my head and the other person doesn’t follow the damn script
“Let me tell you a story. The day after Columbine, I was interviewed for the Tom...”
– A Roger Ebert quote that sticks out in my mind
From his review of Gus Van Sant’s Elephant
(via yeezytaughtme)
Man that movie is so sad.
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“IT GENERALLY TAKES awhile to write a novel. Although there are authors who can...”
– Owen King
Yeah, what he said.
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"All My Friends Are Dead,"
valiantparadox:
scratchypencil:
lokischeshirecat:
improbablenormality:
terryboots:
laustrade:
an autobiography by Merlin Emrys.
Dedicated to Dr. John Watson
Preface by The Doctor.
Epilogue by Dean Winchester.
#Introduction by Remus J. Lupin
Special thanks to Steve Rogers.
#translated from english to french by Marius Pontmercy
and as a bonus feature, “I Keep Dying”, the...
Women of Library History dot tumblr dot com →
thelifeguardlibrarian:
mydaguerreotypelibrarian:
This exists!
Wonderful!
THIS IS WONDERFUL.
Watchnprmusic:
What is a mistake? By going through examples with his improvisational jazz quartet, Stefon Harris gets to a profound truth: many actions are perceived as mistakes only because we don’t react to them appropriately.
via NPR’s Ted Radio Hour
That right there was the #1 lesson I learned studying jazz.
“Everyone thinks writers must know more about the inside of the human head, but...”
– Margaret Atwood (via cannonbonecracks)
March 2013
15 posts
