January 2011
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“A map of the world I once showed them, kept their attention for hours; those who...”
– from Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
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An Open Letter to the Person in Charge of New... →
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The Daily Show: Larry Wilmore on Mark Twain and... →
“Hey, it’s our history. Just because you’re embarrassed to be caught on C-SPAN reading it doesn’t mean we can’t handle it.”
“I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have...”
– Edgar Allan Poe (via melaniemandala)
“Jokes don’t work if they’re lies.”
– Jon Stewart
“Jokes don’t work if they’re lies.”
– Jon Stewart
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“We are the people of the book. We love our books. We fill our houses with books....”
– Cory Doctorow (via shereadeverything)
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“We are the people of the book. We love our books. We fill our houses with books....”
– Cory Doctorow (via shereadeverything)
“I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have...”
– Edgar Allan Poe (via melaniemandala)
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tristifical - causing to be sad or mournful. eternitarian - one who believes in the eternity of the soul. cosmogyral - whirling round the universe. siagonology - study of jaw-bones. autexousious - exercising or possessing free will. nepheliad - cloud-nymph. gardeviance -chest for valuables; a travelling trunk. ictuate - to emphasize. senticous - prickly; thorny. interfation - act of interrupting...
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tristifical - causing to be sad or mournful. eternitarian - one who believes in the eternity of the soul. cosmogyral - whirling round the universe. siagonology - study of jaw-bones. autexousious - exercising or possessing free will. nepheliad - cloud-nymph. gardeviance -chest for valuables; a travelling trunk. ictuate - to emphasize. senticous - prickly; thorny. interfation - act of interrupting...
“Boys and girls in America have such a sad time together; sophistication demands...”
– Jack Kerouac; On the Road. (via photosbyivor)
“Boys and girls in America have such a sad time together; sophistication demands...”
– Jack Kerouac; On the Road. (via photosbyivor)
“Think of an economy where people could be an artist or a photographer or a...”
– Nancy Pelosi (via libraryland)
So many people I encounter in college were dissuaded from majoring in the arts by their parents because it’s an unstable field (well, I mean, it is) and won’t produce economic security, by and large. Frankly, that’s a part of the alluring challenge....
“Think of an economy where people could be an artist or a photographer or a...”
– Nancy Pelosi (via libraryland)
So many people I encounter in college were dissuaded from majoring in the arts by their parents because it’s an unstable field (well, I mean, it is) and won’t produce economic security, by and large. Frankly, that’s a part of the alluring challenge....
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That moment when you're reading a book and you...
snapesgrudge:
I just reallyreallyreally love this gif. Like, a lot. As far as what Bert’s reaction means in regards to the title of this post…I don’t know if it’s an “oh please” reaction or an “so that’s how this book is hanging together metaphorically, wow” reaction. Either way
THE GIF.
That moment when you're reading a book and you...
snapesgrudge:
I just reallyreallyreally love this gif. Like, a lot. As far as what Bert’s reaction means in regards to the title of this post…I don’t know if it’s an “oh please” reaction or an “so that’s how this book is hanging together metaphorically, wow” reaction. Either way
THE GIF.
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Dinah Washington - Drinking...
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oldhollywood:
Dinah Washington - Drinking...