May 2012
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“But most of all, stop thinking that what people so loathingly refer to as the...”
– The “Good Guy” Myth by Taylor Callobre (via hermionejg)
April 2012
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Re: Women's torture device of choice.
I’m pro-dowhateverthehellyouwant but I honestly don’t see any upside to heels other than upping one’s ‘attractiveness’. Shoes can be breathtaking, beautiful or awesome and it is fun to dress up, but many other “superficial” activities fulfill those impulses just as well. At least make-up does not mess with my anatomy or stop me from walking whenever and...
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“I guess my guilty pleasure would be listening to the British audio versions of...”
– David Sedaris in his New York Times Interview/Reading List
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March 2012
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Don't Date a Girl Who Reads →
“Date a girl who doesn’t read. Find her in the weary squalor of a Midwestern bar. Find her in the smoke, drunken sweat, and varicolored light of an upscale nightclub. Wherever you find her, find her smiling. Make sure that it lingers when the people that are talking to her look away. Engage her with unsentimental trivialities. Use pick-up lines and laugh inwardly. Take her outside when the...
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THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS
hermionejg:
Second—to respond to those whose argument is that Lawrence doesn’t look authentically “hungry” enough for the role (rather than those, like Wells, whose argument is purely aesthetic)—not everyone who starves him- or herself looks like a supermodel. If that were the case, everyone on a calorie-restricted diet would be skinny; genetics prevent most humans from achieving that look....
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Secret to Life
It gets easier once you realize that all you need for winter is a damn good sweater and a damn good coat!
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“Then there’s the way Holson makes Uncle Terry sound like a cute and quirky...”
– Why Does the Media Continue to Act Like Terry Richardson Isn’t Totally Fucked Up? by Jamie Peck on Jezebel (via hermionejg)
February 2012
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SWAP: Bossypants, Chameleon Circuit Tshirt, An...
Why hello there
If there are anyone who would like any of these things I mentioned, do you want to do a swap? You could send me something in the mail and I will send the item back to you.
1-Bossypants by Tina Fey. First ed. Hardback
2-Chameleon Circuit T-shirt Ladycut Size S Never worn (got it for my dftba mystery shirt)
3-An Abundance of Katherines by John Green. Paperback
I would swap...
It really is horrifying
stfusexists:
cyruspotnoodle:
ginger—gal:
vuhnessah:
that Kanye West got not only more flack, but a worse reputation for grabbing a microphone out of Taylor Swift’s hands and making a rude comment than Chris Brown did for beating his girlfriend until her face was unrecognizable.
White Woman Tears (TM) are a powerful thing.
And Janet Jackson hasn’t been invited back to the Grammys...
“We’re accepting the message that women just aren’t that important, that their...”
– Sasha Pasulka at HelloGiggles (via hermionejg
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“The technology I like is the American paperback edition of Freedom. I can spill...”
– Jonathan Franzen in The Telegraph interview which i finally took the time out to read.
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“I saw the brilliant, steadfast jewel of his love, and I wondered if someone...”
– “Emergency Contact” from Michael Christie’s A Beggar’s Garden
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“I wondered how many people had actually killed themselves because of the...”
– “Emergency Contact” from Michael Christie’s A Beggar’s Garden
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“Apart from TV and bingo, chores were his favorite pastime. They ignited in him a...”
– “King Me” from Michael Christie’s A Beggar’s Garden
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“I was testing the power of coincidence. If the poet and I were meant to meet, he...”
– Ann Diamond’s “How I (Finally) Met Leonard Cohen”
January 2012
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To be clear!!!
fishingboatproceeds:
I have not read a single post on tumblr with an accurate spoiler. So don’t feel like the book has been spoiled for you or whatever.
But the IDEA that people are intentionally trying to shape other people’s reading experiences really bothers me. Why would you do that? How does it help you? What purpose does it serve? In what way is it entertaining? The whole affair strikes...
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Why I like this cover
absolumentmoderne:
Hi folks,
I thought I’d take a minute to let you know why I think the cover design for John’s new book The Fault in our Stars is brilliant. I am almost as dismayed by the negative responses to the cover as I was impressed by the amazingly wonderful designs submitted by many of you earlier this year. While I respect that aesthetic judgments are highly subjective, there are...
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“Oppression also refers to the systemic contraints on groups that are not...”
– Iris Young
“I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it’s really...”
– Agnetha Faltskog (via hermionejg)
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2012
Be less verbally apologetic and thankful.