February 2012
89 posts
100 Interviews: Woman in Comedy: A really scary... →
gabydunn:
Part of me thinks it’s too soon to be writing about this because I don’t think I’ve completely processed how I feel, but I also think maybe this has happened to other women and I should talk about it in as raw a way as possible. I’m still really embarrassed and ashamed and garbled…
“The karmic load of killing one rabbit and one yak are the same: one life,” he said. “But you can feed a lot more people with a yak.”
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“Political correctness: a delusional doctrine which holds forth the proposition...”
– Texts from John Jaso that are too long to tweet.
“We need Melissa Harris-Perry and we need Cornel West, what we don’t need is ad...”
– The Crisis of the African-American Intellectual: What’s to Be Learned From the Cornel West v. Melissa Harris-Perry Debate by Mark Sawyer [Huff Post] (via thenoobyorker)
'We message on Facebook but in-person I'm awkward... →
To My Twenties by Kenneth Koch
How lucky that I ran into you
When everything was possible
For my legs and arms, and with hope in my heart
And so happy to see any woman—
O woman! O my twentieth year!
Basking in you, you
Oasis from both growing and decay
Fantastic unheard of nine- or ten-year oasis
A palm tree, hey! And then another
And another—and water!
I’m sill very impressed by you. Whither,
Midst...
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Maud Newton QNA w/ the Situation
Do you think of yourself as writing for a definite audience? If so, how would you describe this audience? Would you say that the audience for serious American writing has grown or contracted in the last ten years?
I can’t write creatively at at all if I think about readers en masse. I do tend to keep one person in mind while I’m working on a story or (personal) essay. Sometimes this person is a...
On Facebook Targeted Ads
journalofajournalist:
Interesting advertising sidenote. I recently changed my Facebook interface language to Spanish. Within 24 hours, my targeted sidebar ads turned into promotional advertisements for socialist political parties and luxury sweatpants. Hmm.
anyone
seen my phone?
“We have a government that says it’s okay to eat Twinkies and Cocoa Puffs and...”
– From sustainable farmer Joel Salatin. Quote captured by Amy Eddings on WNYC Culture blog. (via newanddifferentsun)
Michael Jackson alive: "Ew that fucking pedophile what a horrible person"
Michael Jackson dead: "LONG LIVE THE KING OF POP HE WILL BE MISSED WE LOVE YOU MJ"
Amy Winehouse alive: "That slutty heroin addict needs to just drop dead already"
Amy Winehouse dead: "Ugh she was such a great talent, taken so young. Rest in peace, Amy ♥"
Whitney Houston alive: "Stupid crackwhore. What a fucking moron."
Whitney Houston dead: "I am in tears, she was taken so soon. Her voice will live on. She was so wonderful and talented."
