May 2012
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“I Kissed A Girl is a boner dyke anthem for straight girls who like to turn guys...”
– Beth Ditto (via prayforprada)
Seriously Beth. I LOVE YOU
(via voguefemme)
GOD YES THANK YOU. It is nice to see someone with actual cultural power saying this.
Study: The Objectification of Women Is a Real,... →
kellysue:
METHODOLOGY: Researchers led by Philippe Bernard presented participants pictures of men and women in sexualized poses, wearing a swimsuit or underwear, one by one on a computer screen. Since pictures of people present a recognition problem when they’re turned upside down, but images of objects don’t have that problem, some of the photos were presented right side up and others upside...
“If you had in this chair some of the people who developed quantum mechanics back...”
– Cosmologist Brian Greene, in an interview with The Daily Beast.
Investing in basic science must be disconnected from traditional returns, and instead viewed as an investment in the intellectual capital of tomorrow. It’s hard to put a price tag on inspiration, and Goldman Sachs has yet to write an...
[Insert Space Here]: Apollo 10: Conversations on... →
lightthiscandle:
Cernan: Hey, let me ask you a question. Where do you suppose a planet like this comes from? Do you suppose it broke away from the - away from the Earth like a lot of people say?
Young: Don’t ask me, babe…
Cernan: It sure looks different.
Young: …I ain’t no cosmologist. I don’t care nothing…
Article: I Didn't Know There Were Cities in... →
africanbeats:
greenactivista:
Please substitue the word “children” for “99 percent of the idiots using the #peace tag on tumblr.”
I always get too angry to articulate why images of malnourished African children bothers me. Why it is racist. Why it’s wrong.
This article above helps.
The way you think about Africa is wrong.
The way you think about the entire world beyond you is probably...
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77% Recycled From Other Tumblrs: Dammit, Quesada. →
ragnell:
From the Ain’t It Cool writeup of KAPOW! (h/t):
In a chat afterwards, Joe told me that he’d love to make a tentpole movie with a female lead, but that he really doesn’t think there is an actress right now who could carry it, or a character that would work either. I’m thinking I might agree…
I’m going—somewhat cynically—to hazard a guess that it’s the latter. The ability to think...
Progress
Today, I asked a stranger for help figuring out how to change the height of a piece of equipment at the gym.
I’ve never done that before—asked someone for help at the gym. Or even voluntarily had a conversation. Or made eye contact.
I wouldn’t have done it a year ago, or even a month ago.
And maybe they think I’m a complete idiot, but, for the first time, that feels like...
Dear Freelancers,
dyfl:
tylercoates:
If you ever feel like you should put two spaces after periods when turning in copy, stop that feeling.
Don’t do that. Just don’t.
Love,
Every Editor Ever.
Co-signed.
And how.
Help a lady out!
workmadeforhire:
Are you a freelancer, artist or creative professional living in good ol’ Portland, Oregon??
Please take my five question survey and SAVE THE WORLD**.
Thank you!!
**You will not actually save the world, you will only help me out. But I’ll really appreciate it.
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Keeping Myself Honest: May Update
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April Update
TL;DR: Shit I’m trying to get done by October 13, 2012
Goal 1: Get in Shape. Walking a lot more, going to the gym 2-3x/week (edging toward 3), and—and I am really damn proud of this—using actual free weights.I am getting noticeably stronger. It is rad as hell.
The downside to what’s generally going really well is that, as of this week,...
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Waiting for October: A Very Important Update →
petezine:
Submissions are due tomorrow! That’s the day after today!
First, however, some really important housekeeping:
THING THE FIRST: If you sent your submission anywhere other than peteandpetezine@gmail.com, you should assume that we never got it and resend it to the address above. Submission…
Signal-boosting the Pete & Pete zine. IMPORTANT STUFF YO.
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Colleen Coover: Mercury Ascendant →
colleencoover:
So the past couple of weeks, my Internet energies have been pretty much used up on Tumblr, where I’ve been unofficially curating the Wolverine/Freddie Mercury recreation pages that have popped up since my post on April 23. I thought it was time I bring them all together. Below are all the…
DHARBIN! Using The Mighty Ames Lettering Guide →
kellysue:
Hand-lettering, y’all. RESPECT.
Word.
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“Same-sex couples have been getting married all around us for decades, and...”
– (via thecityofroses)
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Was Ed White really Captain America?
asonlynasacan:
nasalove:
asonlynasacan:
THINGS TO PONDER:
They’re both red, white and blue all over;
Great hair;
Heroic; and
Not difficult to look at.
Discuss.
Ed winks at you because he really appreciates the effort.
Can McDiv be Ant-man?
Yes YES and YES!
GOD, NO. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES.
Also: If you’re shooting for one of the official Cap bromances, I think...
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WAIT, HOLD UP
asonlynasacan:
If Ed White is Captain America, does that make Dave Scott Bucky?
Oh hey, Neil, you’re most definitely super, too…
Worlds… colliding… must… compartmentalize… harder…
Also: Deke Slayton is Nick Fury. Obvs.
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“Grown-ups desperately need to feel safe, and then they project onto the...”
– Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928-May 8, 2012)
There is a sprawling pantheon of picture books, the writers and illustrators who defined my early childhood, whose work I still collect and love: Jane Yolen, Karla Kuskin, David Small, Nancy Willard, the Provensens, Eric Carle, Chris Van Allsburg and... 