January 2012
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“I believe I know the only cure, which is to make one’s center of life inside of...”
– Edith Wharton, a letter to Mary Berenson (via seenecdoche)
gwen-stacy:
Stars - Dead Hearts
George Whitman, Paris Bookseller and Cultural... →
callmemeursault:
George Whitman, the American-born owner of Shakespeare & Company, a fabled English-language bookstore on the Left Bank in Paris and a magnet for writers, poets and tourists for close to 60 years, died on Wednesday in his apartment above the store. He was 98.
More than a distributor of books, Mr. Whitman saw himself as patron of a literary haven, above all in the lean years...
PHENOMENAUT AEROSPACE: Could Netflix Bring Firefly... →
bernardin:
Ever since Joss Whedon’s space western was canceled back in 2003, its fans — at first, a relatively small contingent, but as time and DVD sales grew, so did the ranks swell — have wondered what could possibly rescue it from the tightly clenched jaws of death. And until now, nothing could….
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louder than sirens: Mary Sue, what are you? or why... →
adventuresofcomicbookgirl:
Looks like this essay was needed, so I went ahead and did it. Not sure I said everything I wanted to say, but I tried.
So, there’s this girl. She’s tragically orphaned and richer than anyone on the planet. Every guy she meets falls in love with her, but in…
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Obama
re: your speech on the morning after pill.
That is some patriarchal bullshit, you are walking on THIN ICE and are officially on probation.
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I don’t know why this popped into my mind, but a few months ago Jessica Chastain was talking about how she had to gain a bunch of weight for her role in “The Help.”
She did it by DRINKING PINTS OF MICROWAVED SOY ICE CREAM.
Really Jessica? Really? I mean, I can think of so many more pleasurable ways to gain weight, even if you are a vegan!
(I do not mean this as body...
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I think I'm the only person I know who didn't like...
It’s probably because “La Boheme” (the opera the movie is based on) is one of my least favorite operas despite my love for Puccini.
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pansys:
Valley Winter Song - Fountains of...
Advocate News: Possibly the Most Beautiful Ad for... →
advocatenews:
By Lucas Grindley
GetUp! in Australia released a commercial on Thursday from the perspective of one half of a gay couple in love. It builds to the big moment that they want legalized — a proposal to get married. Polls in Australia show support for marriage equality has…
