May 2012
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Psychologists Discover How People Subconsciously... →
I wonder how this effect works in relation to recent fandom stories like the racist reaction to Rue in the Hunger Games.
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April 2012
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“A writer’s brain is full of little gifts, like a piñata at a birthday party....”
– Colin Nissan
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C. S. Lewis’s Advice to Children →
nevver:
Remember that there are only three kinds of things anyone need ever do.
Things we ought to do.
Things we’ve got to do.
Things we like doing.
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“Art isn’t your pet — it’s your kid. It grows up and talks back to you.”
– Joss Whedon
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“It was only later that I realized the value of being bored was actually pretty...”
– Clay Shirky - How Will We Read
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“I don’t care about someone being intelligent; any situation between people, when...”
– Susan Sontag, quoted by Brendan Berg. She’s right, precisely and exactly.
It’s not the first element of her argument that’s arresting; any idiot knows that intelligence is overrated in all sorts of ways. But the insight that when we are real and human with each other we produce ‘intelligence’ —as...
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“If you want to ‘see’ more clearly, close your eyes and use your imagination....”
– Felix, An Ugly Beauty (via nevver)
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“I am still every age that I have been. Because I was once a child, I am always a...”
– Madeleine L’Engle
Another quote of hers that seemed a fitting response to this piece by Joel Stein on children’s books.
(via laughterkey)
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me during shower time: What is my mission here on earth? What would have happened if Hitler got killed before he started the war? What if is there's a bigger force controlling us right now?
me almost falling asleep: I think I've solved the mystery of Atlantis and the cure for cancer and starving in Africa and the problems for all bad things in the universe
me during the day: how do I spell house?
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“The telephone was an aberration in human development. It was a 70 year or so...”
– Rick Webb about this (via marco)
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“After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and...”
– Jorge Luis Borges
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George R.R. Martin on writing women
George Stroumboulopoulos: There's one thing that's interesting about your books. I noticed that you write women really well and really different. Where does that come from?
George R.R. Martin: You know, I've always considered women to be people.
March 2012
33 posts
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“Essentially poetry, if it is poetry, does not lend itself to simple readings, to...”
– Adrienne Rich: The 1989 Fresh Air interview (via nprfreshair)
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Moffat, amazing Machiavellian planner or King of...
goddamntoothbrush:
fyliabrium:
I watched some episodes of Doctor Who earlier today, and
I think I might’ve figured something out.
Don’t tell anyone I said this, but…
I don’t think Stephen Moffat knows what he’s doing.
I think Moffat knows exactly what he’s doing. Look at the bigger picture.
I go back and forth on this. The one thing I know is that Moffat is smarter than many people, but...
“Quantum physics, the answer to all things that don’t have an apparent answer.”
– ~ James Plafke
Double-Slit Experiment Performed With Large Molecules | Geekosystem
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“Until I see a picture of your face, you all look like your icon.”
– Natural Born Frerardist
“Aren’t we forgetting one teensy-weensy, but ever so crucial little, tiny...”
– ~ Hades
Hercules (1997) - Memorable quotes
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“The future is already here—it’s just not evenly distributed.”
– William Gibson (via wilwheaton)
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Feminist Whoniverse: fontgoddess asked: I, too, am... →
feministwhoniverse:
I completely understand the desire to reclaim words and use those words that have been used to oppress and marginalise as a way to empower oneself. The problem, for me at least, would be that Doctor Who doesn’t treat mental health issues with any real care or consideration. It uses it as a…
I didn’t read the lines about madness as a punchline in Doctor Who. The...
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Experiment Log 261 Ad De - The SCP Foundation →
The SCP Foundation is a must-read for sci-fi fans. It’s a truly remarkable project that never ceases to amaze me.
Description: SCP-261 appears to be a large black vending machine with no front glass panel, and a small keypad on the right side. SCP-261 was recovered in Yokohama, Japan. SCP-261 was brought to the Foundation’s attention after investigation of an “urban legend” about a “magic...
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"You can't ship that. It doesn't even make sense!"
doctorwho:
tisziny:
senuiq:
This is the internet, dear. We ship a Blue Box with an 900+ year old alien.
And it’s canon.
We also ship a lizard with a 19th Century housemaid.
And it too, is canon.
Yeah, someone ships the ships. Go puns!
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Clockwork Dragon: This is how I explain Silence In... →
clockwork-dragon:
This is how I explain Silence In The Library/Forest Of The Dead/ Whole River story line to people …
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Pro Tip
Fresh Air, a highly skilled and admirable user of social media, gives us one essential tip for using Tumblr.
nprfreshair:
If you’re running a commentary from linguist Geoff Nunberg about the history and subtle nuances of the word ‘slut’ on your public radio show today, and you decide to search Tumblr for the word ‘slut’ to see if there are any pictures you can reblog with the article, DON’T DO...
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Buford, WY for sale, makes national news →
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“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t...”
– Antoine de Saint Exupéry, Hoss Gifford (via nevver)
Cognitive Dissonance: Before class, several guys... →
cognitivedissonance:
And then this happened…
Guy #1: I don’t get what that Flake bitch was all pissed about.
Guy #2: Why?
Guy #1: Her lesbian friend supposedly lost an ovary. So? She’s got two, and it’s not like a lesbo is using them anyhow. Like I want to pay for girls to be sluts if it’s not with me, dude.
Good guys: this is how you take down a real-life troll.
“1. Headcanon
(also written as “head canon” but it’s really...”
– Urban Dictionary: headcanon