>>i have an irrational fear of falling.

i love him.

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 08:22:03 -0400

i love him.

nevver: Young Lust

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:18:29 -0400

nevver:

Young Lust

drinkyourjuice: Esther Pearl Watson

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:11:11 -0400

drinkyourjuice:

Esther Pearl Watson

Photo

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:33:13 -0400

oldhollywood: 1910’s-era movie theater etiquette Public Service...

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:30:15 -0400

I'm afraid to ask.

oldhollywood:

1910’s-era movie theater etiquette Public Service Announcements (via 1,2)

Most early movie theaters had only one projector so “etiquette slides” were used to divert the audience while reels were being changed. These glass slides often featured lighthearted instructions for proper behavior while viewing a film.

What’s Behind the Conservative Attack on Women? : The New Yorker

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:35:40 -0400

What’s Behind the Conservative Attack on Women? : The New Yorker

librar-y: Street Corner Newark, NJ c. 1930.

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:03:02 -0500

librar-y:

Street Corner Newark, NJ c. 1930.

nationalgeographicdaily: Reindeer, ScandinaviaPhoto: Erika...

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:17:18 -0500

nationalgeographicdaily:

Reindeer, Scandinavia
Photo: Erika Larsen

How I found out Whitney died

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:11:35 -0500

[I haven't looked at a computer all afternoon and am arriving at a party at 10 pm. Dan is standing outside the building having a cigarette. I am trying to find the doorbell.]
Dan: RIP Whitney.
Me [having not heard him]: What?
Dan: RIP Whitney.
Me [I'm deaf]: I'm sorry, what?
Dan: I said RIP--
Me: Oh, did it get cancelled?
Dan: No, Whitney Houston's dead.
Me: What?
Dan: WHITNEY HOUSTO--
Me: No, I heard you, just... what? Like, conceptually. Are you kidding?
Dan: No she died.
Me [still scanning the wall for the right doorbell]: And you're being honest? She's dead right now. Are we having a life moment? Is this how I find out Whitney Houston died?
Dan: Yeah, I guess.
[I get buzzed in.]
Me: Okay, I'll see you inside.

robotindisguise: Swiss army recruitment poster

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:24:45 -0500

robotindisguise:

Swiss army recruitment poster

Click here to stop the newest threat to Internet freedom

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:27:08 -0500

Click here to stop the newest threat to Internet freedom:

A new global treaty could allow corporations to police what we do on the Internet. Last week we successfully pushed back the US censorship bills — if we act now, we can get the EU Parliament to bury this new threat — add your voice now!

"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back. Concerning all acts of..."

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:07:04 -0500

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now.”

- William H Murray (via sealove)

nationalgeographicdaily: Ivanhoe Reservoir, Los AngelesPhoto:...

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:47:31 -0500

nationalgeographicdaily:

Ivanhoe Reservoir, Los Angeles
Photo: Gerd Ludwig

in 2007, high levels of bromate - a carcinogen formed when bromide and chlorine react with sunlight - were found in Los Angeles’s Ivanhoe Reservoir. Today three million black plastic balls help deflect UV rays.

Virgin CEO Richard Branson calls for an end to the "war on drugs"

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:43:27 -0500

Virgin CEO Richard Branson calls for an end to the "war on drugs" :

fewdull:

“Just as prohibition of alcohol failed in the United States in the 1920s, the war on drugs has failed globally. Over the past 50 years, more than $1 trillion has been spent fighting this battle, and all we have to show for it is increased drug use, overflowing jails, billions of pounds and dollars of taxpayers’ money wasted, and thriving crime syndicates.”

nationalgeographicdaily: Tulip Farm, TasmaniaPhoto: Anthony...

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:01:14 -0500

nationalgeographicdaily:

Tulip Farm, Tasmania
Photo: Anthony Crehan

Aerial view from a helicopter of the tulip field at the Table Cape Tulip Farm on the Table Cape, near Wynyard, on the North West Coast of Tasmania. It was Blooming Tulips Festival Day at Wynyard.

I’m making Holiday Cards in support for this little guy...

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:59:00 -0500

I’m making Holiday Cards in support for this little guy and his family. When you donate through my other tumblr , we’ll send a handmade card to the person of your choice with a note letting them know that a donation was made on their behalf.

Why am I doing this?

My Dad asked for my help, here’s what he says:

I first heard about the Vadasz family one morning as I finished my morning shave. CBC radio was broadcasting a two-part series focussing on Roma students at Parkdale Collegiate. Jozsef stood out for me.

Later, at work, I remembered my colleague’s wife worked at Parkdale so I mentioned the radio piece I’d heard that morning. Apparently, his wife Alison had been very involved with Jozsef’s plight. Without even hesitating, I offered my assistance if she ever needed it. About a month later she arranged for me to meet Jozsef. After meeting him, I talked to my daughter, Gemma, to see if she’d be willing to help with fundraising. Without any hesitation, she also said yes. That was the beginning.

When asked why I became involved, I recall the hospitality I received from a complete stranger in Algeria. I was in my early twenties. On a bus trip to Tunisia I became aware that I had developed a severe eye infection to the point where pus secreted from the tear duct. Across the aisle was a medical student who saw what was happening. He invited my travel companion and myself to come with him to his home. We could spend the night, he’d treat my eye and then we could be on our way in the morning. And so we spent the night with the student and his mother in a little two room shelter and she shared what food they had with us. We left in the morning, my eye already healing and left behind a pair of much sought after American jeans to thank him. When I returned to Canada I realized that if this student from Algeria encountered the same problem here, most likely he wouldn’t be invited to a home and receive the hospitality I received.

Borders do not make sense anymore. We are all citizens of the earth, in fact, recent DNA finds have discovered we are all related having all come from those first ancestors who first gained self-consciousness. We all have traces of the original DNA in our bodies. We are all family. We need to treat each other in that light.

"I was there to take down the names of people who were arrested… As I’m standing there, some..."

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:31:37 -0500

“I was there to take down the names of people who were arrested… As I’m standing there, some African-American woman goes up to a police officer and says, ‘I need to get in. My daughter’s there. I want to know if she’s OK.’ And he said, ‘Move on, lady.’ And they kept pushing with their sticks, pushing back. And she was crying. And all of a sudden, out of nowhere, he throws her to the ground and starts hitting her in the head,” says Smith. “I walk over, and I say, ‘Look, cuff her if she’s done something, but you don’t need to do that.’ And he said, ‘Lady, do you want to get arrested?’ And I said, ‘Do you see my hat? I’m here as a legal observer.’ He said, ‘You want to get arrested?’ And he pushed me up against the wall.”

- Retired New York Supreme Court Judge Karen Smith, working as a legal observer after the raids on Zucotti Park this Tuesday, via Paramilitary Policing of Occupy Wall Street: Excessive Use of Force amidst the New Military Urbanism (via aslanforpresident)

David Simon's spectacular counteroffer to the US Attorney General's request for a sixth season of The Wire

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:29:15 -0500

David Simon's spectacular counteroffer to the US Attorney General's request for a sixth season of The Wire:

The Attorney-General’s kind remarks are noted and appreciated. I’ve spoken to Ed Burns and we are prepared to go to work on season six of The Wire if the Department of Justice is equally ready to reconsider and address its continuing prosecution of our misguided, destructive and dehumanising drug prohibition.

nationalgeographicdaily: Manhattan SolsticePhoto: Robinson...

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 02:41:45 -0500

nationalgeographicdaily:

Manhattan Solstice
Photo: Robinson McClellan

Celebrating a “Manhattan Solstice” - when Manhattan’s street grid lines up with the setting sun - in front of the American Museum of Natural History. On this day, New York City’s vast edifice becomes “Manhattanhenge,” dedicated to sun worship!

Video

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:08:13 -0500