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supersonicelectronic: Saskia Keultjes. Illustrations and comics...

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:48:51 -0400

supersonicelectronic:

Saskia Keultjes.

Illustrations and comics by Saskia Keultjes (On Tumblr):

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ASS-KICKING SONG

Fri, 03 May 2013 18:56:41 -0400

ASS-KICKING SONG

The Curse of Fertilizer

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:51:00 -0400

The Curse of Fertilizer:

If we don’t watch out, agriculture could destroy our planet. Here’s how to grow all the food we need with fewer chemicals.

Like factory farming (which is not only destructive to our planet but cruel to our fellow species), popular agricultural methods are a huge danger to Earth. To learn more, I recommend reading this article.

Also, National Geographic is a fantastic and vital magazine.

penamerican: Gitmo Is Killing me ONE man here weighs just 77...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:12:19 -0400

penamerican:

Gitmo Is Killing me

ONE man here weighs just 77 pounds. Another, 98. Last thing I knew, I weighed 132, but that was a month ago.

I’ve been on a hunger strike since Feb. 10 and have lost well over 30 pounds. I will not eat until they restore my dignity.

I’ve been detained at Guantánamo for 11 years and three months. I have never been charged with any crime. I have never received a trial.

adarasanchez Envisioning Spring, on this rainy day. Winter needs...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:32:00 -0400

adarasanchez

Envisioning Spring, on this rainy day. Winter needs to go away.

(who doesn’t like seasonal rhyming?)

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Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:16:14 -0400

So far I’ve loved the movies of 2013 that I’ve seen...

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:46:26 -0400

So far I’ve loved the movies of 2013 that I’ve seen (all two! I don’t go to the movies much) and so far I’ve been [insert whatever word you use to describe the simultaneous intake of disturbance and beauty].

theatlantic: In Focus: A Trip to Iran Amos Chapple is a travel...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:56:10 -0400

theatlantic:

In Focus: A Trip to Iran

Amos Chapple is a travel photographer who made the following pictures over the course of three visits to the Islamic Republic of Iran between December 2011 and January 2013. The New Zealand freelancer said he “was amazed by the difference in western perceptions of the country, and what I saw on the ground… I think because access for journalists is so difficult, people have a skewed image of what Iran is — the regime actually want to portray the country as a cauldron of anti-western sentiment so they syndicate news footage of chanting nutcases which is happily picked up by overseas networks. For ordinary Iranians though, the government is a constant embarrassment. In the time I spent there I never received anything but goodwill and decency, which stands in clear contrast to my experience in other middle eastern countries. I met an American special forces soldier in Kyrgyzstan last year who said when it comes to the Middle East, America has the wrong friends and the wrong enemies.” Below is a selection of Chapple’s recent photographs of Iran, captions provided by the photographer.

Read more. [Images: Amos Chapple]

I guess I like taking photos of photos. Here’s one of a...

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:38:58 -0500

I guess I like taking photos of photos. Here’s one of a Donald Woodman print at the New Mexico History Museum.

An American who was taken hostage and imprisoned in Iran, compares his experience in solitary...

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:10:00 -0500

An American who was taken hostage and imprisoned in Iran, compares his experience in solitary confinement with those of prisoners in California. If you don’t know a lot about America’s prison system, I urge you to read this article. It will affect your thoughts on our legal system, prisons, and how we punish and “rehabilitate” criminals in this country. And for those of you like myself, who are already concerned with our prisons, I still recommend that you read this article—it’s a sad but necessary reminder that we’re taking away people’s freedom, in the same way non-democratic countries do, without actually caring about the humanity of prisoners/criminals or their rights to justice and rehabilitation.

Shane Bauer’s article about solitary confinement: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/10/solitary-confinement-shane-bauer?page=1

And because the article reminded me of her theories, here’s the amazing Angela Davis talking about America’s prison industrial complex: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Yh8ZrGhzJIM

February in New York makes me miss California Winters.

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:06:00 -0500

February in New York makes me miss California Winters.

loquaciousmuse: THANK YOU @DA7E Look what my boyfriend made! I...

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:51:27 -0500

loquaciousmuse:

THANK YOU @DA7E

Look what my boyfriend made! I had the same issues with Brave and I’m glad he addresses them in this video.

I’ve been waiting impatiently for JT to put out new music...

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:12:00 -0500

I’ve been waiting impatiently for JT to put out new music and I’m so excited for his new album The 20/20 Experience! lalalayaaayyyy

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Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:57:02 -0500

4 things I consumed (and recommend) on Feb. the 4th:

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:49:00 -0500

the album Young & Old by Tennis
Scott Hutchins’s novel, A Working Theory of Love
Nobody Walks, a film by Ry Russo-Young
this article about love & dating on Rookie

literaryjukebox: Maturity is first the shedding of what you...

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:02:50 -0500

literaryjukebox:

Maturity is first the shedding of what you are not, and then the balancing of what you are in relation to the human being you love, and allowing the selves of that person which are not related to you to exist independently, outside of the relationship.

Anaïs Nin in Diary of Anaïs Nin Volume 5 1947-1955: Vol. 5

Song: “Growing Up Beside You” by Paolo Nutini

"California-based mega-retailer Amoeba Music, the last big record store on the block, has moved into..."

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:02:21 -0500

“California-based mega-retailer Amoeba Music, the last big record store on the block, has moved into the digital age with both feet, with its inauguration of a revamped website. And possibly the most intriguing element of that site, and a direct reflection of Ameoba’s dig-deeper philosophy, is the so-called Vinyl Vaults section — thousands of rare and out-of-print LPs, 78s and 45s that flow through the company’s three outlets in any given week — now available for sale via download.”

- Currently there are about 1,000 digitized vinyl titles available, including some rare Louis Armstrong 78s and 144 Sun Ra records.The cost for the ripped tracks: 78 cents per track for MP3s, 80 cents for Lossless M4As and $1.50 for WAVs. — Heidi (via Variety)

Michel Gondry + Audrey Tautou = my French film fantasy

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:20:27 -0500

Michel Gondry + Audrey Tautou = my French film fantasy

I just realized that I’ve been living in New York by default since last Spring. Maybe if I...

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 23:30:00 -0500

I just realized that I’ve been living in New York by default since last Spring. Maybe if I remind myself that it’s a choice I’d be happy living here again.

OR MAYBE happiness is not the point and the City never promised me purpose.

drawing from Every Person in New York

I swing.

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 10:45:48 -0500

I swing.