Lake Horse

"We are hung up in giving what we wish to be given ourselves."

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 01:13:20 -0400

“We are hung up
in giving
what we wish to be given
ourselves.”

- Audre Lorde (via bhargette)

"When she thinks to herself in her father’s language she knows sons and daughters don’t..."

Thu, 31 May 2012 02:31:04 -0400

“When she thinks to herself in her father’s language she knows sons and daughters don’t leave their parents house until they marry. When she thinks in English she knows she should’ve been on her own since eighteen.”

- The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros

lorettacosgrove: Der vor allem von Seiten der...

Thu, 31 May 2012 02:14:14 -0400

lorettacosgrove:

Der vor allem von Seiten der Papierundsonstnixfanatiker mit einer ungeheuren Leidenschaft geführte Glaubenskrieg Papierbücher vs. eReader ist für den Gaffer am Rande schon recht unterhaltsam anzuschaun. Fast so lustig wie Vinyl vs. CD/MP3, selbst der religiöse Einschlag im Glauben an das Gute und Reine und einzig Wahre auf Seiten der Digitalgegner ist vergleichbar heftig ausgeprägt.

Zum Glück schaffe ich es spielend, analog und digital unter einen Hut zu bekommen. Call me Formatatheist.

Cartoon Source

"The Internet [isn’t] a physical world or a virtual world, but a human world. The Internet’s physical..."

Thu, 31 May 2012 02:08:01 -0400

“The Internet [isn’t] a physical world or a virtual world, but a human world. The Internet’s physical infrastructure has many centers, but from a certain vantage point there is really only one: You. Me. The lowercase i. Wherever I am, and wherever you are.”

- Andrew Blum takes a journey to the center of the internet. (via explore-blog)

explore-blog: Neil Gaiman’s brilliant graduation speech on...

Thu, 31 May 2012 02:07:14 -0400

explore-blog:

Neil Gaiman’s brilliant graduation speech on living the creative life, made into a giant comic, from the same folks who distilled Neil deGrasse Tyson’s monologue on the most astounding fact about the universe into a comic.

fuckyeahreading: via digitalspark

Thu, 31 May 2012 02:06:27 -0400

fuckyeahreading:

via digitalspark

US Media: Is the Mayan 2012 prophecy the end of the world? The Mayans were once a people that believed many things when they were around--

Thu, 31 May 2012 02:03:48 -0400

US Media: Is the Mayan 2012 prophecy the end of the world? The Mayans were once a people that believed many things when they were around--
Mayans: Hey.
Mayans: Hey guys.
Mayans: What the hell have you guys been smoking? We're kind of still here as a major presence in Mesoamerica, guys.
Mayans: That "End of the world prophecy" is some white nonsense.
Mayans: Y'all are weird.

yellowandotherinspiringstuff: The Stand Umbrella The Stand...

Thu, 31 May 2012 01:42:26 -0400

yellowandotherinspiringstuff:

The Stand Umbrella

The Stand Umbrella is a true case of simple brilliance. No frills, no fancy tech, just ingenious functionality. When not in use, the Stand Umbrella rests upon itself, using a tiny tip-based tripod to keep itself upright. It doesn’t get any simpler (or smarter) than that!

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: sonder

Thu, 31 May 2012 01:34:58 -0400

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: sonder:

dictionaryofobscuresorrows:

n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own—populated with their own ambitions, friends, routines, worries and inherited craziness—an epic story that continues invisibly around you like an anthill sprawling deep underground, with elaborate…

sexismandthecity: (via piccsy.com)

Thu, 31 May 2012 01:34:32 -0400

sexismandthecity:

(via piccsy.com)

"She stuck a bookmark in my heart and walked away."

Thu, 31 May 2012 01:33:21 -0400

“She stuck a bookmark
in my heart
and walked away.”

- Saul Williams, from “She”

(via alexitaa:nouvelle-nouveau)

#spectra (Taken with instagram)

Wed, 30 May 2012 15:12:33 -0400

#spectra (Taken with instagram)

quoteskine: GPOYW - The Development Edition

Wed, 30 May 2012 14:25:55 -0400

quoteskine:

GPOYW - The Development Edition

"Calling “hero” everyone killed in war, no matter the circumstances of their death, not only helps..."

Wed, 30 May 2012 14:12:03 -0400

“Calling “hero” everyone killed in war, no matter the circumstances of their death, not only helps sustain the ethos of martial glory that keeps young men and women signing up to kill and die for the state, no matter the justice of the cause, but also saps the word of meaning, dishonouring the men and women of exceptional courage and valour actually worthy of the title.”

- Political correctness: Hero inflation (via azspot)

"We have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it becomes a habit."

Tue, 29 May 2012 00:22:30 -0400

“We have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it becomes a habit.”

- Audre Lorde (via womenorgnow)

We exchanged breaths as we discussed philosophies, sociologies, overlapped with -isms, and my tongue moved poetically, with words that danced upon rhythms... I tasted her words as they escaped from the corners of her mouth, waiting below her chin to catch the next drop.....

Tue, 29 May 2012 00:20:11 -0400

daughterofzami:

- Dean Steed, (Creator of daughterofzami.tumblr.com)

tastefullyoffensive: [via]

Tue, 29 May 2012 00:19:00 -0400

tastefullyoffensive:

[via]

explore-blog: Blown Covers – New Yorker covers you were never...

Tue, 29 May 2012 00:16:36 -0400

explore-blog:

Blown Covers – New Yorker covers you were never meant to see.

Pictured here: After Haitian immigrant Abner Louima was assaulted by white NYPD officers in 1997, Harry Bliss zeroed in on then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s semi-secret paranoia.

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Mon, 28 May 2012 23:57:01 -0400

"11. Don’t get confused, though: Unless you are actually poor, you are not actually poor. I know I..."

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:53:55 -0400

“11. Don’t get confused, though: Unless you are actually poor, you are not actually poor.
I know I said “poor” in item #10, but I was being lazy. I’m sorry. What I really meant was “broke.” Don’t get some chip on your shoulder about how disenfranchised you are because all you have is a liberal arts degree and 100 Top Ramens. It will make you sound silly and careless. Some people have been systemically disadvantaged their entire lives and now they live in their cars and don’t even have Bottom Ramen. Here’s an easy way to tell the difference: If you got arrested, do you have someone that could bail you out of jail? If the answer is yes, then you are broke and not poor. “Poor” is not a game. You are “broke.””

- via Congrats, New Grads! By the Way, You Don’t Know Anything (via autostraddle)