December 2011
35 posts
“All his life he tried to be a good person. Many times, however, he failed.
For...”
– Charles M. Schulz (via atonals)
“I hope you will have a wonderful year, that you’ll dream dangerously and...”
– Neil Gaiman (via fleurishes)
"The Aliens," by Charles Bukowski
hateshiploveship:
you may not believe it but there are people who go through life with very little friction or distress. they dress well eat well sleep well.
they are contented with their family life.
they have moments of grief but all in all they are undisturbed and ofte feel very good.
and when they die it is an easy death usually in their sleep.
you may not believe it but such people do...
“Have no fear of perfection - you will never reach it.”
– Salvador Dali (via artreture)
“The Buddha tells the people he can fulfil only one of their wishes. Someone...”
– very cute: Why does China fail at football? (via theeconomist)
“The left has moved right. The center has moved right. What constitutes a...”
– Bob Garfield, Co-Host, NPR’s On The Media. The Media’s Deaf, Dumb, and Blind Campaign Coverage. (via futurejournalismproject)
If you're looking for the advertisers that HAVEN'T...
think-progress: corps that have not pulled advertising from American Muslim
They may not be saints, but these are the businesses not following Lowe’s and Kayak’s lead of pulling advertising from the TV show this holiday season:
– Big Lots – Conagra’s Hunt’s Diced Tomatoes – Discover Card – Disney for The Muppets – GeicoHonda North America, for the Accord and Odyssey – HTC Phones – Mucinex –...
“At the 1983 Oscar ceremony, Polish director Zbigniew Rybczynski had possibly the...”
– Tango (1981) - Trivia - IMDb (via jeffmiller) wow, what a story—that is crazy. where is he now?
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Can't wait to read this book! Literary...
lareviewofbooks:
E. C. McCARTHY and LISA C. HICKMAN respond to Glen David Gold’s piece about William Faulkner and Joan Williams [“On Not Rolling the Log (Transactions along the Mississippi Delta)”] Joan Williams. Courtesy Lisa C. Hickman
LISA C. HICKMAN Tiger Lady Joan Williams said it best herself when confronted with William Faulkner’s curious and cutting response to a book-jacket-blurb...
newsweek:
theatlantic:
“I am not going to light my hair on fire. I am not going to sign those silly pledges, like everyone else on that [debate] stage has done. I’m not going to go to a Don Trump debate. There are some things I’m just not going to do.”
—
Jon Huntsman
Stay strong, Jon. #OccupySanity
