March 2012
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Like throwing up. No, I shouldn’t say that … no, actually, I do feel like...
– Kate Winslet on how ‘My Heart Will Go On’ makes her feel - Vulture (via bobbyfinger)
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Attack On Gay College Students Investigated →
Without fail, every time I begin to stop hating my alma mater, an article like this pops up and the cycle gets restarted all over again.
I WILL say that the fact there seems to be actual acknowledgment and some amount of community outrage is a VAST improvement over the situation not that many years ago when instances such as this were actually made into jokes.
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I'm about halfway through reading Barbara Demick's...
and I can honestly say it’s one of the most fascinating books I have ever read. That shit is cray-cray!
I mean, I know I’m a bit late on this, but I HIGHLY recommend it—it’s very informative, but still manages to be entertaining and read easily. Just a really fascinating look at how another part of the world lives and how different their “normal” is from ours....
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One problem is that to those of us outside the self-shaking horseshit snow...
– Your Guide to the Idiotic Racist Backlash Against Trayvon Martin by Gawker’s Max Read (via thegreg)
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I fully endorse Hulu's original series...
It’s a superb political show that uses the mockumentary style really well—the writing is great, the acting is great, and the characters are all surprisingly well-developed and interesting. The show is both funny and heart-wrenching, so watch it!
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The State of my Social Life:
While out, I ask myself “would I rather be spending this time with my chinchilla”, and lately the answer has always been a resounding YES. Connecticut, I am not going to miss you or your people one tiny bit.
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Racist Hunger Games Fans Are Very Disappointed →
Reading these tweets/comments/etc literally made me sick to my stomach.
I will never comprehend how so many people can be so…whatever this is. It’s disgusting.
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A love of privacy is really a love of control
absurdlakefront:
A pursuit of privacy conditions one to prioritize the removal of the chaos necessarily generated by human interaction. Holding the outside world at bay in essence, so one may engage the world on his or her own terms for a certain period of time without outside judgment is at the heart of a love of privacy. If one removes the chaos of shared experiences for a personally imposed...
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eliotglazer:
GERALDO VS. HOODIES, or: WHY IT’S TIME TO BOMB FOX NEWS
Obviously the reason I wear hoodies is because I want to be seen as a gangster. It has nothing to do with the fact they are comfortable or convenient. Silly minority kids, hoodies are for white people!
What is this even? I just can’t.
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It's 1:17am and I just died from laughter. Click.... →
Given the limited information, it’s hard to know what to expect, but this certainly was not it. And I am not disappointed.