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proustitute: A distich by Joseph Brodsky

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:38:16 -0400

proustitute:

A distich by Joseph Brodsky

nevver: Remembering Futurism

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:34:05 -0400

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nevver:

Remembering Futurism

collectivehistory: Boy crossing the road, London, 1960s

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:31:25 -0400

collectivehistory:

Boy crossing the road, London, 1960s

Jenny: Honestly, what is it about them that bothers you so much?

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:29:58 -0400

Jenny: Honestly, what is it about them that bothers you so much?
Giles: The smell.
Jenny: Computers don't smell, Rupert.
Giles: I know. Smell is the most powerful trigger to the memory there is. A certain flower, or a a whiff of smoke can bring up experiences long forgotten. Books smell musty and-and-and rich. The knowledge gained from a computer is a - it, uh, it has no no texture, no-no context. It's-it's there and then it's gone. If it's to last, then-then the getting of knowledge should be, uh, tangible, it should be, um, smelly.

alegbra: abstraire: Maddie, The Coonhound the most punk rock...

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:26:09 -0400

alegbra:

abstraire:

Maddie, The Coonhound

the most punk rock dog in the world

"As Black liberationist, abolitionist, anti-racist and social justice activists, we would be wise to..."

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:25:14 -0400

“As Black liberationist, abolitionist, anti-racist and social justice activists, we would be wise to use this moment to ask some critical questions of ourselves and the state of the movement for racial justice in the U.S. We are thus compelled to critically engage Tim Wise and what his apparent popularity represents both in symbol and substance. In so doing, we confront the two fundamental issues in this work of eradicating racism: internalized oppression and white privilege.”

- Word to the Wise: Unpacking the White Privilege of Tim Wise (via reclaimingtheblackpeopletag)

“Don’t get me wrong, I do not have a problem with white people speaking out against racism or Black people acknowledging white people working against racism. But when that acknowledgment precludes or is prioritized over and beyond our acknowledgment of ourselves, then we have a problem. ”

the bolded is literally tumblr. I mean this whole post basically describes tumblr

(via alostbird)

Ivory Tower Style: Princeton Wardrobe, ca. 1936

Sun, 12 May 2013 21:19:10 -0400

Ivory Tower Style: Princeton Wardrobe, ca. 1936:

ivorytowerstyle:

The following is the Fall 1936 response of Apparel Arts editors answering a question regarding the ideal wardrobe for a young man entering Princeton:

We would recommend first of all a hard finish worsted suit, preferably in blue. This might be in solid color, it might carry a white stripe, or a…

Really I just want all these things in my wardrobe.

Once and for all...

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:07:43 -0400

Once and for all...:

fripperiesandfobs:

I seldom browse era tags on tumblr because I get a very great desire to reblog every mislabeled post and scream at the OP. But that would be overly aggressive, and if I’m going to be aggressive, I’d rather be passive-aggressive. Anyway, hopefully if I tag this with every conceivable era people might see it and learn something. Cause knowledge is power! Or, being a dumbass is bad. Whichever you prefer.

1.) Medieval / Middle Ages - social/political/economic/cultural era; generally between the 5th and 15th centuries

2.) Renaissance - social/political/economic/cultural era; generally between the 14th and the 16th centuries

3.) Tudor - of or relating to the reigns of Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Mary I of England, 1485-1558

4.) Elizabethan - of or relating to the reign of Elizabeth I of England, 1558-1603

5.) Jacobean - of or relating to the reign of James I/VI of England and Scotland, 1603-25

6.) Stuart - of or relating to the reigns of the Stuart monarchs in England/United Kingdom, 1603-1714

7.) Baroque - social/cultural era; ca. 1600-1700

8.) Colonial - of or relating to the period of European rule over the American colonies, 1607-1776

9.) Caroline - of or relating to the reign of Charles of I of England and Scotland, 1625-42

10.) Louis Quatorze - of or relating to the reign of Louis XIV of France, 1643-1715

11.) Commonwealth (Interregnum) - of or relating to the rule of Oliver Cromwell over the Commonwealth of England, 1649-60

12.) Restoration - of or relating to the restoration of the British monarchy and the reign of Charles II, 1660-85

13.) Georgian - of or relating to the reigns of George I, George II, George III, George IV, and William IV of the United Kingdom, 1714-1837

14.) Rococo - social/cultural era; ca. 1715-60

15.) Louis Quinze - of or relating to the reign of Louis XV of France, 1715-74

16.) Louis Seize - of or relating to the reign of Louis XVI of France, 1770-92

17.) Federal - American cultural era; ca. 1780-1830

18.) Antebellum - American political/social/economic/cultural era; 1789-1861

19.) Directoire - of or relating to the Directoire in France, 1795-99

20.) Consulate - of or relating to the Consulate in France, 1800-04

21.) Empire - of or relating to the First French Empire, 1804-15

22.) Regency - of or relating to the British Regency, 1811-20

23.) Biedermeier - Central European social/cultural era; 1815-48

24.) Romantic - cultural era; ca. 1825-40

25.) Victorian - of or relating to the reign of Victoria of the United Kingdom, 1837-1901

26.) Second Empire - of or relating to the Second French Empire, 1852-70

27.) Civil War - of or relating to the American Civil War, 1861-65

28.) Gilded Age - American social/political/economic/cultural era; ca. 1868-1900

29.) Belle Epoque - European social/cultural era; late 19th century to 1914

30.) Edwardian - of or relating to the reign of Edward VII of the United Kingdom, 1901-10, although it is usually extended to 1914

lucypieface: nuclearoverreactor: Comedians who own my...

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 06:55:29 -0400

lucypieface:

nuclearoverreactor:

Comedians who own my heart: Sue Perkins

.. She also owns my soul.

When an academic doesn't get a Harry Potter reference

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:18:49 -0500

allmyfriendsareacademics:

I’m dedicating this to my students. Except none of them follow me on Tumblr. But if any of you find this, this is for you.

I want to eat this cake every day.

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:13:52 -0500

I want to eat this cake every day.

"I like people too much or not at all."

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 03:49:20 -0500

“I like people too much or not at all.”

- Sylvia Plath (via helenathird)

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Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:55:55 -0500

"The real horror here is that Boys Don’t Cry was based on a true story. Brandon Teena was a real..."

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:09:56 -0500

“The real horror here is that Boys Don’t Cry was based on a true story. Brandon Teena was a real person, who was really brutally raped and killed. The scene that McFarlane is making a sexualized joke out of really happened to a real human being who really died. Because according to McFarlane, breasts exist for men’s amusement, and the total violation and murder of people with breasts is just a big joke because the bodies of women and FAAB people are just hilarious.

When McFarlane reduces Swank’s amazingly powerful performance down to a punchline about her body, he’s doing more than making light of her talent. He’s literally inviting people to laugh at rape and murder. He’s construing breasts as existing for men’s pleasure, whether sexual pleasure or just to make fun of, all the time—even when they belong to people, like Brandon Teena in Boys Don’t Cry, who identify as men. Even when they are exposed as part of a badly injured body, like Charlize Theron in Monster—another film based on a true story. Even when they symbolize the racist sexualization of black women by white men, like Halle Berry in Monster’s Ball. Even when they’re visible during a violent gang rape, as passerby cheer the attackers on, like Jodie Foster in The Accused, once again based on a real-life attack. Even when, like Scarlet Johansson, another target of the boob song, personal nude photographs of them were leaked without consent.”

- Anya Josephs, Sexism is Not Actually “Edgy” | SPARK a Movement (via sparkamovement)

nevver: Franz Kafka

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:31:30 -0500

nevver:

Franz Kafka

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Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:38:42 -0500

teachingliteracy: Call for book donations, New York Public...

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:58:14 -0500

teachingliteracy:

Call for book donations, New York Public Library, 1918

A fellow lonely martian.: all-about-male-privilege: What happened last night to Quvenzhane...

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:56:47 -0500

A fellow lonely martian.: all-about-male-privilege: What happened last night to Quvenzhane...:

all-about-male-privilege:

What happened last night to Quvenzhane Wallis is the exact reason why I will never understand the complaining people do when it comes to the differences between male privilege and sexism. While the two things are certainly not exactly the same, they often…

fuckyeahfeminists: *trigger warning: rape...

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:54:12 -0500

fuckyeahfeminists:

*trigger warning: rape joke*

thatfeministdyke:

stfuapologists:

vicmorrowsghost:

During his “We Saw Your Boobs” song Seth MacFarlane listed off women who’s breasts he’d seen in their movies. As if this isn’t grotesque enough four of the instances he listed were scenes of rape or the character was raped during the movie.

Hilary Swank in Boys Don’t Cry.

Jodie Foster in The Accused.

Jessica Chastain in Lawless.

Charlize Theron in Monster.

Holy SHIT. This is new information to me and wow just so not okay

Jesus fucking christ.

rage

grrlyman: I have never regretted calling out oppression, but sometimes the stands I chose not to...

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 22:16:39 -0500

grrlyman:

I have never regretted calling out oppression, but sometimes the stands I chose not to take keep me up at night.