December 2011
51 posts
sorry for the spam
had to get some old stuff out of the way.
“To diffuse self-prejudice, women must take control of and have pride in the...”
– Hannah Wilke, from Visual Prejudice (via fuckyeahfeministartandliterature)
Breaking: Sad Sack Sucks, Says Sad Sack
no more sad sack for me.
To the Land of Oz: Claire de Lune →
melletang:
Votre âme est un paysage choisi
Que vont charmant masques et bergamasques
Jouant du luth et dansant et quasi
Tristes sous leurs déguisements fantasques.
Tout en chantant sur le mode mineur
L’amour vainqueur et la vie opportune
Ils n’ont pas l’air de croire à leur bonheur
Et leur chanson…
Freddie Mercury
oldloves:
Freddie Mercury and Mary Austin - 1970s
Freddie Mercury and Jim Hutton - 1980s
those conversations that are burned into your...
how do you get someone’s voice out of your head
tell me please
“For a time in the 1980s, he, Martin Amis, Salman Rushdie and I lived together in...”
– Neal Pollack, satirizing the Hitchens encomia. (via washingtonpoststyle)
“This past July, I gave a book party for my friend Gully Wells. Christopher...”
– Anna Wintour, on Christopher Hitchens
President Obama's message this morning on Iraq
Early this morning, the last of our troops left Iraq.
As we honor and reflect on the sacrifices that millions of men and women made for this war, I wanted to make sure you heard the news.
Bringing this war to a responsible end was a cause that sparked many Americans to get involved in the political process for the first time. Today’s outcome is a reminder that we all have a stake in our...
imwithkanye:
Santa Baby | Eartha Kitt
[25 Days...
a short list of the most beautiful musical sounds
dan auerbach holding a note
religious christmas music (silent night, o come emmanuel), especially any track recorded before the 50’s where you can hear the static
sufjan’s sing-speak
caitlin’s voice when she thinks no one is home
kanye west laughing
jingly anklets at the beginning of bollywood songs
andrew bird whistling
boys singing in the shower
