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geeksquadgangbang: [JW]

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 17:48:26 -0400

geeksquadgangbang:

[JW]

psychedelic-physicist: Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer (Father of the...

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:12:28 -0400

psychedelic-physicist:

Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer (Father of the atomic bomb)

Truly the face of a haunted man.

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Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:36:56 -0400

jasonwdean: runjuliet: Gamera! Reblog, as this is one of my...

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 06:51:26 -0400

jasonwdean:

runjuliet:

Gamera!

Reblog, as this is one of my favorite MST3K’s!

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Sat, 13 Apr 2013 06:48:53 -0400

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Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:23:41 -0400

theonlymagicleftisart: (Pedro Covo)

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:55:19 -0400

theonlymagicleftisart:

(Pedro Covo)

betype: Academic Writing Lab

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:10:48 -0400

betype:

Academic Writing Lab

schlinkblog: More Long Reads from the C-Train: Excuse Us While...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:10:40 -0400

schlinkblog:

More Long Reads from the C-Train:

Excuse Us While We Kiss the Sky, by Matthew Power - An intimate ride-around with a group of badass urban explorers. Some interesting academic points about the way we think about space too.

Everybody Wants a Piece of Kimani Gray, by Nick Pinto with Ryan Devereaux - A primer on the protests in Brooklyn after the death of Kimani Gray from a solid reporter.

Me and You and Everyone We Know: The Many (Many, Many) Faces of Internet Multiples, by Jessica Roy - A quick dive in to the strange world of “multiples,” bodies who seem to have multiple people inside of them.

Why We Need a Web That Forgives and Forgets, by Chris R. Albon - This is a short opinion piece, but I find it’s argument interesting enough to include here. A continuation of my attempt to understand what Snapchat really means for the future of the Internet.

A Friendly Conversation with a Banker, by Mike Dang - If you’re curious about how a 28-year-old who makes $250K thinks about money.

“I Didn’t Know Exactly What Rape Was”, by Jenny Trout - In the wake of the Steubenville guilty verdicts, a writer shares her thoughts on rape. Is “no means no” failing us as a education tool?

We Do Abortions Here: A Nurse’s Story, by Sallie Tisdale - This one’s pretty intense, but if you want to know what it’s like to be a nurse who assists in abortions, this gets pretty specific.

When is a big boost, not a big boost?

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:57:00 -0400

When is a big boost, not a big boost?:

This story appeared in the news today. It forgets to mention one quite important thing. The question asked was: “Which Government do you think would be best at representing Scotland and Scottish interests in the European Union?”

Now the eagle eyed among you will note the use of the phrase Scotland and Scottish in the question. It invites whomever answers the survey to frame the question in Scottish terms, meaning the answer of ‘the Scottish Government of course!’ is not as amazing as it first appears.

Change the question to “you and your families interests”, “Britain and British Interests” or “Who would you prefer to represent you at European Union, Westminster or the Scottish Parliament” and results would differ radically for all three.

Now I don’t blame the SNP. All political parties, I mean all of them, do exactly this on a regular basis and examples from all the major political parties exists of this very phenomenon.

However. surely it is the job of press to ensure that when polls like this are reported that we explain their limitations?

newyorker: Cartoon by Emily Flake. For...

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 11:29:59 -0400

newyorker:

Cartoon by Emily Flake. For more: http://nyr.kr/Y27PW3

archimaps: Map of Constantinople in 1841

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 08:56:47 -0400

archimaps:

Map of Constantinople in 1841

wnyc: A tiny book from Argentina circa 1944 on How to build a...

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 07:51:58 -0400

wnyc:

A tiny book from Argentina circa 1944 on How to build a radio.

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alloutorg: Tumblr, we need you! A rogue Arizona State...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:41:22 -0400

alloutorg:

Tumblr, we need you! A rogue Arizona State representative, John Kavanagh, wants to pass a bill that would thow trans people in jail for using public restrooms. Anyone could be asked for I.D. to “prove” their gender, and if there’s a discrepancy they could face a fine or jailtime.

When asked why the bill targeted trans people, Kavanagh explained that it’s because he thinks “they’re weird.” Outrageous.

We can stop this bill by taking action at www.allout.org/arizona and spreading the word far and wide. Will you help?

archimaps: At the altar of the Georgenkirche, Berlin

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 10:49:20 -0400

archimaps:

At the altar of the Georgenkirche, Berlin

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Sun, 27 Jan 2013 07:41:56 -0500

obitoftheday: Obit of the Day: “Growing Up Black in Nazi...

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:57:30 -0500

obitoftheday:

Obit of the Day: “Growing Up Black in Nazi Germany”

Hans Massaquoi was very disappointed when his teacher told him that he could not join the Hitler Youth. Massaquoi’s friends had all joined and he was enthralled with the uniforms, the parades, the camp-outs. But Hans’ desire to join was trumped by the color of his skin.

Born in 1926, Mr. Massaquoi’s parents were a German nurse and the son of a Liberian diplomat. He would grow up in Hamburg as the Weimar Republic was collapsing and the the Third Reich was building up.

When he was in second grade, Mr. Massaquoi was so taken with the Nazi imagery that, at his request, his nanny sewed a swastika to his sweater. Although his mother removed it when he returned home from school, a picture had already been taken. (See above.)

Mr. Massaquoi’s family lived in Germany for the duration of the war. According to Mr. Massaquoi’s memoir, Destined to Witness, he theorized that there were so few blacks living in Germany that they were a low priority for extermination. Eventually he would move: first to his father’s home country of Liberia and later to Chicago.

In the United States, although trained in aviation mechanics, Mr. Massaquoi would become a writer for Jet magazine and eventual move to its sister publication, Ebony, where he became managing editor.

Mr. Massaquoi, who passed away on January 19, 2013 on his 87th birthday, was encouraged to write down the story of his unusual childhood by his friend and author of Roots, Alex Haley.

Sources: L.A. Times and Chicago Sun-Times

(Image is from Mr. Massaqoui’s collection and copyright of William Morrow Paperbacks via spiritosanto.wordpress.com)

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Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:41:51 -0500

kelseymotif: “Even bad coffee is better than no coffee at all.”...

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:48:31 -0500

kelseymotif:

“Even bad coffee is better than no coffee at all.”
― David Lynch

nevver: Toast

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:12:29 -0500

nevver:

Toast