January 2012
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What do you get for the man who has everything?
There are standard “man gifts” — watch, wallet, electronics, electronics accessories… but what if he has all that stuff, and his birthday is coming, and he just bought himself an iPad cover and you had already purchased a very nice one for him? What is a girl to do?
December 2011
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“Wenn man eine Idee in ein Bild übersetzt, wird entweder das Bild schief oder die...”
– Heiner Müller, on politics and art. “Gesammelte Irrtümer” (1986)
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On beautiful women, and women feeling beautiful →
Especially at this time of year, when everyone is plumping up on baked goods, fatty fireside drinks and extra time spent inside and away from the cold, it’s not a bad idea to put our body image ideals in check.
The awkward moment when the music in Rick Perry's...
paperholly:
And Jewish!
November 2011
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“The things you own end up owning you.”
– A Black Friday reminder from Tyler Durden (via thegreg)
Here, here!
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“You probably heard they had a midnight raid and the cops went down and cleaned...”
– David Letterman (via kateoplis)
Hah, this is actually pretty good.
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Another good read -- on faith in a generation lost →
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Interesting article on Christians' changing views... →
I may not consider myself Christian, but I consider this article a worthwhile read. I think it says something about American’s (slowly) changing sexual mores.
Making connections
shitmystudentswrite:
If slavery wasn’t abolished women wouldn’t be able to vote, we wouldn’t have things such as the refrigerator, and women wouldn’t be able to work.
October 2011
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August 2011
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A real, lasting friend
is the one who martyrs her mechanical pencils throughout middle school to pick herbs out of your teeth every time you eat a calzone. Years later, she’ll remind you of this, laughing — because you’re still friends 13 years later.
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“You must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame;
how could you become new...”
– Friedrich Nietzsche (Thus Spoke Zarathustra) (via somevelvetmornings, sex-death-rebirth) (via bienenkiste)
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Pop disappointments
This is a trivial matter, but they have their places in the world.
I just watched Lady Gaga’s new video for her single, “Yoü and I”.
I’ll start by saying that the use of umlaut in any language in which the diacritic mark is not at home drives me nuts. American musicians, take note.
Lady Gaga’s new album — particularly the music — does not cease to...
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I just realized my blog doesn't accept cyrillic...
This angers me. I’m more interested in going to bed, however, than in fixing the problem — so I will just let my French-infused Russian thoughts smolder into the night.
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