February 2012
13 posts
super sad true stories
Yesterday, I told myself I was going to go to the gym, so of course instead I went to the IFC to watch the Oscar-nominated short docs, which is the the discomfort equivalent of maybe 17 consecutive hours on the treadmill? 117? Somewhere between 17 and 117 hours on the treadmill. We start off with pictures of Iraqi civillians blown to pieces by US helicopters! So many high-res pictures of legs and...
How Target knows you're pregnant. →
pompadoursandpincurls:
the-womanifesto:
Target is using some data analysis linked with whatever information they have on you that they take at check out (like email or credit card number) to figure out if you are pregnant. They can even determine how far along you are. What they do with this information of course is start sending you coupons for baby items. And they’re sneaky about it too. At...
Viola Davis to Tavis Smiley: ‘That Mindset You... →
milkeemountainmama:
in the middle of watching this—tavis smiley—shut the defensive fuck up. you trying to “respectfully” tell off two black women and when they stand up to you, your all “I think you need to sit with your strong indictment!!”
go fuck urself.
viola davis has the most fucking lovely leg i’ve ever seen and FUCK YES. BLACK WOMEN HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK AS ARTISTS AND AS...
behind the times
sad thing about not being on the internet is that when you do find wonderful internet things (often via EMAIL (which is only for VERY OLD PEOPLE)), it’s way too late to pass it on! i watched that kristen bell sloth video and of course loved it so much and made a mental note to pass it on to +J and then found out that it was on her tumblr (and the daily what) A WEEK AGO. i have to accept that...
January 2012
2 posts
more like course DEvaluations
Roomie: Does this make sense: "I didn't learn anything in this class that I couldn't already Google"?
Me: hahahahahaha buuuurn!
Me: also, props to Google.
December 2011
1 post
Eddie Murphy to Play Marion Barry in HBO Biopic... →
in the words of Jay-Z, what more can i say?
November 2011
9 posts
i am SO FUCKING ANNOYED BY NEAL DEGRASSE TYSON!! i...
let us pass the hat so that keyholez may have a...
keyholez:
Remember, even in the financial sector there are haves and have-nots. A few of my dear colleagues, who specialize in biotech stocks, have had two positions double in price overnight in the last two days — one a day.
I, meanwhile, have torn holes in the elbows of two shirts — one a day.
“Despite the rumbling buzz surrounding this comic who has refined his skills for...”
– an NYTimes article about Hannibal Buress by some dumbass reviewer dude who, judging by his use of the phrase “mainstream press,” is really fucking old. he also says comedy doesn’t get enough respect/attention. apparently he thinks the job of a reviewer is to make the famous into...
grad school
Kaya: alright
i'm gonna go shower and then wander through a thicket of marx
me: don't cut yourself on the brambles!
October 2011
6 posts
“DETROIT — Angry Detroit protesters defied police and stalled international trade...”
– Detroit protesters block trucks on bridge
Tears all over the fucking place. HELL FUCKING YES. no coherent words right now, but this is big. This is SO big.
(via midwestmountainmama)
YES!
(via so-treu)
wait, i’m confused. because detroit is supposed to be super shitty but this is super...
Having the the "Talk"
droppingthefbomb:
I am not talking about the birds and the bees. I am talking about the talk that Black mums have to have with their sons. My brother turned 13 last month and my mum had to have the talk with him
When the police are trying to stop you
Don’t make any sudden movements.
Don’t reach into your bag
Don’t reach into your pocket
This is to prevent you from being shot
When the...
“I’m not sure if I believe in a You anymore, but when I wrote this, I did.”
– Marie Howe, in an interview with Terry Gross (via thememecurator)
I obviously first read this as “I’m not sure I believe in you anymore” and thought this lady was saying this about Terry Gross. I was so ready to google the hell outta this lady. I do love Terry Gross but I would...
jhameia:
delalyra:
liquornspice:
jhameia:
[Image: Two screencaps of the New York Times, side by side, displaying the slight changes to the news that occurred over 20 minutes.
At 6.59PM ET:
Headline: Protestors Arrested on Brooklyn Bridge
Text highlighted: After allowing them onto the bridge, the police cut off and arrested dozens of Occupy Wall Street demonstrators.
At 7.19PM ET:
...
September 2011
1 post
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August 2011
3 posts
2 tags
July 2011
9 posts
Would Your Dog Eat Your Dead Body? Absolutely. →
and you don’t even have to be dead. they just start working on the toes and see if you react and then it’s downhill/upbody from there.
does anyone else think it’s weird that rose byrne looks like a slightly older ellen page and on damages she plays a character named ellen? doesn’t imdb have a fun facts section where this should be mentioned?
June 2011
18 posts
HBO Teams With John Krasinski & Aaron Sorkin For... →
popculturebrain:
Based on the book Life At The Marmont by former Chateau Marmont co-owner Raymond R. Sarlot and Fred Basten, Sorkin will write and coproduce the miniseries with Krasinski (who will likely co-star).
i’m not sure how to feel! it’s a little painful when krasinski tries to play parts that aren’t jim. whatever, let’s watch it.