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"Don’t copy that pole vault! According to the London 2012 Olympic “conditions for ticket holders,”..."

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:45:42 -0400

“Don’t copy that pole vault! According to the London 2012 Olympic “conditions for ticket holders,” you are not allowed to take pictures or video of the events nor are you allowed to “exploit” any video on social networks.”

- London Olympics To Visitors: Don’t Share What You See | TechCrunch

Ugh!!! Totally disagree with the London 2012 stance on sharing images & video.
(via ideasatrandom)

afterellen: And in the reeeeeally not helping category, Fox...

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:45:40 -0400

afterellen:

And in the reeeeeally not helping category, Fox News thingbot Monica Crowley made a heelarious joke about Sandra Fluke’s announced engagement.

Get it? Well, no, I don’t either. Mostly because it’s not funny and Fox News was busy calling Fluke an overenthusiastic heterosexual just ten minutes ago. But I guess women who have strong opinions must be gay, and as we all know, there is something inherently hilarious about and wrong with that. - Ali Davis

Feminist Friday: Tennessee How Crazy We Can Get

Audio

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:45:36 -0400

nedhepburn: shortformblog: slacktory: Text Based Tumblr is...

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:45:33 -0400

nedhepburn:

shortformblog:

slacktory:

Text Based Tumblr is exactly what you think it is.

Which is awesome, of course.

They’ve cracked the code.

thenearsightedmonkey: Students in Lynda Barry’s “What It Is”...

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:45:13 -0400

thenearsightedmonkey:

Students in Lynda Barry’s “What It Is” class at the University of Wisconsin-Madison working on their final project: a hand-made book that has both written and visual images.

These photos were taken on April 26, 2012 by Angela Richardson

mills: Park Benches - Love is Everywhere [Couple flirting on a...

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:45:10 -0400

mills:

Park Benches - Love is Everywhere [Couple flirting on a fire escape], 1946, by Stanley Kubrick. More can be seen at the Museum of the City of New York. He took an astonishing number of perfect photographs.

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Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:44:59 -0400

thenearsightedmonkey: Students in Lynda Barry’s “What It Is”...

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:44:55 -0400

thenearsightedmonkey:

Students in Lynda Barry’s “What It Is” class at the University of Wisconsin-Madison working on their final project: a hand-made book that has both written and visual images.

These photos were taken on April 26, 2012 by Angela Richardson

chels: markcoatney: think-progress: nilesarthur: humanscaleci...

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:44:50 -0400

chels:

markcoatney:

think-progress:

nilesarthur:

humanscalecities:

Garbology

Our Dirty Love Affair With Trash

This dude was great on Fresh Air.

Checked it out on Fresh Air last night and learned this crazy fact about how much we waste: The amount of plastic in the ocean (in pieces small enough to enter the food chain) is equivalent to the weight of 40 aircraft carriers.

My fun fact: the combined area of all the five garbage patches in the world’s oceans (North and South Pacific, North and South Atlantic, Indian) is greater than the total land area in the world.

That fun fact is horrific. Not fun, Coatney. NOT FUN.

theatlantic: Currently distracting everyone at The Atlantic.

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:44:26 -0400

theatlantic:

Currently distracting everyone at The Atlantic.

nedhepburn: Historic Photos From the NYC Municipal Archives .

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:44:21 -0400

nedhepburn:

Historic Photos From the NYC Municipal Archives .

buzz: Stanley Kubrick photographing show girl Rosemary Williams...

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:44:17 -0400

buzz:

Stanley Kubrick photographing show girl Rosemary Williams (via Mills Baker)

The Museum of the City of New York has a pretty amazing collection of Stanley Kubrick’s photos of New York City.

Ned Hepburn: the thing about Girls.

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:44:12 -0400

Ned Hepburn: the thing about Girls. :

nedhepburn:

(the show)

Girls is a good show. Let’s get that out of the way – there are some terrible shows on television and this is not one of them.

That said, the problem lies not in the show, but in the expectations of the audience.

One of my favorite quotes, and I totally forgot where I heard it, is…

I'm A PFLAG Mom: April 27, 1953: For LGBT Americans, a Day That Lives in Infamy

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:44:08 -0400

I'm A PFLAG Mom: April 27, 1953: For LGBT Americans, a Day That Lives in Infamy:

On the morning of April 27, 1953, President Dwight D. Eisenhower declared war on homosexuals.

In one of his first official acts after taking office, Eisenhower issued Executive Order 10450, which banned gay men and lesbians from working for any agency of the federal government.

But that wasn’t…

nedhepburn: I’m in Bryan, Ohio right now. I wonder if there’s a...

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:44:05 -0400

nedhepburn:

I’m in Bryan, Ohio right now. I wonder if there’s a town called Kevin.

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Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:44:00 -0400

afterellen: You know what’s funny? I don’t actually think...

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:43:59 -0400

afterellen:

You know what’s funny? I don’t actually think about her being either gay or straight. She’s just a sexual being. That’s so funny, I don’t really think of her as different. This is who she is as a woman and this is what she does, what she likes, who she likes. I don’t think of her differently.

Jill Flint talks about last week’s hot scene on “The Good Wife” and why Kalinda and Lana are so attracted to each other

afterellen: Cat has got a bee in her bonnet about Frankie...

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:43:54 -0400

afterellen:

Cat has got a bee in her bonnet about Frankie seeing Sadie, but Frankie says her heart doth only lie with her; she will wait for her and not get jiggy with any others. - Sarah and Lee

You will not want to read this Lip Service recap if you are wary of any kind of huge, gigantic, maddening spoilers.

Once a Daughter, Now a Son: The Mother of a Transgender Child Shares Her Emotional Transition

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:43:53 -0400

Once a Daughter, Now a Son: The Mother of a Transgender Child Shares Her Emotional Transition

afterellen: The moment of death is ecstatic! It’s the most...

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:43:52 -0400

afterellen:

The moment of death is ecstatic! It’s the most joyful sensation. You’re being born into a new existence.

Says the lesbian vampire.