A virtual hoard of the shiny things I find on the internet.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
You know what? It’s true, actually. Most women aren’t funny. But that’s because most PEOPLE aren’t funny. Being funny is like any other artistic skill, but to wield it successfully requires outspokenness, unapologetic honesty, supreme self-assuredness, and an outright refusal to pander. And those aren’t exactly the traits we foster in our little girls.
Hey, Men, I’m Funnier Than You
READ THE WHOLE THING.
FEMALE SEXUALITY, WHETHER GOOD. BAD. WANTON. CHASTE. SOCIETAL. INDISCRIMINATE… IT DOES NOT BELONG TO MEN. YES, IT’S CLEARLY NOT SOMETHING TO BE BOUGHT OR SOLD, BUT LIKEWISE IT DOESN’T HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE FOUGHT OVER OR EVEN FEARED FOR. AND GOING DOWN ANY OF THESE PATHS ONLY COLLABORATES WITH THE HORRIBLE DICHOTOMY WE’VE CREATED:
WIFE/MISTRESS. MADONNA/WHORE. PICK YOUR CLASSIFICATION. THE INABILITY OF THE MALE MIND TO RECONCILE BETWEEN THE TWO IS PERHAPS FAR MORE DAMAGING THAN ANYTHING.
WE SHOULDN’T HAVE OWNERSHIP OF A WOMEN’S SEXUALITY IN ANY SENSE. IT ONLY BELONGS TO THE INDIVIDUAL, JUST AS EVERYTHING DOES. AND WE ALL JUST WANT TO BE ACCEPTED AND TO FEEL LIKE WE HAVE CONTROL.
TV Talk: MAD MEN 5.11 “The Other Woman” | Badass Digest
FilmCritHulk lays it down on this week’s Mad Men.
I just had the world’s stupidest “eating lunch at my desk” accident.
Suffice it to say, “Quinoa in the Keyboard” is the title of the debut EP of my next band.
Someday, when an intelligent, technologically-advanced race stumbles across our little blue-green planet and wonders whatever happened to those Earthlings, they’re going to discover that the plague that wiped out humanity originated from my office PC’s keyboard.
Sorry, humanity.
I’m the nerd who just bought this shirt.
The other [love] is an outpouring of everything good in you - of kindness, and consideration and respect - not only the social respect of manners but the greatest respect which is recognition of another person as unique and valuable. The first kind can make you sick and small and weak but the second can release in you strength, and courage and goodness and even wisdom you didn’t know you had…. It sometimes happens that what you feel inside is not returned for one reason or another - but that does not make your feeling less valuable and good.
John Steinbeck to His Son Thom
Louise Brealey calls this Steinbeck’s advice to the Molly Hoopers of the world. Which explains both why I am so fond of Molly Hooper AND of Louise Brealey.
Seems about right, perhaps ‘Britain’ in place of ‘England’ as not to forget the Scots, Irish and of course the Welsh.
So totally using this on my next trip to London.
Dear proprietors of the BBQ joint we passed on our way to dinner tonight:
The name of your restaurant makes me uneasy. “Ribs-n-Things” shows an alarming lack of specificity in describing what you serve.
(via Jee Le - DC Show 2012 :: E_Hansen_Photography55.jpg image by Dhoonya - Photobucket)
LOOK AT MY FAAAAAACE.
