Jan. 25, 2013 at 10:50pm with 542 notes
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teaim:

paleoillustration:“Evolution of Type, Fig. 1-6” by Andreas Scheiger.
See previous post for more Paleo Typography.

10:47pm with 43,196 notes
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hexybellerachel:

transatlanticwanker:

Since moving to America I’ve found that apparently very few Americans know all this. So I spent six hours designing a fancy photoset to explain it all. Naturally.

EDUCATIONAL.

Jan. 20, 2013 at 11:45am with 3 notes
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11:44am with 2,191 notes
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nevver:

Lost in the post, Twin Peaks

11:40am with 116,358 notes
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killsmedead: lizznotliz: gigidowns | courtenaybird: The Get More Out of Google Infographic Summarizes Online Research Tricks for Students I consistently forget these tricks. Now I have a visual. Thanks, Internet. I wish I’d known this in undergrad. Sending this to my coworkers on Monday.

killsmedead:

lizznotliz:

gigidowns | courtenaybird:

The Get More Out of Google Infographic Summarizes Online Research Tricks for Students

I consistently forget these tricks. Now I have a visual. Thanks, Internet.

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I wish I’d known this in undergrad.

Sending this to my coworkers on Monday.

Dec. 26, 2012 at 5:37pm
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AIDS silenced the arts. Newsweek’s film critic recalls the toughest story of his career.
— David Ansen Recalls When AIDS Silenced the Arts - Newsweek and The Daily Beast by David Ansen
Dec. 21, 2012 at 10:36pm with 305 notes
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ilovereadingandwriting: finishing my book (via Writing)

ilovereadingandwriting:

finishing my book (via Writing)

Dec. 8, 2012 at 9:03am with 983 notes
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Looper: Our screenplay.

loopermovie:

Our screenplay is now available as a free download.

This is not a “shooting script” conformed to the final picture, it’s actually the final draft of the script we went into production with, and differs from the final film in many respects, which are hopefully more interesting than annoying.

A…

Nov. 10, 2012 at 8:45pm
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The truth about a person doesn’t have to be described in facts … .
— Sofie Gråbøl, The Killing 2: Sofie Gråbøl answers your questions | Television & radio | guardian.co.uk
Nov. 4, 2012 at 12:37pm with 4 notes
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Having hallucinations is a fearful secret for many people — millions of people — never to be mentioned, hardly to be acknowledged to oneself, and yet far from uncommon. The vast majority are benign — and, indeed, in many circumstances, perfectly normal.
— Oliver Sacks: Seeing Things? Hearing Things? Many of Us Do - NYTimes.com
12:13pm with 4 notes
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this rare and serious writer, who spoke for those who remain vexed by what it means to live a meaningful life amid so much plenty and noise.
— David Foster Wallace: Infinite struggle | The Economist
Nov. 3, 2012 at 5:49pm with 1 note
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In Britain, a degree in English was exclusively academic. The pre-Plath generation of British students had studied the old dead men and, marvellous as they were/are, they were a scold’s bridle on any idea that women too could be poets. In speaking when she did, Plath fired the wild hearts of the last silenced generation of poets in Britain. We all began to speak in our own way, because suddenly someone was listening.
— Gillian Clarke on Sylvia Plath’s poetry, Choosing Sylvia Plath’s poems | Books | The Guardian
Oct. 25, 2012 at 10:49am
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(via Lana Wachowski Reveals Suicide Plan, Painful Past in Emotional Speech (Exclusive Video) - Hollywood Reporter)

Oct. 23, 2012 at 9:47pm
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This is not just a bit of confirmation for stereotypes about sex-hungry males and naïve females; it is direct proof that two people can experience the exact same relationship in radically different ways.
— Adrian F. Ward, Men and Women Can’t Be “Just Friends”: Scientific American
3:28pm with 12 notes
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love “becomes all about choice — choosing to love someone, choosing not to cheat on them. It becomes this long series of choices, and that’s actually where your mettle as a person is tested.
— Zoe Kazan, ‘Ruby Sparks,’ With Zoe Kazan and Paul Dano - NYTimes.com