December 2011
31 posts
“Drake…I mean Grace.”
– When Nikki called me Drake and changed my life forever. I dont know why this happened but it did. Is it because I’m “drinking every night because we drink to my accomplishments”? Is it because I am black and Jewish? Is it because I am a “down in the dumps canadian”?...
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Inside David Foster Wallace's Private Self-Help... →
Just spent three days reading this. Well worth it. If crying at work is cool, consider me Miles Davis.
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“We’ve changed the way we think of ourselves as citizens. We don’t...”
– David Foster Wallace in The Pale King
History Now →
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It's okay to be neither. →
on breaking gender stereotypes in the elementary school classroom.
laughingintheachievementgap:
Things I get:
this is important, this is necessary, this is scary and must be done
this woman is brave
Things I wonder:
what is the socioeconomic background of her students?
togetherforjacksoncountykids:
“It’s Okay to be Neither,” By Melissa Bollow Tempel
Alie arrived at our…
“Why is it so difficult for many white folks to understand that racism is...”
– -bell hooks (via cuntflavor)
Yes.
Someone else from this blog also wanted to re-blog this post and then couldnt really get past the fact that it was posted by cuntflavor….
“The first step towards reimagining a world gone terribly wrong would be to stop...”
WatchI want Robyn to perform at my bat mitzvah.
pitchfork:
Robyn’s backward somersault/floor hump (while wearing platform Timbs!) is one of several highlights from her performance of “Call Your Girlfriend” on last night’s “SNL”.
“Imagine a puddle waking up one morning and thinking, ‘This is an interesting...”
– Douglas Adams (via gaws)
Hey gramma I got you an ice cream cone!
Grandma: thank you! Well not really, because if it weren’t for me you wouldn’t be here.
So really you bought yourself an ice cream cone?
#shitmygrammasays #cantwaittobeold
