May 2012
3 posts
“My generation probably owes yours an apology. Because, hey, we definitely...”
– David Simon, Georgetown commencement address (via maxistentialist)
April 2012
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March 2012
6 posts
No one asked their names. →
soupsoup:
mehreenkasana:
In the days following the rogue US soldier’s shooting spree in Kandahar, most of the media, us included, focused on the “backlash” and how it might further strain the relations with the US.
Many mainstream media outlets channelled a significant amount of energy into uncovering the slightest detail about the accused soldier – now identified as Staff Sergeant Robert...
February 2012
3 posts
“Nobody had talked about income inequality in America for decades – apart from...”
– Bruce Springsteen (via soupsoup)
January 2012
6 posts
December 2011
11 posts
November 2011
7 posts
WatchI am often humbled by reading Lynda Barry. But seeing tears in her eyes at news of Bil Keane (of Family Circus) is about all I can take.
thenearsightedmonkey:
I was a kid growing up in a troubled household. We didn’t have books in the house but we did have the daily paper and I remember picking out Family Circus before I could really read.
There was something about the life on the other side...
Letha Rodman Melchior and Dan Melchior need your...
Many of you know or know of my friends, musicians and artists Dan Melchior and Letha Rodman Melchior. Letha has been going through treatments and surgeries for a year now related to a cancer diagnosis. Starting next month, her insurance will be reduced, and they’ll have to meet a $5000 deductible for future treatments, which she expects to have. Please consider reading her honest and...
October 2011
8 posts
Melissa Gira Grant: sippor: Sarah Pinder and I are... →
sippor:
Sarah Pinder and I are putting together a zine!
Call for Submissions: Penpal Adventures! A Curated Zine on the Experiences of Girls as Penpals
Were you a pre-teen or teen girl in the late 80s and early 90s? Do you remember penpal ads and slambooks? Did you collect stationery,…
September 2011
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