December 2011
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“On the face of it, the engagement ring’s origins as a financial commitment...”
– Engagement rings: good or bad? - Slate Magazine
Exactly.
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“In 1919, De Beers experienced a drop in diamond sales that lasted for two...”
– “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Worst Friend” by Meghan O’Rourke
[For an interesting demonstration of cultural production, please see the DeBeer’s Website for their version of the history of the engagement ring.]
(via newwavefeminism)
Fuck diamonds. Seriously.
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I hate engagement rings. I...
“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope...”
– Neil Gaiman.
Dream dangerously, everyone.
(via boxofoctaves)
John Hodgman: Aliens, love -- where are they? |... →
This is one of my favorite Ted Talks and one of the most romantic/geek things I’ve heard. I just love it.
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If every family reused the wrapping from 3 gifts,... →
motherjones:
Stat of the day. (More where that came from here.)
Merry Christmas and a Happy Boxing Day Eve, Tumblr.
This is why I only used paper bags, newspaper, and fabric. Also, because I’m pushy and pretentious!
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I'm pro-choice because I understand that I don't...
Yuuuup
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“SALT LAKE CITY—With a recent Gallup poll indicating only 2 percent of his party...”
– Huntsman Quietly Relieved To Be Polling Poorly Among GOP Voters | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
Too true
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lowendtheory:
Christopher Hitchens was an Islamophobic ass who learned expertly to use his white privilege and British accent to shimmy his way into literary prominence and journalistic notoriety without really trying much at all. Wishing death, as I do, on no one, I feel it important nevertheless to disclose that I am failing to experience even the slightest pang of sadness in the wake of the...
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Watchthedailywhat:
Rob Lowe’s Magnum Opus of the Day: Try as you might, you will be hard-pressed to find a single thing capable of being touched in the Lifetime promo for Drew Peterson: Untouchable starring Rob Lowe’s porn-stache as murder suspect Drew Peterson.
You might think to yourself, “oh, I could definitely touch this promo if I wanted to,” but you would be sorely mistaken. Go on. Try to...
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“Truth has to be given in riddles. People can’t take truth if it comes charging...”
– —Chaim Potok, from The Gift of Asher Lev
Thanks for reminding me of this mind-enlivening piece of art.
~reblogged by Trent Gilliss, senior editor
(via beingblog)
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“But as an American, I think it is important for my president not to turn to...”
– Obama’s woman problem - Salon.com
I am literally so angry i can’t read anymore. Why does Obama make it so hard for me to support him or even want to?
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Every Republican politician (and perhaps every...
stfuconservatives:
Rich
White
Bigoted
Think about everyone you know, politicians and regular people included… it’s like I’ve unlocked some sort of secret code.
-Joe
This is the post that made me stop following you. I don’t really like the STFU thing, in general, because the problem is not that there is to much talking right now. The problem is that there is too little discussion and...
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“I mean that’s why people respect Hilary Clinton so much, because nobody takes a...”
– Leslie Knope (via likeyoubutmoreawesome)
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Kurt Vonnegut Help Line
Sometimes when I’m feeling alone and sad and small, all I want is to be able to pick up the phone and have someone tell me a story. A story that will make me feel cozy and childlike, as if I’m five and wrapped in my mother’s arms. I don’t want to know this person or give my name. I want my weakness anonymous and my vulnerability secret. As Vonnegut so nicely put...
My Three-Month Facebook Dialogue With A Scammer... →
Priceless
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youngmonsters asked: Thanks for reblogging my 'Peaks and Recreation' video! I am glad you like it!
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evanfleischer:
My friend Charlie mashes up Twin Peaks with Parks and Recreation.
WHO KILLED LITTLE SEBASTIAN??
Posting this is why MoJo is one of the best tumblrs of the year, amirite ladies?
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thebluthcompany:
yestostayinginmore:
Liking Arrested Development does not make you special.
You’re not an intellectual just because you watched all three seasons.
If that’s a veiled criticism about me, I won’t hear it and I won’t respond to it
Not liking Arrested Development does not make you special, it just means you have bad taste.
You’re not an intellectual just because you...
So if I don't feel better tomorrow, I think I have...
I’ve just been feeling gross since Friday night. Am I being a hypochondriac or am I not being cautious enough?
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“If you’re gonna have pizza with someone else, what do you have to do? You gotta...”
– NY Times: Teaching Good Sex
okay best metaphor
(via leraje)
And you know what? Some people like to share pizza, and some people eat it with just one person, it’s their own special ritual for no one else, or they eat it alone. Some people don’t like pizza and that’s fine too; they’re not somehow...
A woman in NY has been charged with self-abortion →
keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus:
unknowablewoman:
stfuconservatives:
The police said Thursday that they had charged Yaribely Almonte, 20, who had lived in the building, with self-abortion in the first degree, a misdemeanor charge that has been used only a few times in New York State. Although it was unclear how old the fetus was, the charge applies when the abortion occurs after 24 weeks of...