May 2012
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A St Andrews conference on the Harry Potter series... →
“Children are not deceived by fairy-tales; they are often and gravely deceived by...”
– C. S. Lewis on fantasy vs. fact, a timeless and timely reminder of the role of critical thinking in making sense of the stories we’re told. (via explore-blog)
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“And yet the place establishes an interest in people’s hearts; go where...”
– Robert Louis Stevenson
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“I’d like to share with you some actual questions actual teenagers have actually...”
– John Green (x)
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“Rosenberg’s First Law of Reading: Never apologize for your reading tastes.”
– Betty Rosenberg, Genreflecting (via excessivebookshelf)
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John Green's tumblr: sonder →
dictionaryofobscuresorrows:
n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own—populated with their own ambitions, friends, routines, worries and inherited craziness—an epic story that continues invisibly around you like an anthill sprawling deep…
New favorite blog.
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I just read a really beautiful screenplay.
“The truth is that everything you do changes your brain. Everything. Every little...”
– Tom Stafford, writing about the anxiety surrounding brain attention spans in the age of the internet.
BBC Future - Does the internet rewire your brain?
(via jtotheizzoe)
Ten Question on Jane Austen →
theotherausten:
This Guardian article explores:
Who marries a man younger than herself?
Who says: ‘I hate money’?
What is Mrs Bennet’s Christian name?
Why is Mr Perry getting a carriage?
Who is wearing mourning?
Where does Wickham have a tryst with Georgiana Darcy?
Who marries for sex?
What does Captain Benwick say in Persuasion?
Who has the shortest successful courtship?
Which...
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Feeling the urge to waltz to sad Decemberists songs with someone in a public city park.
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Just saw The Avengers
Mostly loved it, though the part where they smashed Grand Central was VERY DISTRESSING.
Stop flying your gorram heroes through my train station, Joss.
Today I heard a waitress explain quesadillas to a table of Scottish women.
This happened twice.
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