July 2012
“If you can’t laugh together in bed, the chances are you are incompatible,...”
– Richard Burton (via albinwonderland)
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“Honestly, I felt that the inclusion was the perfect nod to the Doctor. Those who...”
– A really nice comment on this article mentioning the TARDIS noise during the Olympic Opening Ceremonies (via notdoingmywork)
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socialjusticesextips:
Whenever you see a slut-shamer, after demolishing their arguments, remind them that you’re having sex and they’re not.
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Finished the book. And…I get it.
I mean, as literature it’s appalling, but very entertaining nevertheless. Its success can basically be chalked up to the fact that the general reading public suddenly became aware of fanfiction, the kind I’d been reading for ages.
Read it, but keep in mind that it will be most…effective…if you have a partner willing to help you...
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“The existence of good bad literature — the fact that one can be amused or...”
– George Orwell on “good bad books.” See also: Orwell on why write. (via explore-blog)
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E.L. James really enjoys overusing adjectives, one after another. This is my foremost complaint so far, though I have several.
Still.
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The NHS/Children’s literature segment. My heart.
“You people talk about the living and the dead as if they were two mutually...”
– Neil Gaiman, American Gods
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“Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice...”
– Rev. Pat Robertson (via grrrlstudies)
“One of the worst ways to stop someone from telling sexist jokes is to tell him...”
– If This Isn’t From a Book, It Should Be (via gaircyrch)
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Best-Ever Teen Novels? Vote For Your Favorites →
My boss and I debated about this today instead of doing work. The inherent problem is that you are only allowed to chose ten!
“I think that a sixteen-year-old who has had comprehensive sex education and...”
– Jessica Valenti (via albinwonderland)
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“One day I decided that I was beautiful, and so I carried out my life as if I was...”
– Gabourey Sidibe (via musingsinfemininity)
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“Why do you trust me? What have I ever done to deserve that?”
– Steven Moffat (joking) when Chris Hardwick reminds him that we fans trust him with our hearts. (via doctorwho)
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I’m rereading Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride which, apart from the hilarious title, is a really really well done modern teen fantasy. It’s scary, snarky, and entirely believable, a quality that so few YA fantasies have nowadays. The sequel, Necromancing the Stone, is coming out in September. Read them both.
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“You will fall in love with sweat, certain perfumes, the smell of the season in...”
– -Ryan O’Connell
The People You Will Fall In Love With In Your 20s
(via lifesappetites)
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“It’s like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always....”
– The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss (via hygm-thesunandthemoon)
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