Headphones Not Required: Archive

“How did a film like this—where gender roles are uprooted, reality television...”

– The Hunger Games (2012) - a bright wall in a dark room. Well-blogged, Michelle. Well-blogged. (via lizlet)

Mar 31st

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“The proper response to someone who says they like comics and has only read Scott...”

– On the “Fake” Geek Girl | The Mary Sue (via meganwest)

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Mar 23rd

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“The Muppets don’t get laughs at other people’s expense. It’s part of what I...”

– Jason Segel, on what makes the Muppets special (via nprfreshair)

Mar 23rd

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“[Tumblr] may lack to scholarly direction of the commonplace book, but there’s...”

– This essay is so all over the map it needs a whole atlas, but there’s some interesting thoughts here: (The Millions : Tumblr as a Commonplace Book) I feel like this is the time to mention FUCK YEAH GIF SET STORIES!* This is a backdoor pilot, I’m not really talking about it yet, waiting to...

Mar 23rd

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Mar 22nd

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Mohandas Gandhi: A year later, Libya is still a... →

jasencomstock: theweekmagazine: Columnist Daniel Larison writes: One year after the U.S., Britain, and France began their war in Libya, the harmful consequences of Western intervention are readily apparent. The internal disorder and regional instability that the West’s assault…

Mar 22nd

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Mar 22nd

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“Under what rational interpretation of self-defense could Zimmerman’s actions...”

– Tim Wise (via azspot)

Mar 22nd

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Mar 22nd

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“‎”I mean, it was only two weeks ago when almost every white person I knew was...”

– Michael Skolnik. (via goodgood)

Mar 21st

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Rights and Humanity: Headlines: March 21, 2012 →

rightsandhumanity: News: Kony2012 funds would be best spent on former child soldiers, says UN official Sahel food crisis: Chadian women describe the hardships they face - audio slideshow Salvadoran news website threatened for its reporting Bahrain’s king pledges to press on with reforms Bloomberg… Some good reads here. Check it out.

Mar 21st

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Kara – A Short Story by Quantic Dream « Here's... →

spytap: So what you’re about to see is a short story about the future – in so many different ways; the future of storytelling, the future of gaming, the future of machines, and even – potentially – the future of humanity. From this week’s post.

Mar 21st

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“The decline of creativity is what psychologists refer to as ‘inculturation.’...”

– Jonah Lehrer on aging and creativity. (via nprfreshair)

Mar 21st

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“Everybody knows, academically, that we are all stuck in our silos. But in...”

– Milenko Matanovic (PopTech 2011) on how to collaborate more effectivelyr (via poptech)

Mar 21st

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“As a Sudanese, I am concerned not because I would like foreigners to stay out of...”

– Sudanese writer Nesrine Malik explains why George Clooney isn’t helping Sudan (via guardiancomment) Relevant to most politics, but especially the politics of humanitarianism. Simple sells, but it’s not simple at all.

Mar 19th

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