May 2012
9 posts
“All images are Rorschach tests.”
– Françoise Mouly, art editor of the New Yorker, on art, specifically the magazine’s covers, at last night’s event at Greenlight Bookstore. (via largeheartedboy)
“I have always, essentially, been waiting. Waiting to become something else,...”
– I have loved this quote so much since I first read it… as an almost-college graduate… overwhelmed by the multitude of unknowns that formed the broken path in front of me.
It’s been 3 years (oh!) since then and this never stops being important to remember. Thanks for the reminder, Mel. (via ktmel)
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imaginaryimageblog:
the photo has been ripped in half, but the hand around your mother’s waist looks suspiciously like it belongs to Kid Rock
“When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we...”
– Henri JM Nouwen (via myquotelibrary)
April 2012
15 posts
“A Kinkade painting was typically rendered in slightly surreal pastels. It...”
– Joan Didion on Thomas Kinkade
(via slowlyeden)
I love her.
“Being a geek is all about your own personal level of enthusiasm, not how your...”
– The Mary Sue defines what it means to be a geek, a beautiful definition that falls (un)surprisingly close to what it means to find purpose and do what you love.
(↬ It’s Okay To Be Smart)
“Mid-twenties are a strange time of life. You’re either the youngest or the...”
– Morgan
Preach.
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“Book covers have been in crisis for some time now,” he [Eric Himmel] told...”
– from Has Kindle Killed the Book Cover? by Betsy Morais, The Atlantic
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“Maybe I don’t like being different,” Meg said. “But I don’t want to be like...”
– A Wrinkle in Time (via unicornsareace)
This is one of those books that made me myself.
President Obama Gets Really Into Reading Where the... →
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On Instagram
austinkleon:
Making daily images — whether in a sketchbook or with an iPhone camera — makes people look closer at their worlds. And that’s a good thing.
Filters? Filters are great. If I want reality, I’ll go stand at the DMV.
The same people who complain about Instagram filters would tell Jimi Hendrix to get rid of his distortion pedals. “Keep it real, Jimi!”
More on Instagram →
March 2012
13 posts
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“The young need discipline and a full bookcase.”
– Vivienne Westwood (via curried-mango)
“Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity, and change.”
– Researcher-storyteller Brené Brown, author of The Gifts of Imperfection,at TED 2012. Get a taste for her fascinating work on vulnerability with her 2010 TEDxHouston talk. (via explore-blog)
“I’m a much riskier actor than I am a person. There’s this Flaubert quote that I...”
– Michelle Williams (If you’ve read Steal Like An Artist, you’ll recognize the Flaubert quote…)
February 2012
5 posts
4 tags
“It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral...”
– C.S. Lewis
“He ended his performance by back-flipping off the stage, though sadly not off...”
– Sasha Frere-Jones on Chris Brown’s Grammy performance (via drinkyourjuice)
January 2012
12 posts
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Megan Amram: Paula Deen’s Health Food Cookbook →
meganamram:
Recently, Paula Deen has admitted that she’s had Type II Diabetes for years. Accordingly, she’s putting out a cookbook of healthy food. Here are some excerpts!
FRUIT SALAD
INGREDIENTS:
1 lb. bag of Skittles
3 cups ranch dressing
DIRECTIONS:
Mix well. Serve room temperature.
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everyone: it's just a book
you: YOU KNOW NOTHING
