May 2013
“ There will be several days that you daydream about stepping in front of a city...”
– (via au-urora)
Obit of the Day: Thoughts on the Yahoo! Thing →
edwardspoonhands:
First, I love Tumblr and want to keep loving it. And yes, it is immediately terrifying to hear that Yahoo (which, from a lot of our perspectives, is a laughably backwards and culturally irrelevant company) is going to own Tumblr. I sympathize.
But there are a number of…
'Scuse me while I kiss the sky: pocproblems:... →
pocproblems:
moje-zeme-moje-hrdost:
“i really hate white people, white people contribute nothing to society and they’re stupid”
said in a language and alphabet invented by white people
white wearing clothes made by white people
on a machine that was invented by white people
…
“How far have you walked for men who’ve never held your feet in their laps?”
– Warsan Shire (via thatkindofwoman)
bad-wolf-of-baskerville:
authocracy:
kingcheddarxvii:
do you think God ever gets sad like “what do you mean you don’t love yourself i worked so hard on you….”
…why is this so uplifting
I’m not even religious and this makes me smile.
americastestkitchen:
How to Eat Dessert in Space: You might remember the Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield from a previous sifter about whether food tastes the same in space as it does on earth. Well, the gastronaut is back, this time with a video about how to eat dessert in space. Hadfield tackles a piece of chocolate cake and a cup of coffee, except instead of a piece of cake, it’s a pouch of...
April 2013
powertotheyankinpussy:
Praying for those in Boston today. For those in Iraq where 20 bombs were set off today. Praying for the 29 that were killed in Somalia because of a bomb set off yesterday. Praying for the thousands of innocent victims of U.S. drones in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia. Praying for everyone. Praying for this whole world. Because every life matters and because they are...
hershpa:
you know what’s not fair
normally when people get debilitating stomach cramps and fevers, they stay home from work or school for a day or two
but then you get your period and you’re expected to pOWER THROUGH IT LIKE A WOMAN AND GET SHIT DONE ANYWAY BECAUSE YOU’RE NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE OFF EVERY MONTH EVEN AS THE FLESH IS TORN FROM YOUR UTERUS AND PURGED IN RIVERS OF BLOOD FROM YOUR...
March 2013
NYT: How Beer Gave Us Civilization
cheesenotes:
In the New York Times, Jeffrey P. Kahn, a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, looks at the origins of beer, and the roll fermented beverages may have played in “civilizing” us:
Five core social instincts, I have argued, gave structure and strength to our primeval herds. They kept us safely codependent with our fellow clan members,...
Foodie dating site seeks to make culinary love... →
cookingcaveman:
Check out this great Canadian Press article about SamePlate.com!
what a wonderful idea!
February 2013
Love letter to Filipinos | Inquirer Opinion →
pinoytumblr:
By David H. Harwell Philippine Daily Inquirer 11:39 pm | Sunday, February 17th, 2013
I am writing to thank Filipinos for the way you have treated me here, and to pass on a lesson I learned from observing the differences between your culture and mine over the years.
I am an expatriate worker. I refer to myself as an OAW, an overseas American worker, as a bad joke. The work I do...
January 2013
