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"The best thing you can possibly do with your life is to tackle the motherfucking shit out of love."

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:41:36 -0500

“The best thing you can possibly do with your life is to tackle the motherfucking shit out of love.”

- Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar

by Cheryl Strayed

(via Findings.com)

mattyrab: Historical moments in shade throwing, Inauguration...

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:23:12 -0500

mattyrab:

Historical moments in shade throwing, Inauguration Edition 2013. Keep your eyes on FLOTUS’ reaction to what Boehner said to her and POTUS.

My Queen.

swallowvalleymall: satontheshoreline: Homeland Vintage Jazz...

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:56:44 -0500

swallowvalleymall:

satontheshoreline:

Homeland Vintage Jazz Record Covers by Mattson Creative

These are amazing.

Marion Cotillard for Dior Mag F/W 12/13, Photographed by Jean...

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:56:49 -0400

Marion Cotillard for Dior Mag F/W 12/13, Photographed by Jean Baptiste Mondino

tatichanelle: For my bubby,Share it maybe Miss you boo!

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:08:59 -0400

tatichanelle:

For my bubby,
Share it maybe

Miss you boo!

panasonicyouth: just wow. what a fantastic metaphor.

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 22:47:10 -0400

panasonicyouth:

just

wow. what a fantastic metaphor.

charmaineolivia: Limited Edition prints are now available in my...

Sun, 05 Aug 2012 22:21:31 -0400

charmaineolivia:

Limited Edition prints are now available in my shop!

You can find it here: http://www.charmaineoliviashop.com

charmaineolivia:

Learning to See

I haven’t had any formal training in painting, and I’ve usually been content to use experimentation as my teacher, but lately I’ve been really hungry to learn and challenge myself as an artist. I’ve been reading through Betty Edwards’ book Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain and I think she is a fantastic teacher. This painting is a result of me putting to use some of the principles I’ve been learning. The main being learning how to see properly/differently. Creating art can definitely be a mental/emotional battle and this piece was definitely a challenge, but also totally exciting. The result I think is a piece that is totally different than my past works. Not just in the colors, but the movement, form & spirit. This piece has now become very significant and special to me. Oh and I painted it upside-down.

A Limited Edition print run will be available in my shop on Tuesday, July 24th starting at 9:00am PST. http://CharmaineOliviaShop.com

ninakix: explore-blog: Gold. Susan Sontag’s most poignant...

Sun, 05 Aug 2012 22:19:10 -0400

ninakix:

explore-blog:

Gold. Susan Sontag’s most poignant meditations on love, in diary excerpts hand-lettered and illustrated by artist Wendy MacNaughton.

Totally in love with this: “One can never ask anyone to change a feeling.”

“The apparent reason behind these cold-blooded, shameless...

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:56:00 -0500

“The apparent reason behind these cold-blooded, shameless murders was that the four completely innocent victims offended your twisted notion of honour, a notion of honour that is founded upon the domination and control of women, a sick notion of honour that has absolutely no place in any civilized society.”

Shafia trial verdict: No honour in ‘cold-blooded, shameless murders’: Christie Blatchford | Full Comment | National Post

Florence + the Machine, Only If For a Night via sherry

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:50:32 -0500

Florence + the Machine, Only If For a Night

via sherry

soupsoup: Afghanistan – touch down in flight from Augustin...

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:03:27 -0500

soupsoup:

Afghanistan – touch down in flight from Augustin Pictures on Vimeo.

As each of us has his own impression of Afghanistan that is predominantly marked with pictures of foreign forces, explosions and terror, we were privileged to have access to capture daily life and portrait some people of Afghanistan.

We hope the pictures you know will merge with the pictures you see and will enrich your view on the country in the Hindu Kush.

Welcome back, Allie. (via Hyperbole and a Half: Adventures in...

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:39:06 -0400

Welcome back, Allie.

(via Hyperbole and a Half: Adventures in Depression)

redlightpolitics: Meet Camila Vallejo, president of the...

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:08:59 -0400

redlightpolitics:

Meet Camila Vallejo, president of the Federation of Chilean Students (FECH) and leader of the protests for education reform in Chile. On Thursday, the march she led gathered more than 100,000 people who came in support of students’ rally for free university education. Yesterday, “Families for education”, an informal get together for families with young children, gathered more than 1 million participants. She was the main speaker and organizer.

I am surprised English speaking media is not all over her case already. She has encountered bitter misogyny from government ministers that refer to her as “the bitch”, she has successfully created a political movement that is demanding concrete action and she is extremely media savvy and articulate. Charismatic, young, smart and beautiful, those are not qualities found in many political figures these days.

Image via.

"Up on a pedestal or down on a pedestal, it’s all a male fantasy: that you’re strong enough to take..."

Sat, 27 Aug 2011 16:10:00 -0400

“Up on a pedestal or down on a pedestal, it’s all a male fantasy: that you’re strong enough to take what they dish out, or else too weak to do anything about it. Even pretending you aren’t catering to male fantasies is a male fantasy: pretending you’re unseen, pretending you have a life of your own, that you can wash your feet and comb your hair unconscious of the ever-present watcher peering through the keyhole. You are a woman with a man inside watching a woman.”

- The Robber Bride, Margaret Atwood

(via natface)

Dog Helps Young Rape Victim Testify via NYT

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:30:17 -0400

Dog Helps Young Rape Victim Testify

via NYT

“You know, it’s quite an undertaking to start loving somebody....

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 09:35:00 -0400

“You know, it’s quite an undertaking to start loving somebody. You have to have energy, generosity, blindness… There is even a moment, right at the start, where you have to jump across an abyss; if you think about it you don’t do it.”
— Jean-Paul Sartre, Nausea

All Of The Lights – The Hood InternetEllie Goulding x Portland...

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 23:37:40 -0400

All Of The Lights – The Hood Internet
Ellie Goulding x Portland Cello Project x Kanye West

via becool-sodapop

(via Christian Louboutin Fall 2011 Lookbook)

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:47:59 -0400

(via Christian Louboutin Fall 2011 Lookbook)

soupsoup: There is disconnect between how immersed and...

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:15:00 -0400

soupsoup:

There is disconnect between how immersed and digitally connected employees are outside of the workplace, and how their internal communications are being delivered. On the ground, employees are still posting printed communications on the water cooler when they can be engaged, led and informed via the latest digital channel - Red Sky

soupsoup: Nas : It Ain’t Hard To Tell

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 20:09:58 -0400

soupsoup:

Nas : It Ain’t Hard To Tell