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  • Top Notch: Performances to Ponder

    I’m only human. I go up the stairs and feel a bit short of breath afterwards. I play tennis and I can only last for two hours. Basically, I have the stamina of an exhausted college student and the performance level of an average achiever. These solo artists put me to shame (and they should. It’s…

  • I’ve known many people now lost to the sea Not unvigilant, or unskilled But human. and as such inherently weak to this force of nature

  • My love of fountain pens, explored.

    I am (unapologetically) fixated on stationery and notebooks. A lot of my feelings about notebooks can be found here [1], but my love for stationery (specifically nib pens) have never really made it to this blog. Until now. I can’t really post pictures of all the pens I’ve collected through the years, since it feels vaguely more braggart-like…

  • In No Regrets, women writers talk about what it was like to read literature’s “midcentury misogynists.”

    This isn’t just about the books. When young women read the hypermasculine literary canon—what Emily Gould calls the “midcentury misogynists,” staffed with the likes of Roth, Mailer, and Miller—their discomfort is punctuated by the knowledge that their male peers are reading these books, identifying with them, and acting out their perspectives and narratives. These writers…

  • NTU UADC 2014: Part 1 :)

    NTU UADC 2014: Part 1 :)

    Time to take a break from rallying against sexism and racism and non-representation.

  • This Girl Gets Told After Saying Disney Makes All Princesses White On Purpose.. | SF Globe

    This Girl Gets Told After Saying Disney Makes All Princesses White On Purpose.. | SF Globe. Hi. A response to the person who had the gall to tumblr shout and be all righteous. The sensitive issue (hello, minority oppression) requires a lot more than several lines to address, if you really think you’re right about…

  • I Am Scout Willis And This Is The Only Thing I Have To Say About Walking Topless Down The Streets Of New York Last Week | xoJane

    I Am Scout Willis And This Is The Only Thing I Have To Say About Walking Topless Down The Streets Of New York Last Week | xoJane.   Solid essay. I think everyone needs to discuss how seriously problematic it is –how women can’t be seen in mass media without tops on, because of weird…

  •  I can’t break your heart without completely smashing my own. I taste blood before the words could even come out. Tina Tran, Blood

  • Ah.

    I’m only happy when I’m on the run I break a million hearts just for fun I don’t belong to anyone Marina ♥♥♥

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