July 2011
94 posts
“[L]ots of things have conspired over many centuries to make us mortified about...”
– Period Etiquette: How To Menstruate Politely
“Women are good. They’re more devious.”
– WWII “Spy Girls” Find One Another Years Later in Retirement Community | BUST Magazine
June 2011
106 posts
Letters of Note: IN EVENT OF MOON DISASTER →
“On any person who desires such queer prizes, New York will bestow the gift of...”
– First paragraph of Here is New York by E.B. White (The Little Bookroom). Was picking out books about New York for an article someone is writing about books about New York. Opened this to see if it was as good as I remembered. It is. (via bookavore)
Flint Knits » Blog Archive » A Brief Cultural... →
the personal & the polyester is the political.
“Not only did the DSM become the bible of psychiatry, but like the real Bible, it...”
– The Illusions of Psychiatry by Marcia Angell | The New York Review of Books
Fuck Yeah, Gender Studies!: Dissecting "female" →
the-madame-hatter:
jemimaaslana:
tekanji:
I. General definitions of “female”
In science, “female” has traditionally denoted “an individual of the sex that bears young” or “that produces ova or eggs”. In current scientific definitions, “female” can be defined by physical…
so legit.
“A major target was James S. Alesi, a Republican from suburban Rochester, who...”
– The Road to Gay Marriage in New York - NYTimes.com
“(One of the fashion assistants liked to read. Who knew? Most of the fashion...”
– All Mixed Up: Linda Wells Would Be Horrified
“T: What do you learn about your clients? C: As much as they want to tell me. I...”
– The New Inquiry - The History of Dialogue: Other People’s Papers
“You will experience low periods. In my low periods, I wondered what was the...”
– “What matters is the work”: 25 lessons for creatives in Patti Smith’s ‘Just Kids.’ | NEXTNESS
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand pushes for DOMA repeal →
“The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it...”
– Henry Miller (via loveyourchaos)
“The story of my life is the story of half-finished projects and half-read books.”
– Sufjan Stevens
(via fuckyeahsufjanstevens)
“They see me rollin’. They hatin’.”
– John F. Kennedy (via historysaidwhat)
“Looking for girls who are boys, who like boys to be girls, who boys like they’re...”
– Judith Butler (via historysaidwhat)
“Hello, hello, baby, you called?
I can’t hear a thing.”
– Alexander Graham Bell (via historysaidwhat)
“We’re pretty and sick; we’re young, and we’re bored.”
– Abigail Williams (via historysaidwhat)
“You know, because heterosexual people hate being forced look at rainbows.”
– Why Did Google Hide Their Gay Pride Feature?
“From Professor McGonagall’s love for a Muggle as a young woman, to how the...”
– What is Pottermore | The Mary Sue
18,000 words! swoon.
The Breast Milk Cure - NYTimes.com →
