April 2012
96 posts
Could "Murphy Brown" return to TV? | HuffPost TV →
huffposttv:
Series creator Diane English wants to revive the show in time for the 2012 election …
Whaaaaaat?!
“All these things happen in one second and last for ever.”
– Virginia Woolf, The Waves
(I remain in some uncharted, unmoored netherworld of the time-space continuum. If nothing else, I’m enjoying the exploring.)
“Our chaperone for the evening is Jimmy Kimmel. … Jimmy got his start on the ‘Man...”
– Barack Obama, The White House Correspondence Dinner (via ragingserenity)
I’d like to go on record and say that the friendship of Amy Poehler and Tina Fey has done more for feminism than anything else in the last twenty years.
When I Am Among Trees →
When I Am Among Trees
When I am among the trees,
especially the willows and the honey locust,
equally the beech, the oaks and the pines,
they give off such hints of gladness,
I would almost say that they save me, and daily.
I am so distant from the hope of myself,
in which I have goodness, and discernment,
and never hurry through the world
but walk slowly, and bow often.
Around me...
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While watching The Muppets
Me: Baby Boomer schlock!
Rick: Yeah, but you're buying it.
Me + tears: Fuck you, Baby Boomers.
Alison Bechdel: The Balancing Act - The Barnes &... →
Alison Bechdel + Maud Newton = awesome.
You're Missing Out On Something. How Does That... →
This article stresses me out. (I’m finding myself having to create some pretty heavy life filters to combat exactly what Jackson discussing.)
“You see, Bo, you’re not a tragic character. Neither am I. All we are is...”
– Letters of Note: Forget your personal tragedy
Janis Joplin, 'Me and Bobby McGee (Demo Version)'... →
Sweet merciful crap, that’s amazing.
“AVC: You actually went to college with Charlotte Rae.
CL: Yeah, we even lived...”
– Cloris Leachman talks about the horror movie The Fields and much more | TV | Random Roles | The A.V. Club
This might be the happiest thing I’ve read in a long time.
Our “white people problems” problem: Why it’s time... →
101 Spectacular Nonfiction Stories | Byliner... →
For my friends who are always looking for something to read.
Keeping Score with Nick Arcade | Splitsider →
This and Legends of the Hidden Temple were my two biggest dreams as a child. Bring them back for adults is all I’m saying.
(I’ll get the head on the Shrine of the Silver Monkey, don’t worry.)
You guys, teaching at Chatham was one of my favorite life experiences. Now the semester is over, and I’m having all of the feelings.
“As Harold took a bite of Bavarian sugar cookie, he finally felt as if everything...”
– Stranger Than Fiction
Bubble Gum Rockers Sticking To Maligned Genre Even... →
I’m not above any of this. (You are my candy giiirl and you’ve got me wanting youuuu.)
“That’s kind of where I am right now. Get me alone, give me some wine (or, better...”
– A Moment of Jen
“And my strong ghosts shall fade and pass
My love start fiery as grass
Wherever...”
– Muriel Rukeyser, “Song” (via the-final-sentence)
Things I’ve learned: 1) it’s possible for an ice cream place to be out of hot fudge; 2) four-year-olds don’t quite grasp the nuances of the care and feeding of ice cream cones; and 3) I’m really judgmental of people who order plain vanilla
The 21 Absolute Worst Things In The World →
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“You have a choice in this world, I believe, about how to tell sad stories, and...”
– The Fault in Our Stars, John Green
“He was a long tall stranger from way down south
Where he’d left his life...”
– Mary Chapin Carpenter, “A Lot Like Me” 