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irrationalliberal: liberalsarecool: Liz Warren fighting for...

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:37:52 -0400

liberalsarecool:

Liz Warren fighting for the people.

Would a Republican ever fight for students?

I would love to have borrowed my $60,000 of student debt at .75% interest.

foundinthevault: librarylinknj: sparkamovement: COVERFLIP:...

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:45:20 -0400

foundinthevault:

librarylinknj:

sparkamovement:

COVERFLIP: what happens when you gender-swap book covers?

Maureen Johnson, in the Huffington Post: “We’re told not to judge books by them, but… EVERYBODY DOES. That is what they are for. They are the packages that get your attention, that give you messages about what to expect.

Which is why yesterday, I proposed a little experiment on Twitter. I asked people to take a well-known book, then to imagine the author of that book was of the opposite gender, or was genderqueer, and imagine what that cover might look like. Because we have these expectations in our heads already.

There were hundreds of replies within 24 hours. Click here to see just a few of them.”

This conversation is great, for so many reasons, including:

It gets people thinking critically about gender, publishing, reader’s advisory & library displays in a creative, fun way that is also serious & likely to engender real, thoughtful conversations

It can also be adapted to create a library program where teens create alternate covers for some of their own favorite books. It would be an excellent assignment in English classrooms, too, for that matter.

You named a bee after me.

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:52:57 -0400

You named a bee after me.

Remember when I first met Supergirl and I would dance around like a crazy person after a date? Yeah....

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:20:38 -0400

Remember when I first met Supergirl and I would dance around like a crazy person after a date? Yeah. Still a thing.

illolitanati: jaehyomo: i wish boobs were like an accessory instead of something permanently...

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:08:10 -0400

illolitanati:

jaehyomo:

i wish boobs were like an accessory instead of something permanently attached to you like you could say “wow this dress would look really good with these boobs” and “i feel like wearing boobs today” or “not really digging boobs so i’m not gonna put them on” and “boobs just aren’t my thing”

THAT WOULD SOLVE LIKE 6 OF MY PROBLEMS OMFG

mommy-cuteella: soilrockslove: hugglez4eva: llbwwb: PSA:My...

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:15:11 -0400

mommy-cuteella:

soilrockslove:

hugglez4eva:

llbwwb:

PSA:My Mother never told me this! Reblog to save a baby Bird:)

Snopes confirms this

Birds *can* smell, just most birds don’t smell any better than humans. (so not as well as most animals :p) But momma bird is not going to reject her chick just because it smells a bit weird.

You can’t always get to the nest, though, so if you can’t… Mom and Dad bird will usualy keep feeding a chick on the ground (as long as it is safe for them). So the chick will be cared for, just not have the warmth and safety of the nest. So if you can make a warm area on the ground, that’s nice.

And Happy mother’s day btw.

Thank you.

zombres: convolutedtrainofthought: Irene wasn’t fridged Irene wasn’t a victim Irene wasn’t a...

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:22:48 -0400

zombres:

convolutedtrainofthought:

Irene wasn’t fridged

Irene wasn’t a victim

Irene wasn’t a generic love interest

Irene beat Sherlock

Irene took everyone’s preconceived notions of gender in criminals and lit them on fire

Irene was a completely unrepentant HBIC

Irene (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

#and joan beat irene

amusealittlemuse: leonsballs: pkmnbreederbrianna: togamijai...

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:30:43 -0400

amusealittlemuse:

leonsballs:

pkmnbreederbrianna:

togamijail:

chandra75:

im-sherlocked-in-my-mindpalace:

socially-awkward-supervillian:

Fun fact: Cheetahs only attack pray that runs

jesus that is good to know.

Yup, that’s the point you just stay still and let it do whatever the fuck it wants that doesn’t involved you getting eaten.

REALLY FUN FACT for big cats cheetahs are fucking docile as shit

my grandfather ran a cheetah sanctuary in south africa and he’d just lie with them and sleep among them and they’d rub against him and chirp at him they’re big fucking babies

Another Fun Fact: Cheetah’s are incredibly nervous animals. One of the (many) reason’s they’re going extinct is that cheetah’s are so sensitive and nervous, some of them are literally too nervous to breed. Other’s will breed, but stress themselves out so much, they’ll loose their cubs.

So zoo’s with breeding program’s had to figure out how to make Cheetah’s comfortable enough to first of all, get laid and secondly - not spazz themselves into miscarrying.

So what’d they do?
They gave the cheetah’s their very own Service Dogs!

The dogs make them feel safe, protected and secure!

Thats fucking adorable as hell

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paralysedbeaver: The final Stefon sketch from Saturday Night...

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:45:25 -0400

paralysedbeaver:

The final Stefon sketch from Saturday Night Live.

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Thu, 23 May 2013 16:01:01 -0400

"We don’t need a list of rights and wrongs, tables of dos and don’ts: we need books, time, and..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:07:52 -0400

“We don’t need a list of rights and wrongs, tables of dos and don’ts: we need books, time, and silence. Thou shalt not is soon forgotten, but Once upon a time lasts forever.”

- Philip Pullman (via quotablebookquotes)

rockpapercynic: Happy World Turtle Day, everyone!

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:36:31 -0400

rockpapercynic:

Happy World Turtle Day, everyone!

The TARDIS Console Room through the Years The Doctor. In the...

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:15:52 -0400

The TARDIS Console Room through the Years

The Doctor. In the TARDIS. Next stop—everywhere.

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Thu, 23 May 2013 13:23:00 -0400

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Thu, 23 May 2013 12:30:24 -0400

Cardiac issues today.

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:39:33 -0400

Cardiac issues today.

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Thu, 23 May 2013 11:37:51 -0400

"The first immigrants to Europe arrived thousands of years ago from central Asia. Most pre-contact..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:45:22 -0400

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The first immigrants to Europe arrived thousands of years ago from central Asia. Most pre-contact Europeans lived together in small villages. Because the continent was very crowded, their lives were ruled by strict hierarchies within the family and outside it to control resources. Europe was highly multi-ethnic, and most tribes were ruled by hereditary leaders who commanded the majority “commoners.” These groups were engaged in near constant warfare.

Pre-contact Europeans wore clothing made of natural materials such as animal skin and plant and animal-based textiles. Women wore long dresses and covered their hair, and men wore tunics and leggings. Both men and women liked to wear jewelry made from precious stones and metals as a sign of status. Before contact, Europeans had very poor diets. Most people were farmers and grew wheat and vegetables and raised cows and sheep to eat. They rarely washed themselves, and had many diseases because they often let their animals live with them.

Religion infused every part of Europeans’ lives. Europeans believed in one supreme deity, a father figure, who they believed was made of three parts, and they particularly worshiped the deity’s son. They claimed that their god had given humans domination over the earth. They built elaborate temples to him and performed ceremonies in which they ate crackers and drank wine and believed it was the body and blood of their god, who would provide them with entrance into a wondrous afterlife called heaven when they died. Many wars were fought over disagreements about the details of this religion, each group believing their interpretation was the right one that should be spread across the land.

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- Indigenous History: “What if people told European history like they told Native American history?” (via stfuconservatives)