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Review: James Blake at 9:30 Club, 12 May 2013

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:22:46 -0400

It was so fitting that James Blake’s show at 9:30 Club on 12 May was on a Sunday because he took everyone to church. I know I have a tendency to speak in hyperbole with regards to James, but a few of my friends that went to the show, who aren’t big fans of his, or who are disappointed by Overgrown, described it as a “religious” or “spiritual” experience. Or like this:

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"OK, sometimes my husband likes to complain about the frustrations of being a university professor,..."

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:21:17 -0400

“OK, sometimes my husband likes to complain about the frustrations of being a university professor, but I try to gently nudge him in another conversational direction by saying something mild and loving, like, “Please shut the fuck up right now.””

- Ask Polly: Jesus, My Struggling Writer Friends Never Shut Up! | The Awl

pyratenemo: quentintarrantino: Be the person Tom Hiddleston thinks you are. Can we just talk...

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:21:30 -0400

pyratenemo:

quentintarrantino:

Be the person Tom Hiddleston thinks you are.

Can we just talk about the legit motivational value of this for a second though.

"The fact that this band [The Black Keys] has been playing pretty much this exact show for a year now..."

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:19:41 -0400

“The fact that this band [The Black Keys] has been playing pretty much this exact show for a year now also contributed to a feeling that even this Bottle Rock headliner was just going through the motions, playing a long set for what had to be a big payday, with nothing particularly fresh to contribute. It wasn’t bad background music for drinking.”

- Bottle Rock: The Black Keys and Flaming Lips Can’t Break Through Distractions at Napa Valley’s New Fest, 5/10/13 - San Francisco - Music - All Shook Down

Dave Chappelle’s Lil Jon voice WHAAAAT?!: missvoltairine: “ugh millenials are so whiny and...

Fri, 10 May 2013 01:14:38 -0400

*Dave Chappelle’s Lil Jon voice* WHAAAAT?!: missvoltairine: “ugh millenials are so whiny and...:

missvoltairine:

“ugh millenials are so whiny and self-absorbed”

meanwhile, suicides due to the unprecedented cost of education and an economy tanked by baby boomers have spiked significantly among young adults and are being compared to suicide rates during the Depression of the 1930

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Fri, 10 May 2013 00:16:09 -0400

This Perfectly Timed $40 Mil Global Cyber-Heist Is Better Than a Movie

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:38:39 -0400

This Perfectly Timed $40 Mil Global Cyber-Heist Is Better Than a Movie:

When Dominicans put their mind to something…

On February 19, one of the largest bank heists in history was pulled off and almost no one noticed. No getaway vehicles were left idling, no guns were pointed, no panic buttons were pressedâbut somehow several crews in two dozen countries working in perfect precision walked away with $40 million in cash.

theinfinitezoo: [Track 29 of 30] Inspiration Information x...

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:27:13 -0400

theinfinitezoo:

[Track 29 of 30] Inspiration Information x Shuggie Otis

Shuggie Otis is back courtesy of a packed reissue + new music release. The Inspiration Information reissue packaged with Wings of Love, a compilation of 14 previously unreleased tracks recorded between 1975 and 2000, was released on April 16th. Otis also touring to support the reissue and his new music. The Washington Post reviewed his 21 April appearance at the Howard Theatre. -j. de revelator

Zoo Tunes / Download

muggleland: the ceo of abercrombie and fitch has a lot of nerve saying that ugly people shouldn’t...

Thu, 09 May 2013 02:35:43 -0400

muggleland:

the ceo of abercrombie and fitch has a lot of nerve saying that ugly people shouldn’t wear his clothes when he looks like an albino orc from the lord of the rings

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the-vashta-nerada: so yeah did you guys hear about the ceo of abercrombie and fitch who said that...

Thu, 09 May 2013 02:00:02 -0400

the-vashta-nerada:

so yeah did you guys hear about the ceo of abercrombie and fitch who said that he doesn’t want ugly chicks wearing his clothing

like excuse you ceo of abercrombie and fitch

you look like gary busey went bobbing for apples in a tub of bees

you couldn’t wear your own clothing

Welcome to Beyonce Online Shop

Wed, 08 May 2013 21:58:22 -0400

Welcome to Beyonce Online Shop:

welp

"Here’s the thing. Men in our culture have been socialized to believe that their opinions on women’s..."

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:50:37 -0400

“Here’s the thing. Men in our culture have been socialized to believe that their opinions on women’s appearance matter a lot. Not all men buy into this, of course, but many do. Some seem incapable of entertaining the notion that not everything women do with their appearance is for men to look at. This is why men’s response to women discussing stifling beauty norms is so often something like “But I actually like small boobs!” and “But I actually like my women on the heavier side, if you know what I mean!” They don’t realize that their individual opinion on women’s appearance doesn’t matter in this context, and that while it might be reassuring for some women to know that there are indeed men who find them fuckable, that’s not the point of the discussion.

Women, too, have been socialized to believe that the ultimate arbiters of their appearance are men, that anything they do with their appearance is or should be “for men.” That’s why women’s magazines trip over themselves to offer up advice on “what he wants to see you wearing” and “what men think of these current fashion trends” and “wow him with these new hairstyles.” While women can and do judge each other’s appearance harshly, many of us grew up being told by mothers, sisters, and female strangers that we’ll never “get a man” or “keep a man” unless we do X or lose some fat from Y, unless we moisturize/ trim/ shave/ push up/ hide/ show/ ”flatter”/ paint/ dye/ exfoliate/ pierce/ surgically alter this or that.

That’s also why when a woman wears revealing clothes, it’s okay, in our society, to assume that she’s “looking for attention” or that she’s a slut and wants to sleep with a bunch of guys. Because why else would a woman wear revealing clothes if not for the benefit of men and to communicate her sexual availability to them, right? It can’t possibly have anything to do with the fact that it’s hot out or it’s more comfortable or she likes how she looks in it or everything else is in the laundry or she wants to get a tan or maybe she likes women and wants attention from them, not from men?

The result of all this is that many men, even kind and well-meaning men, believe, however subconsciously, that women’s bodies are for them. They are for them to look at, for them to pass judgment on, for them to bless with a compliment if they deign to do so. They are not for women to enjoy, take pride in, love, accept, explore, show off, or hide as they please. They are for men and their pleasure.”

- Why You Shouldn’t Tell That Random Girl On The Street That She’s Hot » Brute Reason (via elegantslum)
Amen amen amen amen

"And you don’t get to savor me when you can’t begin to fathom I am both significant and..."

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:12:13 -0400

“And you don’t get to savor me when you can’t begin to fathom I am both significant and magnificent and need to be treated as such.”

- bad-dominicana

annetdonahue: This is erotica.

Wed, 08 May 2013 10:25:56 -0400

annetdonahue:

This is erotica.

somethingsosam: I created this because my best friend and I are...

Tue, 07 May 2013 22:27:43 -0400

somethingsosam:

I created this because my best friend and I are taking a trip to London! We hope to come back to the states fully British.

I had to cut it up into individual images because of tumblr’s compression… If you really need to view this as one whole image, you can do so here.

Sources:
http://www.effingpot.com/
http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2012/08/10-british-words-that-baffle-americans/

life: LIFE photographer Ralph Morse at Allied headquarters in...

Tue, 07 May 2013 21:20:42 -0400

life:

LIFE photographer Ralph Morse at Allied headquarters in Reims, France, seated in the chair used by Gen. Dwight Eisenhower when Ike announced Germany’s unconditional surrender, May 7, 1945.

See more photos here.

(Ralph Morse—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)

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Tue, 07 May 2013 21:15:36 -0400

madddiep: Yannis Philippakis - 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C., May...

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:57:06 -0400

madddiep:

Yannis Philippakis - 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C., May 5, 2013

theuppitynegras: sancophaleague: The 16-year-old Jasmine Thar...

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:05:13 -0400

theuppitynegras:

sancophaleague:

The 16-year-old Jasmine Thar was shot and killed in the front yard of a Chadbourn home on December 23, 2012. The Killer James Blackwell, 23 year old White Man, who lived across the street, says his 700 Remington Rifle went off without pulling the trigger. Jasmine was in the car with her mother and the bullet actually hit both of them. Jasmine would die from the bullet wound. The investigation determined that the death was the product of an “accidental discharge”. When the investigators searched James Blackwell’s (The Killer) home they found Confederate flags and NAZI memorabilia. As of now they are saying James Blackwell WILL NOT be arrested.
It think ridiculous is an understatement for how disheartening these “Investigation conclusions” are. I will say this again stemming from my last post. THE RESPECT AND CARE FOR BLACK DEATH IS NON-EXISTENT. I used to scratch my head in frustration trying to figure out how much more obvious something needs to be for them to get that it was a Race Crime. Then realized that I was naive, they can see exactly what I see but their intention was to justify the crime not to punish the Criminal. How can you possibly expect her family to accept that she was killed by some guys rifle by accident? Is this a hunting area? This is so sad and such bullshit. White people kill blacks and know that the Police will give them “The benefit of the doubt”, Unwritten Rules: When you’re BLACK you’re GUILTY until PROVEN innocent, when you’re WHITE you’re INNOCENT until PROVEN guilty. You never hear of black people “accidentally” killing white people. Why? Because Black people know the POLICE, The prosecution, and White folks won’t tolerate it. We can get Killed by Zimmerman’s or Blackwells and they courts will take the side of the killer because of Privilege. Furthermore these BLACK DEATHS ARE A CONTINUOUS PATTERN.

People desperately want to feel like RACISM doesn’t exist and is a thing of the past. Some people do not want to acknowledge racism. They ignore it and try to look at things from perspectives far from racism no matter if it’s right in their face. Lets get this clear ignoring racism and avoiding it in itself is RACIST. You are an enabler of Racism, just like someone who is aware of but quiet about another being raped, mistreated, ETC…Then people want to call you racist for pointing out some racist shit.

Black people have to stop being bamboozled by the “reports” and the media. Their agenda is always in favor of the agenda of the courts. Don’t allow their propaganda to desensitize you about something you Feel in your heart is Wrong. We cannot just pray about change ACTION is required. Blacks need to ORGANIZE and plan because this can happen to anyone of us at anytime.

I know “The Overseers” are going to come out and say “Well we kill each other everyday, why should we care about that?” Well that is true but does that justify Hate crimes by other races? Every race in the world “Kills each other everyday” This post is about the Death of Jasmine Char and the mistreatment of her case. If you can’t understand that it’s not for you or your type of person.

“Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them”~~Assata Shakur

Written By @Solar_InnerG

A fucking accident?! That motherfucker is posing with a Nazi flag that was not no fucking accident

think-progress: Delaware just became the 11th state to pass...

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:22:39 -0400

think-progress:

Delaware just became the 11th state to pass marriage equality!