May 6, 2013 • 14 notes • boringoldraphael

boringoldraphael:

Sad Song Saturday: Joni Mitchell - Both Sides, Now (download)

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Julia told me this story one night at the Alligator Lounge:

Graham Nash and Joni Mitchell were in love and engaged to be married when she went to Paris.  When she got there, she thought about all the talented women in her family that never went anywhere because they got married and settled down.  So, she sent Graham Nash a break up letter, and in it she wrote: “No matter how tightly you hold on to sand, it still slips through your fingers.”

March 4, 2013 • 174,001 notes • carlosbaila

boringoldraphael:

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carlosbaila:

Marina Abramovic meets Ulay

“Marina Abramovic and Ulay started an intense love story in the 70s, performing art out of the van they lived in. When they felt the relationship had run its course, they decided to walk the Great Wall of China, each from one end, meeting for one last big hug in the middle and never seeing each other again. at her 2010 MoMa retrospective Marina performed ‘The Artist Is Present’ as part of the show, a minute of silence with each stranger who sat in front of her. Ulay arrived without her knowing it and this is what happened.”

This is amazing.

WHEN THEY FELT THE RELATIONSHIP HAD RUN ITS COURSE, THEY DECIDED TO WALK THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA, EACH FROM ONE END, MEETING FOR ONE LAST BIG HUG IN THE MIDDLE AND NEVER SEEING EACH OTHER AGAIN.

THAT IS HOW YOU DO IT.

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January 12, 2013 • 42,671 notes • sunshinefunk

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January 12, 2013 • 4,793 notes • sheriffhumberts

katebasket:

Celebrities Read Mean Tweets #3

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January 8, 2013 • 14,188 notes • jaimelannster

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January 7, 2013 • 72 notes • neatorama.com
“Datta Phuge of Pimpri-Chinchwad, India, spent £14,000 ($22,754) on a custom-made gold shirt to impress women. The shirt is woven through with 24-karat gold thread and comes with matching cuffs, belt, and rings made of leftover gold. The six buttons are Swarovski crystals. Phuge made his fortune as a money-lender. ‘I know I am not the best looking man in the world but surely no woman could fail to be dazzled by this shirt?’ he explained‘The gold shirt has been one of my dreams,’ Mr Phuge told Indian newspaper the Pune Mirror.”

“Datta Phuge of Pimpri-Chinchwad, India, spent £14,000 ($22,754) on a custom-made gold shirt to impress women. The shirt is woven through with 24-karat gold thread and comes with matching cuffs, belt, and rings made of leftover gold. The six buttons are Swarovski crystals. Phuge made his fortune as a money-lender.

‘I know I am not the best looking man in the world but surely no woman could fail to be dazzled by this shirt?’ he explained

‘The gold shirt has been one of my dreams,’ Mr Phuge told Indian newspaper the Pune Mirror.”

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January 4, 2013 • 28,467 notes • msandrogynous
[Parents should] recommend some books with female leads that your son would enjoy reading. If your next question is “Why?,” then ask your daughter why she liked Harry Potter. She might say it was a good story, great characters, and a fantastic world. Who cares if the main character was a boy? In fact, girls will pick up a book with a hero or heroine equally. According to my excellent librarian resources, boys will actively avoid books with a girl as the main character. What’s the problem? I have no idea. Why should you encourage your son to read books with heroines? That’s easy. You want your son to grow up knowing that a strong female for a friend, wife or boss is normal and good.

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YES BY GOD YESSSS. YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!

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it’s actually very unsettling to realize how easy it is for boys to grow up without ever having to realize that girls and women are capable and dynamic human beings

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December 24, 2012 • 5,747 notes • maya-chimera
flawlesstrueperfection: maya-chimera: Source: AFPProtesters rightfully expressed their outrage over the gang rape and near-fatal beating of a 23 year old student on a bus in New Delhi. I stand with you ladies. Water bombs won’t silence you! I wish the survivor lots of strength, my thoughts are with you.I urge everyone to sign this petition! the woman in the middle’s sign is giving me life

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maya-chimera:

Source: AFP

Protesters rightfully expressed their outrage over the gang rape and near-fatal beating of a 23 year old student on a bus in New Delhi.

I stand with you ladies. Water bombs won’t silence you! I wish the survivor lots of strength, my thoughts are with you.

I urge everyone to sign this petition!

the woman in the middle’s sign is giving me life

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December 24, 2012 • 5,085 notes • amajor7

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November 28, 2012 • 22,472 notes • gqgqqt

aunt-flow:

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gqgqqt:

so this is a thing

a bunch of moms are making letters+audio recordings of affirming, validating letters to queer/trans* people who don’t get that kind of support from their moms

i would say more about it but

im kind of busy in this puddle of tears on the floor so

I kind of needed this

wow

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