December 2011
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“If we teach women that there are only certain ways they may acceptably behave,...”
– Harriet J on Another post about rape (via marxisforbros)
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“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope...”
– Neil Gaiman (via hangcool-teddybear)
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undercover police cleared to have sex with... →
if this is true, then any and all officers that had sex with anyone while undercover should be prosecuted for sexual assault and/or rape. why? because these people were not able to give informed consent. what is informed consent? glad you asked. here’s the definition from wikipedia:
An informed consent can be said to have been given based upon a clear appreciation and understanding of...
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“Let’s face it. We’re undone by each other. And if we’re not,...”
– Judith Butler, Undoing Gender
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lyndsie-anna asked: it's cold here too. and you're welcome. I like your blog :)
10 Yoga Poses to Fight Depression and Anxiety →
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ryan: so, apparently flo from progressive and jerry newman are both in the heartbreak kid? like, together, in the same scene? blowing my mind.
me: that crappy ben stiller movie?
ryan: yep.
me: great, now we have to watch it.
{that awkward moment when you decide to see a movie based on one scene starring actors from car insurance commercials.}
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library as incubator: brandon monokian →
this past summer i collaborated with one of my best friends, theatre artist brandon monokian, on a play reading series at the princeton public library called “page to stage.” the series featured stories that had been adapted from literature to theatrical performances. this was the opportunity of a lifetime because ryan and i had the chance to score a straight play, eurydice by sarah...
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liberal antics: free the boob! →
liberal-antics:
I recently saw a post about a NASCAR guy (Kasey Khane) who, from what I gathered, considers public breast feeding “gross,” or at the very bare minimum, a huge shock. Upon further investigation, and by investigation, I mean that I shimmied on over to his Facebook page to get a look at what people…
completely spot on and terribly brilliant.
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tumblrbot asked: WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST HUMAN MEMORY?
i changed my tumblr theme and enabled my ask box. {it was a little touch and go there for a while, but i finally think i’m figuring this thing out.} i’m having fun exploring and finding new tumblrs to follow. any suggestions?
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“The greatest feminists have also been the greatest lovers. I’m thinking not only...”
– Erica Jong (via debaucherie)
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“I was always attracted not by some quantifiable, external beauty, but by...”
– Haruki Murakami (via hangcool-teddybear)
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“There is a vitality, a life-force, an energy, a quickening that is translated...”
– Martha Graham to Agnes DeMille, 1943.
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hello tumblr.
my name is ali. i’m a songwriter, theater director, actress, writer and the lead singer/ukulele player of the band spinner’s end. {the other half of the band is my boyfriend ryan, who plays piano. we live together in a tiny apartment with our cat nala.} this tumblr will be an attempt at holding myself accountable for my creativity. rather than hoard my writing and my songs like i...