February 2012
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January 2012
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BREAKING: Obama administration approves a rule... →
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A MAJOR WIN for women’s health!
December 2011
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October 2011
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What do black women really think about love and... →
By Guest Contributor Tami Winfrey Harris, cross-posted from What Tami Said
The way our society talks about black women and marriage–from the daily paper to the pulpit to movies and…
What do black women really think about love and... →
By Guest Contributor Tami Winfrey Harris, cross-posted from What Tami Said
The way our society talks about black women and marriage–from the daily paper to the pulpit to movies and…
Flowers Outside The Ginza Apple Store →
It’s more than a week since Steve Jobs sadly passed away, and outside the Apple Store in Tokyo’s most famous shopping district of Ginza, tributes continue to pile-up in the form of flowers,…
August 2011
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My name is Molly Crabapple. I’m an artist, comics creator and the founder of Dr....
– My name is Molly Crabapple | My Name Is Me (via ronenreblogs)
Paying the Bills: Your Responses →
As expected, I received a flood of responses to Monday’s question on paying the bills. In addition to hundreds of site comments (I posted at least half that came through, but it’s tough to…
July 2011
9 posts
7.24.2011 New York Times Digest →
1. “Why Writers Belong Behind Bars”
“In New York literary circles, anyone who doesn’t have a Twitter account qualifies as a radical Luddite. But some have made gestures toward enforced…
Ruby Bridges Reflects on Her Experience with... →
You’ve probably seen the Norman Rockwell painting, “The Problem We Live With,” which shows a 6-year-old Ruby Bridges on her first day of school as she walks through the doors to desegregate a New…
‘I am open to the guidance of synchronicity, and do not let expectations hinder my path.’ ~Dalai Lama
June 2011
2 posts
Native American Reservations, Representation, and... →
Please welcome guest blogger Stephen Bridenstine. Stephen is pursuing a history masters degree at the University of British Columbia, where he studies popular attitudes and public memory…
May 2011
9 posts
The Japanese Restaurant Where You Catch Your Own... →
Okay, I gotta be honest. I love gimmicky things. It’s why I buy “As Seen On TV” products (like the thing that attaches to your shower floor and is like a car wash for your feet). This…
No, Joan Walsh, racial criticism does not equal... →
By Guest Contributor Tami Winfrey Harris, cross-posted from What Tami Said
Hmmm … I’m just digesting Joan Walsh’s analysis of the Cornel West v. President Obama controversy. Now, I think…
ADVANCED NATURAL DYEING →
One of our many new classes is an Advanced Natural Dyeing class. Many of the past Natural Dyeing students wanted a next level class where they could explore more dyestuffs and…
Ku Klux Klan Says It Doesn't Condone Tea Party or... →
April 2011
1 post
Jookin with Lil Buck and Yo-Yo Ma →
Spike Jonze caught a collaboration between dancer Lil Buck and cellist Yo-Yo Ma on video the other day: The style of dancing is called jookin and is very similar to what these fellows and
March 2011
11 posts
Love vs. Design + a giveaway! →
Super cute paper from Love vs. Design, stationers who specialize in modern vintage wedding stationery. We were introduced to them a few weeks ago and thought you all would like to see. And lucky…
Oppression through Rejection: stepping away from...
tsg2010:
I’m standing at a Josh Ritter concert, in the back of the crowd behind, of course, the tallest guy there. I try to shuffle, crane my neck, inch sideways, to get a glimpse of the stage. I’m a little frustrated, but not angry, at this inconvenience; it is a standing room only concert after all. The anger comes a few minutes later, when a pretty blond, about my height, squeezes in...
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Step, Clap, Go! by Opening Ceremony via pocketmonsterd.
“I had imagined graduate school as a shining city on a hill, but it turned out to be more like an extended visit with a bear in a cave.”
—Errol Morris
This is the thing about the new landscape that drives everyone crazy: you can’t...
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This is what motivates me when I fail to follow my marathon training plan. Sometimes, we experience setbacks in life or meet obstacles when we are working towards our goals. However, don’t get bogged down by this setback!
February 2011
12 posts
Nicki Minaj is fucking brilliant.
donotpursuelubu:
Girl, I totally saw what you were trying to pull off there at the Grammys.
YOU WERE RUBY ROD.
Well done. You are my hero.
“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking” —
Marcus Aurelius