April 2012
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“I believe in transformation. I do believe that there is an afterlife. We all...”
– Lisa Left Eye Lopes. The woman who dominated my family’s nanny’s mini-van. You meant a lot, baby doll. In the second grade, my nanny and I had tickets to see you in concert, but a hurricane came. You cancelled and died before you could reschedule. This summer I’m seeing Fiona Apple...
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A Playlist for Conference Week
I apologize for only posting about pop songs lately. It’s conference season here at Sarah Lawrence, so I’m busy writing twenty to thirty page papers about John Milton and transsexuals (two separate essays; I feel like I only study queers and dead poets at this college; I would feel guilty if I didn’t have a scholarship). These papers cause me to listen to an odd assortment of...
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My sister: What’s the name of the Young Adult novel based on Dad’s life?
Me: Puberty Blues. Why?
My sister: I have to make a family tree for class.
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“It’s better to die young and dangerous, then live in the safety of...”
– Sarah, my soul sister. After leaving her baptist family and serving two tours in Iraq, she stopped giving a fuck. I respect that.
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“Spiritually leaning self-help is obviously my guilty pleasure (not that guilty:...”
– Lena Dunham on her favorite books. A millionaire drag queen also recommended self-help books to me. Perhaps this and hard work is the secret to success? Or a sugar daddy. That might do it, too.
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“I could be your Buzz Lightyear.”
– Justin Bieber.
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“The thing is, once you call yourself a feminist, it can be damaging to only look...”
– Joss Whedon on feminism and storytelling.
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Things I Ate That I Love: The Best Time A Dude... →
emilygould:
“Willa Paskin: There’s also a scene in one of the episodes where a guy says to one of the characters, “The first time I fuck you I might scare you a little, because I’m a man, and I know how to do things,” and it’s supposed to be a huge turn-on.
Lena Dunham: Somebody actually said that line…
A year ago I went on a date to see The King’s Speech. After the movie I went...
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Alex Mann & I On Titanic 3D
Me: Leo was such a twink.
Alex: And now he’s just a twink who ate too many twinkies.
Alex: They’re so stupid.
Me: Rose and Jack are in love.
Alex: Same thing!
(Pause.)
Me: Truth.
Alex: That’s James Cameron’s third wife.
Me: She looks like Sarah Conner. He so has a type.
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“Given the industry’s fears about Amazon’s increasing monopoly on talent and...”
– —-Ruth wrote a great op-ed about how publishers are sabotaging themselves by requiring booksellers to apply digital rights management to the books they sell. You might think you don’t care about this issue, but if you like books, writing or reading, you care about this issue. (via emilygould)
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“Nicotine: If you aren’t addicted to cigarettes upon entering rehab, you will be...”
– Lesley Arfin on Sarah Lawrence students I can’t stand rehab patients.
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