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redeyednblue: One of my favorite illustrators, Jenni Sparks,...

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:26:54 +0100

One of my favorite illustrators, Jenni Sparks, just completed this unbelievable hand-drawn map of London. You’ll find Tube routes, landmarks, and waterways, as well as some of Sparks’ own personal favorite spots.

"At this point we find ourselves confronted by a very disquieting question: Do we really wish to act..."

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:20:55 +0100

“At this point we find ourselves confronted by a very disquieting question: Do we really wish to act upon our knowledge? Does a majority of the population think it worth while to take a good deal of trouble, in order to halt and, if possible, reverse the current drift towards totalitarian control of everything? In the United States - and America is the prophetic image of the rest of the urban-industrial world as it will be a few years from now - recent public opinion polls have revealed that an actual majority of young people in their teens, the voters of tomorrow, have no faith in democratic institutions, see no objection to the censorship of unpopular ideas, do not believe that government of the people by the people is possible, and would be perfectly content, if they can continue to live in the style to which the boom has accustomed them, to be ruled, from above, by an oligarchy of assorted experts.”

- Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Revisited (1958)

stuckbetweeniraqandahardplace: Effects of White Phosphorus and...

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:17:24 +0100

stuckbetweeniraqandahardplace:

Effects of White Phosphorus and Depleted Uranium; in case you forgot.
Iraq still pays compensation for the 6 month war waged on Kuwait by Saddam in 1990. The US does not pay compensation for the 9 year illegal occupation of Iraq. These are the effects and the consequences of an illegal war, it is always the children who suffer.

whitedenial-ontrial: khaleesi: jewbilant: you see this? it’s...

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:07:08 +0100

whitedenial-ontrial:

khaleesi:

jewbilant:

you see this?

it’s called a razor

if you’re a girl, USE IT

your hairy legs and armpits aren’t cute okay

you’re not helping out for woman’s rights or anything

YOU’RE JUST MAKING YOURSELF LOOK NASTY

Or!

Women have been socialized to believe that they must remove hair for a number of reasons, primarily the following:

hair is historically and Biblically associated with power; we as a patriarchal culture are obsessed with keeping hair on men (facial hair, Hair Club for Men, hair plugs, whatever) and keeping it off women. You say hair on women is nasty; why is it only hair on women? Women and men have the same pubic hair. We all grow it out of our follicles for the same reason. Why is it only gross on women?

women’s bodies have been considered the property of men since the dawn of time, and therefore we have been held to a standard of beauty and attractiveness that is not determined by us but is instead determined by something called the male gaze, which is erases all sexualities and genders other than cisgender heterosexual men and assumes that women are performing for it.

childlike women are considered less “threatening” and more “feminine” because they are naive, quiet, and rely on ~*adult men*~ to take care of them.

AND ALSO:

there is a fallacy about pubic hair that it is dirty. It is not dirty. In fact, it’s there to keep your genitals cleaner. Pubic hair and armpit hair are also there to spread your pheromones around and make it easier for you to attract a mate.

all mammals have hair. We’re mammals.

AND FINALLY:

No one else’s body is your business. Ever. You want to shave? Go ahead! That’s totally your prerogative and if you’re more comfortable shaving, feel free. But given that pubic hair isn’t innately dirty, there’s no reason for anyone to remove it if they don’t want to.

You’re not sending out some edgy, hardcore message here. You’re just reinforcing what our culture wants you to reinforce. Before you pick up that razor again, think about why you want to shave. Is it just because our culture told you to? Why’d they tell you to? What’s the point?

Do what makes you comfortable and what makes you happy, and let others do the same.

Told.

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Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:04:16 +0100

toobaa: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not...

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:59:55 +0100

toobaa:

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”

—- Aristotle

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openourminds: Root Two Series: Twelfth Root, Neutral Voicings,...

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:18:30 +0100

openourminds:

Root Two Series: Twelfth Root, Neutral Voicings, One Clear Note

2007
16.75 in x 15.75 in

By Mark Reynolds

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Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:14:08 +0100

simply-war: The body of a woman and a girl lie on the floor of...

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:12:06 +0100

simply-war:

The body of a woman and a girl lie on the floor of a family home, on 15 March. The woman and two of her granddaughters, aged six and two, were killed by gunmen. Acapulco, the Mexican seaside resort much favored by the 1960s jetset, has become a battleground in the wars between drug cartels that are afflicting the country. Nightclubs are closing, and tourists staying away, as the violence escalates.

Photography by; Pedro Pardo.

darksideoftheshroom: Kazumasa Nagai

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:11:26 +0100

darksideoftheshroom:

Kazumasa Nagai

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Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:09:29 +0100

vegansofig: There was a lot of talk after the L’Oreal post...

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:09:16 +0100

vegansofig:

There was a lot of talk after the L’Oreal post about vegan, cruelty free makeup. Before I get to vegan brands, I think it’s important to learn about the sneaky animal ingredients found in most cosmetics. With makeup, I highly recommend sticking to reliable brands. Brands you know that are vegan (or vegan friendly) and don’t test on animals.

Giant cosmetic companies are not only testing on animals and using animal ingredients, but they’re putting harmful chemicals into their products. You should read the labels of your skin care and makeup like you do with your food. Your skin is not like a brick wall, what you put on it, will get into your system.

Makeup:

1⃣ Carmine aka cochineal (a red colorant from beetles used in cosmetics and foods; many makeup companies use micas that have been coated with carmine, or use this in red/purple colored makeup)

2⃣ Elastin (from cows)

3⃣ Lactalbumin (milk protein)

4⃣ Hyaluronic acid (usually from rooster)

5⃣ Lanolin/lanolin alcohol/lanolin oil (from sheep wool)

6⃣ Honey, Beeswax (common in lipsticks and mascaras)

7⃣ Collagen- a fibrous protein usually derived from animal tissue.

8⃣ Keratin - found in animal horns, hooves, feathers, quills and hair.

9⃣ Tallow - technically rendered beef or mutton fat, but it may also be derived from other animals, such as pigs.

1⃣ 0⃣ Castoreum (from beaver)

✳ Ingredients that can be from a plant or an animal:

1⃣ Lecithin (can be from egg yolk; can also be from soy)

2⃣ Squalene (can be from sharks; can also be from olives)

3⃣ Stearic acid/stearyl alcohol (can be from animal fat. can also be from vegetable fat)

✳ Many makeup brushes are made from animal hair; good alternative: taklon, which is a synthetic bristle.

For the full list get the “Animal Free” app from Symbiotic Software (iPhone/android) as well as Leaping Bunny or PETA’s cruelty free guides. #vegansofig

http://instagr.am/p/LZBK1rGiVn/

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Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:07:32 +0100

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eatsleepdraw: My name is Philip, I’m an artist from Dublin. My...

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:06:44 +0100

eatsleepdraw:

My name is Philip, I’m an artist from Dublin. My art is a mixture of intricate pencil and ink drawings, watercolor painting and digital recolouring techniques. It’s about my passions, my fears and my aspirations…I’m creating a new universe in which all these can exist but in a new and exciting, hyper, neon beautiful way.

Visit my website http://lovetherobot.com & my blog http://philipdunne.tumblr.com

herdingthementallygrotesque: Jerry Maninang

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:05:54 +0100

herdingthementallygrotesque:

Jerry Maninang

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Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:04:15 +0100