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Perspectives

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:34:43 -0600

Uruguay becomes twelfth country to legalize same-sex marriage. That makes Uruguay ahead of the United States, the land of the free, in the most basic and common sense “civil rights argument of our time.”

Do you know why I am not surprised? Because in 1814, Uruguay began the abolition of slavery, a full 16 years before Uruguay even gained its independence from Brazil and wrote its own constitution. Twenty years later, the US passed the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, requiring return of escaped slaves. If that doesn’t put things into perspective for you, then you need to change your perspective.

Marriage equality advert from Australia.

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:29:38 -0600

Marriage equality advert from Australia.

tastefullyoffensive: [via] I’m bald in all the wrong...

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:38:51 -0700

tastefullyoffensive:

[via]

I’m bald in all the wrong places…

*tear rolls down barren skin wasteland that is my stubble*

While her words ring very true, it is hard to believe her words...

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:38:40 -0600

While her words ring very true, it is hard to believe her words when she looks as good as she does. I’ll just keep loving her comedy and pretending to not “want to fuck her”.

"1. Never give up, trust your instincts. 2. Use the boost to get through. 3. Do a barrel roll."

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:38:07 -0600

“

1. Never give up, trust your instincts.

2. Use the boost to get through.

3. Do a barrel roll.

”

- Peppy Hare

The 3 Best Pieces of Life Advice I Have Ever Been Given

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samspratt: Community is back tonight! In-progress portraits of...

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:55:37 -0600

samspratt:

Community is back tonight!

In-progress portraits of Alison Brie (Annie) and Gillian Jacobs (Britta) for the upcoming Six Seasons and a Movie gallery by Sam Spratt

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Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:08:57 -0700

thedailywhat: And Then There Were Seven of the Day: “Here in...

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:02:59 -0700

thedailywhat:

And Then There Were Seven of the Day: “Here in our state we have taken a long and difficult journey, and this is the last step,” declared Governor Christine Gregoire as she signed the bill making same-sex marriages legal in the state of Washington.

The Evergreen State thus joins six other states (MA, NH, VT, CT, IA, NY) and the District of Columbia in recognizing the right of same-sex couples to marry.

The law doesn’t officially take effect until June 7th, meaning opponents have until June 6th to gather the 120,000 signatures necessary to stop same-sex marriages and put the issue on November’s ballot.

In related news, New Jersey’s state Senate today also passed legislation legalizing same-sex marriage, but the Garden State has still a ways to go: Gov. Chris Christie has vowed to veto any same-sex bill that crosses his desk.

[seattlepi / nj / photo: slog.]

Tupac Shakur (aged 17) on respecting women. Adorable is a word...

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:48:22 -0700

Tupac Shakur (aged 17) on respecting women. Adorable is a word I have never used about Tupac Shakur.

tastefullyoffensive: [watch the video]

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:33:38 -0700

tastefullyoffensive:

[watch the video]

tastefullyoffensive: [stop internet censorship] [via]

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:53:59 -0700

tastefullyoffensive:

[stop internet censorship] [via]

Hope this is real. I hope there are people out there like him. ...

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:05:10 -0700

Hope this is real. I hope there are people out there like him. Not Ron Paul supporters, I’m sure there are plenty of those; I’m speaking of peers with political balls.

Neil DeGrasse Tyson on Bill O’Reilly’s views on...

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:46:00 -0700

Neil DeGrasse Tyson on Bill O’Reilly’s views on science that O’Reilly cannot understand.

“God is an ever-receding pocket of scientific ignorance that’s getting smaller and smaller and smaller as time moves on.”

samspratt: “Inspector Spacetime” - by Sam Spratt NBC’s...

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:15:57 -0700

samspratt:

“Inspector Spacetime” - by Sam Spratt

NBC’s Community may be in a state of potential cancellation, but before I dive deep into my art hole on new year client-projects, I wanted to knock out something fun. If you’re not a fan of the show already—get on it.

Follow my: portfolio website, tumblr, facebook artist’s page and twitter.

My own view on religion...

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:10:00 -0700

My own view on religion is that of Lucretius. I regard it as a disease born of fear and as a source of untold misery to the human race. I cannot, however, deny that it has made some contributions to civilization. It helped in early days to fix the calendar, and it caused Egyptian priests to chronicle eclipses with such care that in time they became able to predict them. These two services I am prepared to acknowledge, but I do not know of any others.

- Bertrand Russell

Lucretius

Bertrand Russell

North Korea living.

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:58:08 -0700

North Korea living.:

Photo set of North Korea living, by Tomas van Houtryve.

ataxiwardance: Portraits in Ink and Tea Carne Griffiths’...

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:07:57 -0700

ataxiwardance:

Portraits in Ink and Tea

Carne Griffiths’ artwork is born from a love of drawing and the journey of creating an image on the page. Working primarily with calligraphy ink, graphite and liquids, such as tea brandy, vodka and whisky he draws and then manipulates the drawn line. After graduating from Maidstone college of art Carne served an apprenticeship and worked as a gold wire embroidery designer for 12 years, hence floral pattern, repetition and flow play a large part in his work.

Carne’s images explore both human and floral forms, figuratively and in an abstract sense. He is fascinated by the flow of line and the ‘invisible lines’ that connect us to the natural world. These may be considered lines of energy or spiritual connections between ourselves and our surroundings and his work is often an emotional response to images and situations encountered in daily life. These daily images are recorded in a dream like sense onto the page where physical boundaries are no longer important. Carne’s work takes us on a journey of escapism, often focusing on scenes of awe and wonderment, they offer a sense of abandonment to the artist and to the viewer an invitation to share and explore this inner realm.

The Portraits in this series show human character often through the use of poise and plant symbolism, all are painted in ink and tea, apart from the vine which is painted in a combination of alcohol and tea

It’s time.

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:45:09 -0700

It’s time.

Make sure you get your daily serving. via reddit.

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:36:11 -0700

Make sure you get your daily serving. via reddit.

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Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:50:02 -0700