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iamaproudsuperwholockian: my-disney-mind: petitetiaras: An...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:45:24 -0400

my-disney-mind:

petitetiaras:

An Arabian Nights slumber party… that Kuzco crashes fashionably late.

OHMYGODTHISISPERFECT

I love how they all have the same animation, but then there is Rapunzel

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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:33:40 -0400

did-you-kno: Source

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:54:42 -0400

did-you-kno:

Source

thebrainscoop: Comparative illustrations of hands for National...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:07:01 -0400

thebrainscoop:

Comparative illustrations of hands for National Geographic Magazine by Bryan Christie Design

Human, Aye-aye, bat, frog, dolphin. Absolutely fantastic.

EDIT: I thought I should talk about this a bit more:

One of the things that fascinates me the most when learning about comparative anatomy is how we are all made of the same organs and bones, and it’s the special adaptations and morphologies these parts take on which make the most drastic differences between us as animals. The bones in a bat’s wing are the same bones that are in our hands, they just happen to be elongated and connected with a much thinner tissue membrane. Because dolphins don’t need individual fingers, theirs have grown together underneath a cohesive layer of fat, muscle and skin, adapting into paddles. Once you start to look underneath the surface of these creatures and study how their bones have changed shape, grown, or shrunk, it can really shed light onto how we all fit together in the bigger sphere. We can physically begin to see how we have changed over time.

stfuconservatives: mohandasgandhi: What happens if you flip...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:40:14 -0400

stfuconservatives:

mohandasgandhi:

What happens if you flip gendered book covers?

You are informed about a book’s perceived quality through a number of ways. Probably the biggest is the cover.

And the simple fact of the matter is, if you are a female author, you are much more likely to get the package that suggests the book is of a lower perceived quality. Because it’s “girly,” which is somehow inherently different and easier on the palate. A man and a woman can write books about the same subject matter, at the same level of quality, and that woman is simple more likely to get the soft-sell cover with the warm glow and the feeling of smooth jazz blowing off of it.

This idea that there are “girl books” and “boy books” and “chick lit” and “whatever is the guy equivalent of chick lit”* gives credit to absolutely no one, especially not the boys who will happily read stories by women, about women. As a lover of books and someone who supports readers and writers of both sexes, I would love a world in which books are freed from some of these constraints. Click here to read more about the perceived differences between ‘girl’ and ‘boy’ books.

(Continue reading…)

This is a pretty interesting experiment from author Maureen Johnson.

I read this earlier today. Really, really worth looking at and thinking about. There’s a whole gallery of them.

junkculture: Eat Me: An Interactive Installation Made from...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:13:45 -0400

junkculture:

Eat Me: An Interactive Installation Made from 7,000 Pieces of Candy

Eighth Graders Play Macklemore's "Same Love" For Gay Teacher

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:48:18 -0400

Eighth Graders Play Macklemore's "Same Love" For Gay Teacher:

adiemtocarpe:

Two students planned a surprise for their teacher during the “YouTube of the Day” part of their class.

I’m not crying, it’s just been raining. On my face.

baturday: approachingsignificance: Embryonic Bat Skeleton1st...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:47:25 -0400

baturday:

approachingsignificance:

Embryonic Bat Skeleton
1st image: Image (still needs credit)
2nd image: Scott Weatherbee, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:25:55 -0400

wacky-thoughts: Rhinoceros paraphrase by Rebeka Molnar

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:20:45 -0400

wacky-thoughts:

Rhinoceros paraphrase by Rebeka Molnar

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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:53:52 -0400

ishida:

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:41:25 -0400

ishida:

Vice Published a Fashion Spread of Female Writer Suicides [Updated]

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:30:40 -0400

Vice Published a Fashion Spread of Female Writer Suicides [Updated]:

booooooom:

jesuisperdu:

Vice’s Women in Fiction issue is an interesting package. There’s a short story by Mary Gaitskill here, an interview with Marilynne Robinson there, and a short story by Joyce Carol Oates over yonder. And then…there’s the fashion spread. Featuring models styled and posed as famous female writers who have killed themselves. At their times of death.

[just wow vice, awful]

this is insane, even for Vice

"If it would destroy [a 12-year-old boy] to be called a girl, what are we then teaching him about..."

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:29:17 -0400

“If it would destroy [a 12-year-old boy] to be called a girl, what are we then teaching him about girls?”

- Tony Porter (via anamanajewbee)

“I keep rearranging the letters of my.....

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:27:06 -0400

“I keep rearranging the letters of my.....:

the-absolute-funniest-posts:

chief-blue-meanie:

“I keep rearranging the letters of my sisters The Beatles sign on her bedroom door.

She is not happy.”

I’ve given up trying to make them normal.

ok and now there’s another one

this is great

Via/Follow The Absolute Greatest Posts…ever.

humansofnewyork: Today in microfashion.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:03:04 -0400

humansofnewyork:

Today in microfashion.

pxlbyte: Play Safe with…Retro Gaming Condoms? London-based...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:14:06 -0400

pxlbyte:

Play Safe with…Retro Gaming Condoms?

London-based designer Ben Marsh has an unusual project in his portfolio: Play Safe, a series of retro gaming condoms modeled on the Nintendo Gameboy and its games.

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archiemcphee: We recently posted photos of an awesome dog with...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:09:59 -0400

archiemcphee:

We recently posted photos of an awesome dog with markings that form a natural mustache. Now it’s time to meet an equally awesome mustachioed kitty. Meet Hamilton (the Hipster Cat)!

Born in San Francisco with the markings that resemble a dashing white handlebar mustache, Hamilton lived in a Silicon Valley animal shelter until he was was adopted by Jay Stowe:

“Hamilton is a rescue kitty that was born on the 4th of July (probably). He has a real mustache that is better than any mustache that has ever walked this planet.”

Jay shares photos of his debonair feline friend Hamilton (and Hamilton’s amazing ‘stache) on Instagram.

[via Laughing Squid]

thedailywhat: The Sweetest Thing of the Day: Couple Wears...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:33:43 -0400

thedailywhat:

The Sweetest Thing of the Day: Couple Wears Matching Outfits for 35 Years

About 35 years ago, Nancy Featherstone handmade her then-boyfriend Donald a short-sleeved shirt to wear in the humid summer heat. She continued to make him shirts and soon began to make her own with the leftover fabric after they were married. As her sewing skills progressed, she began making entire matching outfits and as of last month, the couple has amassed four wardrobes worth of matching coordinates.

Nancy recently told The Guardian that the outfits have brought them closer together, as they try to wear the same thing even when he used to travel for business. The couple even has an entire closet dedicated to flamingo patterned clothing, in honor of Donald’s 1957 creation: the plastic pink flamingo.

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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:20:47 -0400