September 2010
85 posts
“When romance is depicted as a project, or so the... →
tobia:
bell hooks “Romance: Sweet Love”
via lligv.
As a reminder, in the US today, 1% of the... →
Obama at the UN: The arrogant voice of imperialism →
maxshreck:
The arrogant voice of materialism in a one party system.
Whenever given a choice between George or Barack leading any form of government, all of which control the actions and behavior of/and/or place under control or restraint the people by the people for their own good, I would choose Barack for one reason. Michelle.
President Barack Obama used his speech at the United...
“Mainstream people dislike homosexuality because they can’t help concentrating on...”
– Quentin Crisp, The Celluloid Closet, 1995 (via bohemea)
Lesbian Couple's Home Burned Down in Tennessee →
hotblondecocktail:
boxinhand:
“This lesbian couple reported that they received numerous threats from a neighbor–including a threat to “kill them and burn down their house”–over the span of the five years they lived in the town. On September 4th, their house was burned down to the ground and their garage was spray painted with the word “queers.”
There’s also a link in the article that...
A Peek Into My Chaos: zuky: ... I’ve previously... →
thingsimreading:
zuky:
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I’ve previously read and liked Wise’s work, but this post has given me a lot of thing about. When I read Wise’s work, I’m listening to a white voice appropriating things POC have already said. :\ i do believe that guerrillamamamedicine, zuky, & nezua have all been saying…
Black Art
thisrawcoldlife:
girlinboyclothes:
By Amiri Baraka
Poems are bullshit unless they are
teeth or trees or lemons piled
on a step. Or black ladies dying
of men leaving nickel hearts
beating them down. Fuck poems
and they are useful, wd they shoot
come at you, love what you are,
breathe like wrestlers, or shudder
strangely after pissing. We want live
words of the hip world live flesh...
“I remember being sent to monitor a tiny Ku Klux Klan rally in, of all places,...”
– — Talking Points Memo commentor MA (via yancey)
vruz: I agree about the lame state of the media. But you also have to give them that Jones was absolutely nobody until General Petraeus made a rare comment on domestic affairs. He’s not any General, he’s a very important one. It went all the way down...
“teachers don’t have it as hard as they would like you to think. most of them...”
– Tumblin
Most teachers are just bad with money? I never knew that an occupational choice directly corresponded to fiscal responsibility.
But you should go find your grossly overpaid, financially irresponsible teachers and thank them for teaching you to read and write so that you can be an...
Watchblackvintage:
daniellescruggs:
John Coltrane :: Alabama :: Jazz Casual (via interplanetarymusic)
Has it really been five years since Hurricane Katrina touched down and dramatically changed and devastated so many people’s lives? Peace to all the survivors and to those who didn’t make it.
(Back story: John Coltrane performed this in response to the four girls killed in the 1963 16th...
“You should never just read for ‘enjoyment.’ Read to make yourself smarter! Less...”
– John Waters in his memoir, Role Models (via austinkleon) (via originalface) (via dbmurphy) (via quitecheeky) (via starsinstereo) (via greatloyalties) (via bowfolk)
