January 2012
2 posts
feminist historian: Why the friendzone is bullshit... →
angels-and-angles:
As defined by urban dictionary, the friendzone is…
“When you are expected to support a girl you really like while she searches for a smarter, richer, and more handsome boyfriend. There is little you can do without feeling like a dick. All in all, one of the meanest…
December 2011
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November 2011
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October 2011
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July 2011
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June 2011
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April 2011
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March 2011
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January 2011
7 posts
20 Untranslatable Words from Around the World →
condenasttraveler:
youmightfindyourself:
1. Toska
Russian — Vladmir Nabokov describes it best: “No single word in English renders all the shades of toska. At its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause. At less morbid levels it is a dull ache of the soul, a longing with nothing to long for, a sick pining, a vague restlessness,...
littlemisshatter:
Fabrication de bonbons à Berlin (by philmotion productions)
Having someone sing in french while you are making candy makes the candy even better. This is even true if you are German. This video proves it.
August 2010
1 post
35 movies in 2 minutes. I did not get them all.
June 2010
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May 2010
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October 2009
7 posts
Time heals all wounds, so if you’re uninsured, get a watch.
– Stephen Colbert (via hunsonisgroovy)
Closing the Book On Gourmet Magazine - NYTimes.com →
jacquesofalltrades:
Killing Gourmet and keeping Bon Appétit, which had more readers and stronger ad numbers, may have made business sense for Condé Nast. But to the food elite — especially of an older generation — it felt like a gut punch.
How had the magazine that seemed more likely to stay home, broil pork chops and take care of the kids won out over its sexy, well-read, globetrotting...
September 2009
44 posts