Anthomaniacal

Questions I ask myself while writing.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:28:59 -0400

Does this explore the realities of patriarchy, or does it perpetuate patriarchy? Are there enough complex characters? Are there too many queer people? Not enough? Too many white people? Is this too fantastical or not fantastical enough? Why am I trying to include a romantic component? Is this cliche? Is this terrible?

Printing out the Internet: Proposal

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:29:46 -0400

Printing out the Internet: Proposal:

printingtheinternet:

~~ In memory of Aaron Swartz ~~

LABOR, UbuWeb and Kenneth Goldsmith invite you to participate in the first-ever attempt to print out the entire internet.

The idea is simple: print out as much as of the web as you want — be it one sheet or a truckload — send it to Mexico…

"You’re a ghost driving a meat coated skeleton made from stardust, what do you have to be scared of?"

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:46:29 -0400

“You’re a ghost driving a meat coated skeleton made from stardust, what do you have to be scared of?”

- ~ Porkbeard (via criminalwisdom)

mc-lovin-7936: Lightning slowed down at 10,000 frames per...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:01:11 -0400

mc-lovin-7936:

Lightning slowed down at 10,000 frames per second.

3dsmallperson: when i was young i was legit very very in love with that infomercial for “the magic...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:53:25 -0400

3dsmallperson:

when i was young i was legit very very in love with that infomercial for “the magic bullet” i would watch the whole thing whenever it was on and not because i cared about cooking but watching it would just chill me out and make me feel great and i loved their fake little world with the neighbors that came in and got smoothies and stuff. i was always turning cable on at night and early in the mornings hoping to see it

occupygezipics: In Izmir more than 20 people were arrested for...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:32:43 -0400

occupygezipics:

In Izmir more than 20 people were arrested for tweeting and re-tweeting this photo.

Photo

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:37:02 -0400

Lets face it

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:38:27 -0400

shitmystudentswrite:

So lets face it, at one time we have all been in love and swept off our feet across the mall area.

zachrose: Yo Dawg, I herd you like to close dialog boxes, so I...

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:55:42 -0400

zachrose:

Yo Dawg, I herd you like to close dialog boxes, so I opened a dialog box when you closed a dialog box so you can close a dialog box when you close a dialog box.

Photo

Sat, 04 May 2013 09:44:34 -0400

plsburydoughboy: Haha, usually not up for fanart like this, but...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:53:52 -0400

plsburydoughboy:

Haha, usually not up for fanart like this, but I love this. It’s perfect.

Photo

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:56:02 -0400

sesamestreet: Happy birthday to Big Bird and to Mr. Rogers!

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:32:06 -0400

sesamestreet:

Happy birthday to Big Bird *and* to Mr. Rogers!

"Got that? We’re talking about children’s toys built by an AI scientist from where Siri was born,..."

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:13:26 -0500

“Got that? We’re talking about children’s toys built by an AI scientist from where Siri was born, that tracks human movement, can interact with spoken words, is connected to the web and mobile by an engineer with a world-beating scalability background, promoted by an early advocate of blog publishing software that changed the world and designed by people behind the most popular children’s movies in history.”

- Pixar Engineers Leave to Build Real World Living Toys – ReadWrite

Toy Talk

(via new-aesthetic)

"Another myth that is firmly upheld is that disabled people are dependent and non-disabled people are..."

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:03:09 -0500

“Another myth that is firmly upheld is that disabled people are dependent and non-disabled people are independent. No one is actually independent. This is a myth perpetuated by disablism and driven by capitalism - we are all actually interdependent. Chances are, disabled or not, you don’t grow all of your food. Chances are, you didn’t build the car, bike, wheelchair, subway, shoes, or bus that transports you. Chances are you didn’t construct your home. Chances are you didn’t sew your clothing (or make the fabric and thread used to sew it). The difference between the needs that many disabled people have and the needs of people who are not labelled as disabled is that non-disabled people have had their dependencies normalized. The world has been built to accommodate certain needs and call the people who need those things independent, while other needs are considered exceptional. Each of us relies on others every day. We all rely on one another for support, resources, and to meet our needs. We are all interdependent. This interdependence is not weakness; rather, it is a part of our humanity.”

- AJ Withers Disability Politics and Theory p109 (via dandyfied)

growhousegrow: So, so lovely. Via odditiesoflife: Unique...

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:35:25 -0500

Rose 1935 by Laure Albin-Guillot

Georgia O'Keeffe: A Portrait 1917 by Alfred Stieglitz

Paul Arma's Hands 1928 by André Kertész

Hands of Helen Freeman 1920 (ca) by Alfred Stieglitz

Max Baur Advertising Photo for Stockings 1920s (late)

Unidentified photographer/creator Italia Imperiale (La Rivista Illustrata del 'popolo d'italia') 1937

growhousegrow:

So, so lovely. Via odditiesoflife:

Unique Vintage Hand Portraits, 1917-1937

Hands are extremely expressive, communicating both mood and emotion. Each of these portraits from yesteryear are all part of different private collections, some with very interesting stories behind them.

rosalarian: whatwhatwhat: zachoryjaden: tastefullyoffensive: ...

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:45:44 -0500

rosalarian:

whatwhatwhat:

zachoryjaden:

tastefullyoffensive:

New Punctuation Marks We Desperately Need

[collegehumor]

The ‘I’m not angry’ mark would be immensely helpful lolol.

If y’all aren’t careful i’ll get these tattooed all on my body.

But clearly tildes are used for sarcasm. ~Get with it~.

I want all of these to be a thing.

And no, I don’t know what I mean by that. But I can say that the other way around just feels...

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:04:08 -0500

And no, I don’t know what I mean by that. But I can say that the other way around just feels too easy; this way, at least, offers surprises.

It’s more fun to apply smooth jazz to principles of...

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:03:46 -0500

It’s more fun to apply smooth jazz to principles of aesthetics than the other way around.

A lot of people might unfriend me for this next post, but it has to be said.

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:01:18 -0500

A lot of people might unfriend me for this next post, but it has to be said.