August 2012
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Creative Time on Tumblr: Art 101: How to Pronounce... →
creativetime:
We ♥ Andrew Goldstein’s handy pronunciation guide to help us all from embarrassing ourselves in the art world. Here’s an excerpt:
…Imagine you’re jetting with Dakis Joannou (pronounced: Dock-is Zho-nu) off to his Deste (pronounced: Des-tay) Foundation on the Greek island of Hydra (pronounced:…
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“Once you start to speak, people will yell at you. They will interrupt you, put...”
– Audre Lorde (via beermethatquote)
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Today marks the 113th birthday of Jorge Luis... →
You Learn
After a while you learn the subtle difference Between holding a hand and chaining a soul,
And you learn that love doesn’t mean leaning And company doesn’t mean security.
And you begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts And presents aren’t promises,
And you begin to accept your defeats With your head up and your eyes open With the grace of a woman, not the grief of a...
cordjefferson:
4:13 PM EST: The Guardian is now reporting that all nine civilians injured in today’s shootout were shot accidentally by police. Johnson never actually fired on the officers; he just aimed his gun at them.
The insane—INSANE—final update after following this shit all day.
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Fangirling myself 24/7.
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Black Contemporary Art: Dear Editor: →
blackcontemporaryart:
Dear Editor: Please don’t call me a black artist. Please don’t call me a black philosopher. Please don’t call me an African American artist. Please don’t call me an African American philosopher. Please don’t call me a woman artist. Please don’t call me a woman philosopher. Please…
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“That summer I did not go crazy but I wore
very close
very close
to the...”
– Dorothy Allison, “To the Bone“ (via fromsappho) 