March 2012
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Can you identify these novels based on... →
aaknopf:
Surprisingly hard, even though I’ve read many of these.
4 out of 6, what up. Only ones I didn’t get were ones I hadn’t read!
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Jim Lehrer To Speak At W&M Commencement →
Cool!
The Missouri Review: Princess Bride/ First Year... →
themissourireview:
via McSweeney’s Internet Tendency:
LINES FROM THE PRINCESS BRIDE THAT DOUBLE AS COMMENTS ON FRESHMAN COMPOSITION PAPERS.
BY JENNIFER SIMONSON
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“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”
“At a time like this that’s all you can think to…
"Personhood" bill approved by Virginia Senate... →
Note that this apparently no longer affects access to birth control or in-vitro fertilization, but as with the trans-vaginal ultrasound bill, it’s a rather shaky improvement on a sad, sad piece of legislation.
What is with VA right now?
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“He is exactly
the poem
I wanted to write.”
– Mary Oliver, from “White Heron Rises Over Blackwater” (via katida)
VA Will Not Require Invasive Ultrasounds →
YES!!
Unfortunately, I can’t say I’m completely happy about this. There are still some serious problems.
A) This bill was still allowed to reach the governor’s desk. It should have been laughed down long ago.
B) Read the governor’s statement about why he didn’t sign the bill and allowed for some “choice” in the matter. He is hardly enthusiastic. Yes,...
WatchJon Stewart talks about Virginia’s Trans-Vaginal Ultrasound bill.
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Birth Control Isn't Really About "Health," It's... →
Birth control isn’t about my health unless by health you mean, my capacity to get it on, to have a happy, joyous sex life that involves an actual male partner. The point of birth control is to have sex that’s recreational and non-procreative. It’s to permit women to exercise their desires without the sword of Damocles of unwanted pregnancy hanging gloomily over their heads.
It’s fascinating...
“I will remember your small room, the feel of you, the light in the window, your...”
– Charles Bukowski (via pullmydaisy)
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John Steinbeck on Falling in Love →
via The Atlantic.
“And don’t worry about losing. If it is right, it happens — The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.”
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