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agentmlovestacos: The full trailer! Official! 3 minutes of...

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:12:29 -0400

The full trailer! Official! 3 minutes of S.H.I.E.L.D.Y. goodness!

via marvelentertainment:

Agents! Prepare for “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” coming to ABC Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. ET this fall!

rufftoon: colchrishadfield: With deference to the genius of...

Sun, 12 May 2013 17:58:32 -0400

rufftoon:

colchrishadfield:

With deference to the genius of David Bowie, here’s Space Oddity, recorded on Station. A last glimpse of the World.

Huge thanks in the making of the video to the talented trio of Emm Gryner, Joe Corcoran and Andrew Tidby, plus Evan Hadfield and all at the CSA.

Chris Hadfield does a cover (with a few tweaks) of Bowie’s “Space Oddity”.

Have a safe flight back to earth!

leseanthomas: Wanna know a secret? You DO have what it takes to...

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:31:54 -0400

leseanthomas:

Wanna know a secret? You DO have what it takes to get there. It’s just going to take everything you’ve got. Make stuff.

poupon: pleatedjeans: Depression Part 2 by Hyperbole and a...

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:32:31 -0400

poupon:

pleatedjeans:

Depression Part 2 by Hyperbole and a Half is the most important thing you’ll read all day.

I’m not exaggerating when I consider this lady the voice of… well, perhaps not a generation but a mindset. There’s really no way to describe how genuine her writing is, how much it speaks to the experience of so many people while steering away from cliche and pretension. I’ve read so many people say OH, EXACTLY to what she writes, much more than any other author—internet or otherwise—active today. I guess it’s the combination of her unalloyed tone, unique treatment of content and the advantages of the medium, such as the rapid dissemination of the comic/blog format that combine to make her writing and art so resonant and accessible to those who identify most with it.

GET MR. PULITZER ON THE LINE I’VE GOT A NOMINATION TO MAKE

blurintofocus: shananaomi: noirbettie: mightyhunter: This...

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:48:17 -0400

blurintofocus:

shananaomi:

noirbettie:

mightyhunter:

This 17-Year-Old Coder Is Saving Twitter From TV Spoilers

Imagine you forget to watch a new episode of Game of Thrones the night it airs. Even if coworkers stay mum about important plot points, Twitter is abuzz with spoilers. Fortunately, there’s Twivo, a new program that allows Twitter users to censor their feeds from mentioning a certain TV show (and its characters) for a set time period. Jennie Lamere, a 17-year-old girl, invented the software last month—and won the grand prize at a national coding competition where Lamere was the only female who presented a project, and the only developer to work alone. Internet: Meet the reason we need more women in tech.

(From Mother Jones)

I’m so excited by all of the teenagers in science and tech that we’re hearing about these days. MORE GIRLS PLEASE!

At SXSW, we talked about how we can’t wait to see the apps fangirls create to make the internet further work the way THEY want. What we may have not said so clearly is that it’s really the way that EVERYONE wants the internet to work. Go girl.

^^^ so into this.

What do network executives consistently get wrong in comedy?...

Sun, 05 May 2013 22:57:36 -0400

What do network executives consistently get wrong in comedy? (x)

nbcsnl: Our friends at Fox & Friends had juuuuust a few...

Sun, 05 May 2013 22:51:12 -0400

nbcsnl:

Our friends at Fox & Friends had juuuuust a few corrections after last night’s cold open…

bouletcorp: Run Rabbit Run

Sun, 05 May 2013 11:58:24 -0400

bouletcorp:

Run Rabbit Run

mugrumblr: Throwback Thursday: Remember the first day of...

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:53:04 -0400

mugrumblr:

Throwback Thursday: Remember the first day of orientation?

We didn’t know ANYTHING about a) studying or b) staining our clothes, room, sheets, floors (the list is endless).

I’m going to my very first college orientation on Saturday.

This is relevant to my interests.

cat doesn’t want to get out of nice warm bath [x]

Wed, 01 May 2013 13:09:15 -0400

cat doesn’t want to get out of nice warm bath [x]

miraongchua: walpurgisnacht feel-good anime of the century

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:25:14 -0400

miraongchua:

walpurgisnacht

feel-good anime of the century

skoolmunkee: donutrabbit: Here’s my 2nd year Calarts film! I...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:06:27 -0400

skoolmunkee:

donutrabbit:

Here’s my 2nd year Calarts film!

I am not a reblogger but this animation is one of the best things I have seen in a while, and I think that everybody who likes my stuff should also watch this.

Oh my lord, donutrabbit, this is great.

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Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:03:23 -0400

stop pokin yourself stop pokin yourself stop pokin yourself

That Racist Ice Cream Truck Song » Sociological Images

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:31:14 -0400

That Racist Ice Cream Truck Song » Sociological Images:

panasonicyouth:

creativenothing:

lionza:

Here’s a random creepy fact: one of the tunes that float out of ice cream trucks all summer is a racist song called “N*gger Love a Watermelon Ha! Ha! Ha!,” first recorded 1916 or before. Have a listen.

During slavery, the African population’s supposed taste for watermelon was used to suggest that they were stupid. As I wrote in an earlier post:

“…defenders of slavery used the watermelon as a symbol of simplicity. African Americans, the argument went, were happy as slaves. They didn’t need the complicated responsibilities of freedom; they just needed some shade and a cool, delicious treat.”

Googling around, I learned almost nothing about the song. It seems clear that it’s not an inside joke between Black people, making fun of the stereotype. Instead, it’s an earnest, intended-to-be-humorous song meant to make fun of Black people. But I could find little contextualizing information. I also don’t know if the tune was also set to other lyrics that were or weren’t racist.

Still, the fact that the tune is an ice cream truck classic reveals how our racist history is still part and parcel of our everyday lives.

holy shit

OMG I can’t even.

Anarkid and I listened to it at the same time and had our childhoods ruined together! She pointed out that she knew this tune as Turkey in the Straw and Do Your Ears Hang Low, but apparently the tune is older than either of those; a Reddit thread about this points out that the first known version was called Zip Coon, which came out in 1829. Charming.

holy shit