February 2012
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“If only i had checked myself”
– guy who wrecked himself (via whyamimakingthisagain)
“American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and more...”
– JAMES BALDWIN (via chukwuma )
Guacamole Bruschetta
nauticalwheeler:
How amazing does this look?! Going to try it this weekend! Click through the pic for the recipe.
I’m making this.
The Bechdel Test
tvtropeswillruinyourlife:
The Bechdel Test, Bechdel-Wallace Test, or the Mo Movie Measure , is a sort of litmus test for female presence in movies and TV. The test is named for Alison Bechdel, creator of the comic strip Dykes To Watch Out For, who made it known to the world with this strip.
In order to pass, the film or show must meet the following criteria:
It includes at least two women...
Lost In Translation: Happy Birthday Robyn →
rumpsandcunts:
Nobody gives a fuck about the numerous other women who get their asses beat on a regular basis by the men they “love” but Rihanna gets in one domestic dispute and people are still talking about it years later. I’m not saying what Chris brown did was right and I’m not at all…
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kimdash:
OMG HIS DAD
*DEAD*
Something similar would have happened in my home.
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WatchNot my mix. But this is amazing.
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“It [the movie industry] wears me out on a different level because for me there...”
– Viola Davis, in this interview with Viola Davis
This is something that, as someone who will be writing those messy characters, I understand completely.
(via eshusplayground)
And like MMM said, how many Black male actors and filmmakers are consistently pooling together resources to give Black...
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“i found god in myself,
and i loved her.
i loved her fiercely”
– Ntozake Shange (via theangryblackwoman)
(via lovehustle)
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Love in a Hopeless Place
Ignore the corny title por favor.
I’m taking this class called African American Playwright, where we use interdisciplinary studies to discuss the plays in August Wilson’s Pittsburgh Cycle. It’s pretty interesting, and I’ve really been enjoying the plays.
I was reading Gem of the Ocean the first play (chronologically) in the cycle, and this excerpt stood out to me. In...
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Have You Ever Read Over Your Old Journal Entries?
Don’t do it.
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“What about a wedding where you used to go out with the groom, and you’re...”
– Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, on things that are more depressing than going to a couple’s dance alone.
Parks and Rec always keeps me laughing. SO HARD.
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