August 2012
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Mrs. Assad Duped Me
This is one of the best pieces I have written about the truth of what is going on in Syria. Joan Juliet Buck is fearless in her report about her real experience with the Assad family. She originally wrote an article for Vogue that she described as essentially “anointing” Asma al-Assad, wife of Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad. Her first article about her time in Syria with the...
July 2012
Culture makes all the difference,” Mr. Romney said. “And as I come here and I...
– Mitt Romney as quoted in the NY Times. A senior aide for Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority had this to say,
“It is a racist statement and this man doesn’t realize that the Palestinian economy cannot reach its potential because there is an Israeli occupation,” Mr. Erekat said. “It seems to...
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NBC can suck a dick.
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'Hobbit' Trilogy Confirmed →
Fuck yes.
If you don’t like to read you haven’t found the right book.
– J. K. Rowling (via the—voguette)
I really want to go out and write a damn story.
: Jonah Lehrer and the Lifespan of a Quote →
lareviewofbooks:
Jonah Lehrer admitted to fabricating Bob Dylan quotes for his book Imagine, and then lying to a reporter about it. Today Lehrer resigned from his position as a staff writer at The New Yorker and the publisher has halted all sales of his book. The situation once again brings up the question…
Romney's Gaffes Worsen in Israel →
newyorker:
TEL AVIV (The Borowitz Report)—The Mitt Romney Gaffe Express pulled into a new station today, leaving its conductor’s hopes of proving himself to be a nimble statesman in tatters. Click-through to continue reading: http://nyr.kr/LVeVGU
March.
yumandcoke24:
My first ever poem(unedited), written by my seven year old self on March, 28th 1995.
March gives us questions, That make us guess…
How will the weather be? How should we dress?
Will it be wintry? Will it be warm?
Will it be windy? Maybe a snow storm.
Will we need mittens? Warm cloths or light?
What should we wear? To be sure we’re all right?
March gives us questions, For...