September 2011
“The proportion of Google searches that include the word “porn” has tripled since...”
– The changing adult business: At a XXX-roads | The Economist
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“Why learn how to make bread with raisins in it, when you can just buy bread and...”
– The 6 Most WTF Special Edition Comics Ever Released | Cracked.com
“Those who attempt to ban books are probably afraid of whatever is inside. So,...”
– Sarah Murphy | Flavorwire | 10 Fantastic Banned Books That Talk About Sex
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“It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do...”
– Aldous Huxley, Island (via heartmindspirit)
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507. The only thing you'll regret more than...
“There is a place for screaming and shouting and causing a general ruckus. It’s...”
– Video of George Washington Law Student ‘Occupying’ Wall Street: Hilarity Ensues | Above the Law
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fuckyeahreading!: Banned Books Week →
except-for-twice:
Banned Books Week is like a national week of saying “FUCK OFF” at the library where I work.
We put out a display featuring nothing but banned books.
All we recommend to patrons are banned books.
We sit behind the desk and openly mock the idea.
We make posters saying that banned books are stupid and all books deserve to be read because there is still a message to be heard.
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“You should write because you love the shape of stories and sentences and the...”
– Annie Proulx (via scribblersabode)
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“Asking Americans which class they belong to does not get you very far, since...”
– Lexington: Classlessness in America | The Economist
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“The US patent office has given patents to a stick and a vaginal bong....”
– 9 Self-Defense Gadgets Your Mugger Will Find Hilarious | Cracked.com
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“So many people are shut up tight inside themselves like boxes, yet they would...”
– Sylvia Plath (via 24ribs)
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“The average American three-year-old can recognise 100 brands. Many can also...”
– The advertising industry is far more sophisticated than it was in the 1950s, but just as cynical. Many people imagine they can hide from the hidden persuaders, yet marketers have a way of triumphing nonetheless. (via theeconomist)
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It's Banned Books Week!
fuckyeahreading:
Go and read the banned books on these lists and show the authority what’s what!
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“In truth, Israel will be safer when a proper Palestinian state has been...”
– Israel, Palestine and the United Nations: Yes to Palestinian statehood | The Economist
“Settlement-building on the West Bank, which he has refused to stop (barring a...”
– Israel, Palestine and the United Nations: Yes to Palestinian statehood | The Economist
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Yes to Palestinian statehood →
theeconomist:
“We abhor the creeping delegitimisation and demonisation of Israel. But we also believe that the Palestinians deserve a state of their own. These two beliefs are entirely compatible. By his intransigence Mr Netanyahu has played into the hands of those who would destroy Israel. In blocking any Palestinian aspirations at the UN, America is helping extremists on both sides.”
