December 2010
16 posts
Stop Hating Your Body: Starting the revolution... →
stophatingyourbody:
I’ve just showed some of my younger family members this blog, from ages 5 to 10. We talked about how in the future there may be people or tv shows or magazine that will try and make you feel badly about the way you look, but you can NEVER allow them to influence you in such a way. As long as you believe you are beautiful then you are. Any argument is invalid.
We did a...
My Wish for 2011: A Better World for My Daughter... →
I pray for her sake that the Muslim community in America fulfills its potential to become a thriving part of society, actively engaged in good works and social justice. I hope that by the time she’s old enough for the unfortunate realization that people sometimes hurt each other, being a Muslim in America will be as unremarkable as being a Christian or a Jew.
By that same token, I pray that...
“Make investments. Buy vintage. Be thrifty. Ask yourself, ‘Can I run in these...”
– Cary Randolph. (via caryrandolph)
“Carelessness in dressing is moral suicide.”
– Honoré de Balzac (via caryrandolph)
Cornered – Princess Hijab, Paris's elusive... →
“Princess Hijab is Paris’s most elusive street artist. Striking at night with dripping black paint she slaps black Muslim veils on the half-naked airbrushed women – and men – of the metro’s fashion adverts. She calls it “hijabisation”. Her guerrilla niqab art has been exhibited from New York to Vienna, sparking debates about feminism and fundamentalism – ...
5 Typical Acts of Politeness That are Inefficient... →
The Calling | Faith in America | Independent Lens... →
The Calling intercuts its characters’ stories from their first days of training, through years of study, and into their early practice as religious professionals. We follow them within and beyond the walls of their schools, confronting the sacrifices they’ve made to pursue this path. We see them debate theology and philosophy, learn to deliver sermons, perform their first weddings and funerals,...
“Let’s talk about rape for a moment. Rape is not what George Lucas did to...”
– Jeffrey Rowland - Overcompensating (via kinelfire)
[high-freakin-FIVE to someone laying this out so well, and so much more succinctly than i’ve ever tried to explain it in the last several years, whenever i’ve been offended by the wrongful usage of the word. THANKYOU. also: read the...
Lazy Self-Indulgent Book Reviews: The Long Rain,... →
lazybookreviews:
YOU THINK I AM TALKING ABOUT THE ONE THEY MADE A MOVIE OF WHERE IT’S ONLY SUMMER FOR ONE DAY ON A PARTICULARLY UNPLEASANT RAINY PLANET, AND THESE HORRIBLE SCHOOLCHILDREN LOCK UP THIS LITTLE GIRL AND SHE MISSES IT.
But that’s a different story. That one is “All Summer In A Day.”
In this one, a group of astronauts are on Venus trying to find one of the Sun Domes…
[o mein...
Lazy Self-Indulgent Book Reviews: The Illustrated... →
lazybookreviews:
So, first up, I do not share your snooty distaste for Ray Bradbury, if you are about to express some. He’s an American Fucking Treasure […]
[YES. LOVE. also: thankyou for moving on this so fast! also#2: keep those bradbury reviews coming, please! love seeing him & his writings through other people’s eyes. -y]