littlebookthings:

Submission courtesy of firstruleofradclub

Submission courtesy of firstruleofradclub

Posted on May 21, 2013 via little book things with 660 notes

This planet doesn’t need more ‘successful’ people but is in desperate need of more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lovers of every shape and form. It needs people who live well in their places. It needs people of moral courage willing to join the fight to make the world habitable and humane. And these needs have very little to do with success - the way our culture has defined it.

David Orr (via tsavast)

Posted on May 21, 2013 via Fate and its twisted dark hand with 5,804 notes

somervillearchives:

browbeatenboy:

Infographic by Leon Farrant.

In the Somerville Archives, we have a lot of Board of Health records from the 1900s to the 1920s. In the late 1920s Diptheria was a particular problem in Massachusetts when there was an outbreak in Marlborough.

For the next couple of days I will be posting some of the records related to this outbreak and the Board of Health’s efforts to control disease in Somerville.

For some reason, when I read this I immediately thought of the Mass requirement that all incoming college first years have to get the meningitis vaccine. They are serious about that one, let me tell you.

I am going to print this out, stick it in my purse, and show it to every anti-vac idiot I meet..

Tagged: Vaccines reference reblog

Posted on May 21, 2013 via Browbeaten Boy with 15 notes

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newtypelady:

poupon:

axl99:

ienjoyfewthings:

Dear anyone responsible for a work of fantasy fiction,

This is how you warrior.

UGH. YES. LADIES IN PROPER ARMOR.

Two of those are by Marian Churchland, who is THE BEST

I WILL NEVER APOLOGIZE FOR MY LOVE OF FULL ARMOR.

(via notpotable)

Posted on May 21, 2013 via I Enjoy Few Things with 5,002 notes

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gorgonetta:

[B/w pic: Ray Manzarek, youngish]

distancetouch:

“The only thing that ultimately matters is to eat an ice-cream cone, play a slide trombone, plant a small tree, good God, now you’re free.”

‘Ray Manzarek, keyboardist and founding member of The Doors, passed away today at 12:31PM PT at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany after a lengthy battle with bile duct cancer. Officially confirmed by The Doors Facebook-page.’

Ray Manzarek
February 12, 1939 - May 20, 2013

Tagged: *curls up* *tries not to cry* *cries a lot*

Posted on May 20, 2013 via touching from a distance... with 2,343 notes

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annalovesmavis:

“A group portrait of female punk and new wave musicians in London, August 1980, L-R (back) Debbie Harry of Blondie, Viv Albertine of The Slits, Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie And The Banshees, (Front) Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex, and Pauline Black of The Selecter. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)”

annalovesmavis:

“A group portrait of female punk and new wave musicians in London, August 1980, L-R (back) Debbie Harry of Blondie, Viv Albertine of The Slits, Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie And The Banshees, (Front) Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex, and Pauline Black of The Selecter. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)”

Posted on May 20, 2013 via This stuff here... with 3 notes

picadorbookroom:

Ireland’s newest stamp features an entire short story written by a Dublin teenager.

Best. Stamp. Ever.

Posted on May 20, 2013 via The Picador Book Room with 61 notes

feriowind:

pwnyta:

HULK TELL PUNY TUMBLR STORY NOW!

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omfg I LOVE THIS, THIS IS ADORABLE!!!! HULK BABYYYYYY

Posted on May 20, 2013 via BUTTONS EVERYWHERE with 750 notes

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flickeringmuse:

The Laws of Robotics

1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

2. A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.

3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.

(via joolabee)

Posted on May 19, 2013 via Ramblings of a Flickering Muse with 14,148 notes

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spanish and italian:

So THESE words are feminine and THESE words are masculine, and you ALWAYS put an adjective AFTER the noun.

french:

haha i dont fuckin know man just do whatever

german:

LET'S ADD A NEUTRAL NOUN HAHA

english:

*shooting up in the bathroom*

gaelic:

the pronounciation changes depending on the gender and what letter the word starts and ends with and hahah i dont even know good fucking luck

polish:

here have all of these consonants have fun

japanese:

subject article noun article verb. too bad there's three fucking alphabets lmao hope your first language isn't western

welsh:

sneeze, and chances are you've got it right. idfk

chinese:

here's a picture. draw it. it means something. it can be pronounced three different ways. these twenty other pictures are pronounced the same but have very different meanings. godspeed.

Arabic:

so here's this one word. it actually translates to three words. also pronouns don't really exist. the gender is all in the verb. have fun!

Latin:

here memorize 500 charts and then you still dont know what the fuck is happening

Sign Language:

If you move this sign by a tenth of an inch, you'll be signing "penis"

Finnish:

Ever wonder why the Welsh have no vowels? We stole them.

Posted on May 19, 2013 via daft punk robot crew with 221,752 notes

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