I make no promises

"Old people, and even middle-aged people over twenty-five, must have forgotten how it can hurt when..."

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 13:00:00 -0400

“Old people, and even middle-aged people over twenty-five, must have forgotten how it can hurt when you are sixteen to be in love with some one who loves somebody else; for neither in books nor in real life do these worn-out persons ever take such a thing seriously. But I shall never cease to remember how it feels: like having to keep smiling while a bullet is probed for in your heart, not probed for only once, and finished for good, but prodded and poked at every minute of every hour, day after day, week after week, month after month. How can you tell whether or no it’s going to be year after year as well, till all the red blood of your youth and hope has slowly been drained away?”

- Secret History Revealed by Lady Peggy O’Malley, by A.M. and C.N. Williamson

And now it’s happening to people on television

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:48:13 -0400

And now it’s happening to people on television

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Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:23:25 -0500

"The world would be a better place if there existed The David Mitchell and Charlie Brooker Yelling..."

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:42:33 -0500

“The world would be a better place if there existed The David Mitchell and Charlie Brooker Yelling and Vitriol Hour.”

- btfreek (via heatburg)

brickbats: And then I spend my whole night looking at Milton...

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:46:02 -0500

brickbats:

And then I spend my whole night looking at Milton Caniff’s work and I sob.

Oh, Pat Ryan. I know this is an elaborate form of self-defense, but you’re kind of an ass sometimes.

kielix: (via 10 O’Clock Live | Which Witch Hunt? | Channel 4 -...

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 11:17:27 -0500

kielix:

(via 10 O’Clock Live | Which Witch Hunt? | Channel 4 - YouTube)

Awesome.

This is so fantastic.

You got to love him :)

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:18:24 -0500

David Mitchell: Why..why did you... what's the story here... what...what ?
Rob Brydon: A disinterested policeman.
David Mitchell: I think you mean uninterested policeman all good policemen are disinterested.
Frank Skinner: Yes good point.
David Mitchell: Not an amusing point.
Frank Skinner: But grammaticaly an absolute belter.
Rob Brydon: What's the difference between dis... what does disinterested mean ?
David Mitchell: Disinterested means impartial, uninterested means bored.

bookshop: welshed: hellogiggles: I’M NOT OKAY WITH CHRIS...

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:31:41 -0500

bookshop:

welshed:

hellogiggles:

I’M NOT OKAY WITH CHRIS BROWN PERFORMING AT THE GRAMMYS AND I’M NOT SURE WHY YOU ARE

by Sasha Pasulka

“The message we sent to young women was unmistakable: You are powerless. You are worthless. You will be a victim, and that will be okay with us.”

And, this week, Grammy producers confirmed that Chris Brown will be performing on Sunday’s show. “We’re glad to have him back,” said executive producer Ken Ehrlich. “I think people deserve a second chance, you know. If you’ll note, he has not been on the Grammys for the past few years and it may have taken us a while to kind of get over the fact that we were the victim of what happened.” Read that quote again. Think hard about what is being said. Here is what this quote says to any woman who’s ever been abused:

By blacklisting Chris Brown from the Grammys for a “few” years (actually, a grand total of TWO Grammy Awards), the Grammys have gone above and beyond expectations for the social exile of an adult man who hit his girlfriend so hard she went to the hospital, and honestly it was really, really hard for them to show even that much support for victims of domestic violence worldwide.

It was rather thoughtless of Rihanna to go and get herself hit in the face by her boyfriend, because it’s put such a burden on the Grammys. Maybe if she hadn’t made such a big fuss out of it, things could have been easier for everyone.

The Grammys think that they were the victim of Chris Brown hitting Rihanna in the face.

The Grammys. Think. That they. Were the victim. Of Chris Brown. Hitting. Rihanna. In the face.

animationresources: Click to view the high resolution scans of...

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:16:26 -0500

animationresources:

Click to view the high resolution scans of MILTON CANIFF’S STEVE CANYON DAILIES

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browsethestacks: Terry And The Pirates

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:07:52 -0500

browsethestacks:

Terry And The Pirates

Redeeming Qualities

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:11:40 -0500

Redeeming Qualities:

nonmodernist:

If you ever find yourself in need of nonmodernist reading suggestions and reviews, there is no better place to look than here. Even better: the books Melody reviews are in the public domain and available for free!

"People will often cry gross over-intellectualisation when popular culture is critically addressed,..."

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:26:47 -0500

“People will often cry gross over-intellectualisation when popular culture is critically addressed, as if it is somehow exempt from serious consideration because it is itself ‘non-serious’, just a bit of fun that doesn’t require or deserve dissection. I disagree; every expression of art is a product of its environment and as such will reflect the concerns, preoccupations and neuroses of the time. Mainstream entertainment particularly, by its very nature, has to reflect the dominant modes of thinking in order to qualify as mainstream, and in that respect, mass entertainment is even more fun to pick apart.”

- Simon Pegg, ‘Nerd do well’ (via ninestories)

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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:17:56 -0500

tengoktengok: ENOUGH THEORIZING…HEY! THAT A WOMAN...

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:32:06 -0500

tengoktengok:

ENOUGH THEORIZING…HEY! THAT A WOMAN SOBBING!

(From Terry and The Pirates (1938), reprinted in Four Colors Comics no. 44. Story and art by the great Milton Caniff.)

browsethestacks: Terry And The Pirates - The Dragon Lady

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:46:04 -0500

browsethestacks:

Terry And The Pirates - The Dragon Lady

"Miss Billie Burke, a volatile young woman whom any number of pretty boarding school girls regard as..."

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:19:14 -0500

“Miss Billie Burke, a volatile young woman whom any number of pretty boarding school girls regard as a very fine actress, essays the principal part in the play. Miss Burke’s gowns render her lines splendidly.”

- George Jean Nathan being delightfully mean in Volume 30 of The Smart Set.

presentinglilymars: Lillian Gish in The Wind (1928)

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:48:55 -0500

presentinglilymars:

Lillian Gish in The Wind (1928)

[image: black and white full-length photograph of Lillian Gish...

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:46:25 -0500

[image: black and white full-length photograph of Lillian Gish in a Fortuny gown]

I forget where I found this.

ladythatsmyskull: OH MY!

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:41:56 -0500

ladythatsmyskull:

OH MY!

Seriously, the Dragon Lady. She dresses up like this and then...

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:41:32 -0500

Seriously, the Dragon Lady. She dresses up like this and then people fall in love with her and she has their tongues cut out. She’s just really cool, you know?