thatisawesome: rollingstone: M83 mastermind Anthony Gonzalez has always wanted to hear his music played on the big screen and on April 19th, he’ll finally see that dream come true with the release of Tom Cruise’s sci-fi flick Oblivion. Click through to listen exclusively to “StarWaves,” a slow-burning, celestial cut from the soundtrack that... - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...
Natalie Maines, “Mother.” I’d already signed up to volunteer the late shift Friday night during SXSW at my church, and this lady has been added to the lineup. Yippee! My sis pointed out today that I haven’t been posting much on Tumblr in recent days, and it won’t improve anytime soon. I imagine I’ll be on Twitter during the fest because I can... - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...
archivesofamericanart: The Armory Show wasn’t the only big event in 1913 - it was also the year that suffragists marched on Washington to demand women’s right to vote. In light of that centennial anniversary, which is being celebrated this weekend, and the kickoff of Women’s History Month, it seemed like a good time to present you with this... - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...
That moment when you’re conversing with a friend over lunch in a restaurant close to your office and you recognize the man who has just walked in as one of the many semi-attractive frat guys who used to mill around the cafeteria in college, and he recognizes you too (you can tell because he looks at you a little too long), but neither of you says... - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...
imwithkanye: We Found Our Son In The Subway | NYT The story of how Danny and I were married last July in a Manhattan courtroom, with our son, Kevin, beside us, began 12 years earlier, in a dark, damp subway station. [image] More from the essay: Three months later, Danny appeared in family court to give an account of finding the baby. Suddenly, the... - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...
explore-blog:
Women lived in germ-ridden camps, languished in appalling prisons, and died miserably, but honorably, for their country and their cause just as men did.
The untold stories of women who dressed and served as men in the Civil War - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...
thesmithian: The cover stands out for its cast of black and Hispanic caricatures with exaggerated features reminiscent of early 20th century race cartoons. Also, because there are only people of color in it, grabbing greedily for cash. It’s hard to imagine how this one made it through the editorial process. Compounding the…problem with the image... - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...
vintageblackglamour: Marian Anderson, the elegant and groundbreaking contralto who was the first African American to sing at the Metropolitan Opera, was born 116 years ago today in Philadelphia. She is probably best known to this generation for singing before a crowd of 75,000 at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, after being refused permission to sing... - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...
You know the Broome Street Bar on Broadway in Soho? I used to be the bouncer for that bar — but I never got in a fight. One guy who was giving me trouble, I looked him smack in the eye and I asked him, “Are you Puerto Rican?” And he was like, “What? Are you kidding? Are you racist?” But he was Puerto Rican. And I said, “I’m directing a Puerto... - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...
Ooh, I’ve already read four of these (Beautiful Ruins, The Fault in Our Stars, The Round House, and Where’d You Go, Bernadette) and have another one (How Should a Person Be?) sitting in my to-read library book stack. Usually I’m further behind than that. My favorites out of these are The Round House and Beautiful Ruins. [Brackets for This Year’s... - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...
motherjones:
thenewrepublic:
House of Cads: The Psycho-Sexual Ordeal of Reporting in Washington by Marin Cogan
Illustration by Kirsten Rothbart
Best thing we read this morning. Read this, y’all.
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film-dot-com:
Ang Lee Double-Fists an Oscar and an In-N-Out Burger.
the man’s a hero.
I know this isn’t technically a cause and reaction thing, but I watched Sense and Sensibility yesterday afternoon while I cleaned my apartment and then Ang Lee won the best director Oscar that night. That made me happy. - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...
What bothers me more than anything else about these jokes is how boring they are. I’ve heard variations of them countless times from people who think they’re hilarious, and act as if no one has ever unearthed such comedic gems before, and they’re always wrong. They are the scraps of humor actual comics left on the table a decade earlier in their... - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...
theatlantic: The Banality of Seth MacFarlane’s Sexism and Racism at the Oscars The best moment of Seth MacFarlane’s Oscars hosting gig may have come late in the night when, in announcing Meryl Streep, he said “our next presenter needs no introduction” … and then just walked away. If only he’d kept his mouth shut more frequently. Read more. [Image:... - http://elizs.tumblr.com/post...