January 2010
45 posts
hikergirl:
lacontessa:
Irving Berlin — Puttin’...
“So, let me get this straight: A rich, young athlete cheats on his former bikini...”
– John Ridley, “The Top ‘Nontroversies’ of 2009”
December 2009
63 posts
“We’re so familiar with written language that we sometimes forget how outlandish...”
– Grant Morrison on Writing, 2005 (via lastchatwithphontaine) (via crepusculoestelar)
Went to see Avatar yesterday
Here’s everything you need to know about the plot of Avatar:
Dances With Wolves meets The Matrix Trilogy.
Super-predictable, follows a classic Unredeemed Captive formula in an environmentally-politically correct paradise, complete with the requisite and perfectly formulaic love story.
BUT SEE THIS MOVIE ANYWAY!!! Wow… the visulas alone (hooray 3-D!!!) took my breath away. I was...
“If a hijab in Pucci-designed print could speak, what would it say?”
– Marketing Muslim Lifestyles and Rethinking Modesty
It would say, “Pearl, I’m all yours!”
Okay, seriously, the whole article is really interesting, about Muslim fashion/lifestyle magazines and their different approaches, so link & read it if it’s up your alley.
But a...
Wrapped in a Pita, a Taste Jordanians Can’t Resist →
“If you were to slow everything down, this is what you would see: scoop of sauce, pinch of onions, scoop of tomatoes, shovel in some meat, roll it all up in a pita. But who has time to slow down? The crowds are always pressed up against the gate — in the searing heat of a Jordan summer day or the desert chill of a cold winter night — outside Reem, a hole-in-the wall takeout place with a...
Muslims part of US social fabric →
“While some pockets of poverty exist in the US, unlike Europe, there are no “Muslim ghettos” in America. A 2007 Pew Research Center study found that most Muslim Americans are “decidedly American” in income, education and attitudes, rejecting extremism by larger margins than Muslim minorities in Europe.
Similarly, a 2009 Gallup report found that 70 per cent of...
How to Respect a Muslim Woman Who Wears a Veil
hijablove:
by Sadaf Farooqi via howtodothings.com
“You’ve spotted her on the cover of a sensational novel, telling a hackneyed story of patriarchal cruelty and oppression; you’ve seen her out and about in a Western country, looking like a misfit - a “black sack” apparently devoid of freedom and human rights; you’ve seen her circumambulating the Holy Ka’ba in Makkah, not an inch of her skin...
One of my flight attendant friends...
robot-heart:
…is counting down her craziest passenger stories of the year. Number 6? One of the passengers breastfeeding her cat.
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PLEEEEEEEEASE post the whole list!!!!!
beenthinking:
“Rainbow Connection” - Willie...
Anthony Bourdain on Traveling the World →
bringmethathorizon:
travelhighlights:
From The Observer:
‘What did it get me? It got me the world. But you do pay a price when all your dreams come true.’ Someone interrupts for an autograph, and it’s a while before I can prompt him on what the price was, and a while again before his careful voice falls a little softer. ‘Well. My home. My friends. My country. My kitchen. My profession.
...
“For thousands of people who convert to Judaism, Christmas is a difficult day of...”
– “A Holiday Balancing Act for Converts to Judaism”
by Jennifer Medina
This is pretty much what Christmas is like in our home, too. I converted to Islam four years ago. My husband is a committed agnostic. But we both come from Catholic families, and for both of us, Christmas has always...
Vacation... finally
School here went until yesterday. No joke. My mother, who is also a teacher, called me on Sunday from Ohio to tell me how great her winter vacation was already going. All I could think was, you suck, Mom, and so does our Board of Education who dragged this out all the way up to the 23rd. The students don’t want to be there for those three days, and neither does the staff. What are we...
“[The Bible] is not a weapon, you idiot.”
– Mary, to Hilary Faye, in Saved!
“It’s good to remember that Jesus grew up as a poor Jew in a poor town. His...”
– Stephen Chapman, associate professor of the Old Testament at Duke Divinity School, on the discovery of the first dwelling in Nazareth that dates to Jesus’ era. (Source: USA Today) (via Sojourners)
"How Chupacabra Works" →
El Chupacabra
Name: El Chupacabra
Nickname: Chupa
Alias: El Vampiro de Moca
Closest “known” relative: Jersey Devil
Height: 4.5 to 5.5 feet
Weight: unknown
Eyes: very large, often red
Build: quasi-simian-kangaroo-reptile
Likes: goats, chickens, cows, horses, dogs, cats, ducks, travel
Dislikes: bright, shining lights
Favorite hangouts: Guanica, Puerto Rico;...
L.A. Coroner: Brittany Murphy Dead at 32 →
She’s been one of my favorite actresses for years. I always thought she was one of the most underrated people in show business.
Uugghhh.
“Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of...”
– Mahatma Gandhi (via iindia)
Un terremoto de 6,3 sacude Huelva →
“Un terremoto ha sacudido esta madrugada la costa occidental de Andalucía. Ha sido de intensidad 6,3. El epicentro se ha situado a unos 100 kilómetros del Cabo de San Vicente, al sur de Portugal, pero se ha sentido en Huelva y Sevilla….”La cama se movía como en el Exorcista”, contaba uno en la calle Rascón. “
For those non-Spanish speakers… An earthquake of...
“There’s TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO CHILDREN in this country! Leave them ALONE!...”
– George Carlin (via marco)
True. I like to be a guide for them, fully understanding that they have just as much to teach me as I have to teach them.
“The signs up all over the airport and various places elsewhere in town are...”
– David Rovics, “Report from Cop-enhagen”
You are Not Crazy →
almas88:
I’ve been studying for finals, and randomly decided to procrastinate by Googling “How Not To Be Crazy.” I stumbled upon the site YouAreNotCrazy.com, and started crying after reading the intro. Other women have gone through what I have, and it is considered abuse. Damn.
You are NOT crazy, Sister! And you ARE loved — even by those of us who only know you through Tumblr. Inshallah...
Sunday, on Binghamton Universtiy's campus
(via email)
Assalmolaykum, It was reported today around 3pm that someone had spilled gasoline on one of the prayer rugs in the MSA [Muslim Students Association] room. A bottle with some gasoline still left was found at the site. The University Police has closed the MSA room as of now but they will open it up tomorrow. An investigation is under way under Officer Silverio of UPD. If anyone has any...
"Pinturas a pluma, poesías a pincel" →
“A los poetas modernistas españoles les gustaba ir alguna que otra vez al Museo del Prado. No eran hombres muy leídos (lo que irritaba profundamente a sus colegas Juan Ramón Jiménez y Ramón Pérez de Ayala), pero adoraban por principio la cultura y les conmovía el sentimiento lírico del pasado, a veces calibrado un poco a ojo. Y les encantaba, sobre todo, la práctica de la écfrasis, nombre...
crepusculoestelar:
Ricardo Arjona is possibly...
Lorca, muerte (sin resolver) de un poeta →
“Un libro arroja nuevos datos sobre las circunstancias del crimen - La fallecida actriz Emma Penella revela detalles de la implicación de su padre en el fusilamiento.”
Dear ADD,
My dear, ever-present companion, when it comes to my job, you are one of my best friends. You make it possible to multi-task on the level of my ninth-graders’ own ADD and ADHD afflictions. You make it possible for me to pay attention to three different student conversations while I am writing a coherent lesson on the white board AND while I am keeping tabs on who has their cell phones out,...