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Notes for my future apartment: an “accent wall” painted by a cat. Obviously.
I knew somebody who had a copy of this. 5 stars.
(Source: fivehundredcats)
Tumblr of freelance journalist/writer/pizza obsessive Diane Shipley.
Basically a hotchpotch of things I like and don't like on the internet. (The former often includes books, feminism, TV, interesting opinions, and baby animals.)
I also have a proper blog and a website and my Twitter is here.
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Debo on Charlie Rose.
OMG. I was supposed to be seeing her interviewed in person (she doesn’t live too far from here) last year, but she cancelled for health reasons. Hope I get another chance!
"At three-thirty that afternoon Max, Tom, and Sharon placed tabs under their tongues and sat down together in the living room to wait for the flash. Barbara stayed in the bedroom, smoking hash. During the next four hours a window banged once in Barbara’s room, and about five-thirty some children had a fight on the street. A curtain billowed in the afternoon wind. A cat scratched a beagle in Sharon’s lap. Except for the sitar music on the stereo there was no other sound or movement until seven-thirty, when Max said ‘Wow.’"
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Joan Didion, “Slouching Towards Bethlehem”
I never get over the amazing simplicity of this paragraph or the example it sets for dedicated reporting.
(via amywhipple)
The fact that I’ve never read Slouching… or The White Album is an oversight that CAN NOT STAND.
Luckily, I got this one for my birthday 2 days ago, and I can’t wait to read it.
Self-gift with fist.
"Saved by Cake gives an extremely honest account of Marian Keyes’ recent battle with depression, and how baking has helped her. A complete novice in the kitchen, Marian decided to bake a cake for a friend and that was it - she realized that baking was what she needed to do in order to get her through each day."
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Novel News - Saved By Cake by Marian Keyes - Novelicious - The Female Fiction and Chick Lit Blog
Oh my goodness!! (Meowsense!) Today was threatening to be crapola after a confrontation left me shaking, but yayMarianyay! This is brilliant news.
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I can’t believe my blog has gone this long without a baby penguin dressed as an important businessman on it.
(Source: nicotumblr)
Art Direction: “The Artist,” “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,” “Hugo,” “Midnight in Paris,” “War Horse.”
Cinematography: “The Artist,” “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” “Hugo,” “The Tree of Life,” “War Horse.”
Sound Mixing: “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” “Hugo,” “Moneyball,”…
A movie MADONNA made is nominated for an Oscar.
"Following an awards season so far notable for its predictability, the Academy today upset the apple cart by awarding Martin Scorsese’s 3D film 11 nominations, leaving Michel Hazanavicius’s much-tipped The Artist trailing with 10."
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Oscar nominations 2012: Hugo leads with 11 to The Artist’s 10 | Film | guardian.co.uk
Only ten? Yes, that will be devasating for them, I’m sure. I want them to WIN THEM ALL! They won’t sadly. But maybe best picture…? *cross everything*
"Needing money, he turned to journalism…"
— Phillip Lopate, introduction to William Hazlitt (via amywhipple)
Ha!
HOLD UP, Veep is the US version of The Thick of It ? Actually jumping for joy.
Really want to see this.
(Source: jemappelledavid)
