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"I think writing really helps you heal yourself. I think if you write long enough, you will be a..."

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:34:55 +0100

“I think writing really helps you heal yourself. I think if you write long enough, you will be a healthy person. That is, if you write what you need to write, as opposed to what will make money, or what will make fame.”

- Alice Walker (via everyday-use)

youngblackandvegan: Thank you based god

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:35:54 +0100

youngblackandvegan:

Thank you based god

18-15n-77-30w: jirano: Rachel Stewart curated for...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:35:38 +0100

18-15n-77-30w:

jirano:

Rachel Stewart curated for Coastal.com. Simply beautiful glasses and beautiful models: The Knight Twins

18° 15’ N, 77° 30’ W

Etran Finatawa was formed in 2004 during the Festival in the...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:13:18 +0100

Etran Finatawa was formed in 2004 during the Festival in the Desert near Timbuctou. The literal meaning of their name is ‘the stars of tradition’. They are the first group to use the songs and music of the Wodaabe in a modern context. They began as a group of ten musicians who wanted to unite these two nomadic cultures as a symbol of peace and reconciliaton. In Niger the Wodaabe and the Tuareg live side by side on the desert’s fringes sharing pastures and water sources which sometimes leads to feuding. They work together to be strong and to give their culture a future in this changing world. The music of the two tribes is very different but the way it has been combined has produced a powerful and hypnotic sound and a new musical style of Nomad Blues.

From the richness of these two united but distinct cultures they compose and sing their songs in two different languages, the Tuareg Tamashek and the Wodaabe Fulfulde. Their songs tell tales from nomadic life, of isolation and liberty, of extreme hardship and poverty, of a harsh climate, of beautiful women and happy days, of life giving animals and handsome beasts, of festivities and families, of stars and desert storms.

Their website

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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:06:58 +0100

transboybearcub: forever reblog

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:50:39 +0100

transboybearcub:

forever reblog

therenaissanceratchet: i want these twists so bad

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:17:31 +0100

therenaissanceratchet:

i want these twists so bad

madwhovianwithabox: twisteddoggeh: sometimes-reality-sucks-ass:...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:16:42 +0100

madwhovianwithabox:

twisteddoggeh:

sometimes-reality-sucks-ass:

christmas-with-clara:

onlypaintonthewall:

WHY IS OBAMA SUCH A CHILL PRESIDENT?

i just want to be friends with obama

best friends with obama.

Brobamas

BROBAMAS FOR THE WIN.

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Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:16:27 +0100

vh1: Happy Father’s Day from TIP + and the Harris family! We’re...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:21:44 +0100

vh1:

Happy Father’s Day from TIP + and the Harris family!

We’re celebrating all day on VH1.com with Major’s adorable bloopers, the best of T.I.’s fatherly lessons + MORE!

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Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:40:42 +0100

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Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:27:01 +0100

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Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:21:53 +0100

withthebarenecessities: Not many people know this but the muses...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:21:19 +0100

withthebarenecessities:

Not many people know this but the muses in Hercules have names; Calliope, Clio, Melpomene, Terpsichore, and Thalia. I didn’t realize this up until a few years ago and my mind was completely blown.

They don’t need names to be amazing!

vernacular-manslaughter: octospider: Gwendoline Christie is...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:20:19 +0100

vernacular-manslaughter:

octospider:

Gwendoline Christie is the actress for Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones. She stands at 6 feet 3 inches tall and took swordfighting, horseriding, and stagefighting lessons for her part, as well as gaining 14 pounds of muscle, to accurately portray Brienne. (x)

She was also terrified of cutting her hair because she’d spent her life believing it was one of the only things that would make people see her as feminine despite her height. In an interview with TV Guide she said:

I struggled for a long time with [cutting] my hair, but then I’m grateful for the opportunity to realize that femininity doesn’t have to come from hair or any of those traditional female archetypes of appearance, So, that’s been exciting actually. I can’t speak with any kind of authority whatsoever because I’m just an actor and I only have my opinions, but I do think it’s really refreshing to have a woman depicted on a mainstream TV show that doesn’t obey typical aesthetics of females and the way they have been portrayed in the past. And I’m really excited to be portraying one of those women. And I hope that her popularity signals a greater expansion of people’s views about men and women and that gender types can be more flexible.

Killing Us Softly 4, with Ed. D Jean Kilbourne

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:07:21 +0100

Killing Us Softly 4, with Ed. D Jean Kilbourne

"You can cuss out colonialism, imperialism, and all other kinds of ism, but it’s hard for you to cuss..."

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:05:16 +0100

“You can cuss out colonialism, imperialism, and all other kinds of ism, but it’s hard for you to cuss that dollarism. When they drop those dollars on you, your soul goes.”

- Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements (via moroccanstateofmind)

abigabby: I appreciate her existence

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:00:46 +0100

abigabby:

I appreciate her existence

saloandseverine: Vogue Italia October 2009, Coat Mania Karlie...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:00:25 +0100

saloandseverine:

Vogue Italia October 2009, Coat Mania

Karlie Kloss, Jourdan Dunn by Emma Summerton

I”m going to pick the fastest ship in our fleet. I’m going to...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:00:13 +0100

_{I”m going to pick the fastest ship in our fleet. I’m going to choose the fifty best killers on the Iron Islands. I’m going to sail up the Narrow Sea all the way to the Weeping Water. I’m going to march on the Dreadfort.}_{I’m going to find my little brother. And I’m going to bring him home.}