Boxers, Before & After Fights
Before and after. (via Tyim)
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Perspective
“He bested the heroes, killed the defenders, overtook the world. Then he killed the narrator and he was the villain no more.”– Vijayendra Mohanty
How (not ) to Write About Africa
I’ve read Binyavanga Wainaina’s essay How (not) to Write About Africa a few times, but here’s a great spin on it: How (not) to Write About Africa read by Djimon Hounsou. (via deadbrowalking)
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You can bet this is showing up in a GW book or two….
Moscowitz is founder of the International Security Coalition of Clergy, whose mission is to train Jews in self-defense and advance fighting techniques in the event of a terrorist attack on a synagogue. He says business was slow for his Coalition until May, when the FBI arrested a group accused of plotting to blow up synagogues
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Squee
Lena Headey, my favorite Spartan (and second fav Sarah Conner) is playing Cersei. OMG. OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!
The Importance of Tragedy
One of the things I always thought odd about American taste in fiction and cinema is our aversion to tragedy. Filmmakers, in particular, are constantly changing movie endings for American audiences to “lighten” them up. Many British books just aren’t carted over the ocean for the simple fact that they’re just “too depressing.” I had
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Excuse me, ma’am, I’m busy trying to figure out which way I’ll choose to prevent you from receiving healthcare
In conversation with my mother: “Well, with this Obamacare thing, we’ll all get rationed healthcare.” “Mom, do you even know what `public option’ means?” “The government’s taking over healthcare!” “Mom, the government isn’t running healthcare. All they want to do is expand Medicare to cover people who don’t have insurance or are underinsured. That’s it.”
Real News
“After months of committee meetings and hundreds of hours of heated debate, the United States Congress remained deadlocked this week over the best possible way to deny Americans health care.“ I love The Onion.
V Remake
Would not be at all excited about this… except that got the absolute most perfect person to play the alien leader, Anna. This clip shows just how perfect she is. Perrrrrfect.