January 2012
85 posts
flawlessness.: too late comes too often. →
glittery-sarcasm:
a kid I used to know committed suicide last night. successfully.
and no one had any idea that something was wrong. he’d been planning it for a while, and no one suspected a single thing.
how can you be so determined to die that you successfully hide how bad you feel?
no one could have done a…
exactly how i feel.
Vintage Finds...
fromme-toyou:
This morning I found a set of old polaroids buried in the bottom of my archive trunk and just as the details of this shoot have faded in my memory the polaroids have as well… I look at this delicate creature framed so sweetly in this old mansion and now, after all these years, I think of her as a beautiful bird in a cage, waiting to fly out into the light.
The 53 most ridiculous outfits from Paris fashion... →
Every single one of these just makes me want to say, “oh sweetie…”
Maryland Governor O’Malley Proposes Historic... →
“We are the girls with anxiety disorders, filled appointment books, five-year...”
– Courtney Martin (via air-light-time-space)
“You have to be everything”
A truer statement has never been spoken.
(via lovecanleavetheroom)
lovewalk:
Etta James - At Last
Thank you...
Margaret Bourke-White's Unpublished Story of... →
While much of the national debate over desegregation was dominated in the mid-1950s by the langauge and actions of strident and often hateful zealots, “Voices” was a measured, rigorously fair take on the entire issue. Far from emphasizing its own pro-integrationist sensibility, LIFE allowed several Southerners to discuss their own pro-segregationist views — in their own words, at...
“What a world this would be if people cared as much about our fellow humans as...”
– Hannah (via ourbestlaidplans)
…this is me! And just to clarify, I am not pro-SOPA in the slightest, I completely agree with the arguments that have been following this post around about how without the internet, its a lot harder to mobilize people. My point was about the amazing energy we...
“If you are hitting your head against the wall, step away and look for a door or...”
– Courtney Martin, author of Do It Anyway
“Be vulnerable, open yourself up.”
– John Cary, Public Interest Design, on advice for young activists
“Listen to yourself to know your capabilities. Take care of yourself and examine...”
– Nia Martin-Robinson, environmental justice advocate, on advice to young activists
“Mistakes are where you grow the most”
– Tyrone Boucher, on advice to young activists
“Open your arms to everyone who can help you.”
– Raul Diaz, Homeboy Industries, on advice for young activists
Check out John Cary's architectural blog! →
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