April 2012
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“I hate to be the one to tell Grossman this, but even if he buys you flowers and...”
– Jessica Valenti, The Purity Myth
Apr 1st
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Apr 1st
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WatchWatch
Review of George Saunders’ CivilWarLand in Bad Decline This certainly wasn’t one of my best or most articulate vlogs, but I attempt to express what I liked about George Saunders’ CivilWarLand in Bad Decline without giving away the endings to all of the stories contained therein. I also try to encourage watchers and readers alike to go out and pick up a copy of the book....
Apr 1st
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March 2012
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Mar 31st
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Mar 31st
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“Who are you both? And what do you lust after? How can such a thing as lust even...”
– Saltillo, “Forced Vision”
Mar 31st
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Mar 31st
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“The purity that the virginity movement is working so hard for is more of an...”
– Jessica Valenti, The Purity Myth
Mar 30th
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Words I Didn't Know
Lassitude - noun 1) A state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy.
Mar 29th
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“For women…virginity has become the easy answer –- the morality quick fix....”
– Jessica Valenti, The Purity Myth
Mar 28th
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Words I Didn't Know
Scintillation - noun 1) A flash or sparkle of light. 2) The process or state of emitting flashes of light.
Mar 28th
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“Shaming young women for being sexual is nothing new, but it’s curious to...”
– Jessica Valenti, The Purity Myth
Mar 28th
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Slim Cunning Hands by Walter de la Mare
Slim cunning hands at rest, and cozening eyes – Under this stone one loved too wildly lies; How false she was, no granite could declare; Nor all the earth’s flowers, how fair.
Mar 28th
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Words I Didn't Know
Impinge - verb 1) Have an effect or impact, esp. a negative one 2) Advance over an area belonging to someone or something else; encroach
Mar 28th
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Mar 26th
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“Once after I’d suddenly gone up to a pushcart and bought a giant hot dog...”
– Alison Lurie, “Fat People” from Women and Ghosts
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“An intellectual? Yes. And never deny it. An intellectual is someone whose mind...”
– Albert Camus
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