aakash.

The status quo is really a cop out. Instead of holding heterosexuals up to a rigorous standard of...

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 01:39:45 -0400

The status quo is really a cop out. Instead of holding heterosexuals up to a rigorous standard of conduct—no divorce, harsh & unforgiving attitude toward infidelity—we’re going to discriminate against the gay and lesbian minority and then congratulate ourselves on what a good job we’re doing of upholding our ideals.

Spot on, Yglesias.

Dear FCC: You Work for ME

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:29:45 -0400

Dear FCC: You Work for ME

blurts

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:28:47 -0400

blurts

i love it! maclove

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:24:46 -0400

i love it! maclove

Good use of pink :: K a t e ::

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:23:50 -0400

Good use of pink :: K a t e ::

Too aesthetically pleasing not to reblog, great job Mark. Mark...

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:22:46 -0400

Too aesthetically pleasing not to reblog, great job Mark.

Mark Weaver

Roald Dahl's Darkest Hour

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:20:59 -0400

Roald Dahl's Darkest Hour:

givemesomethingtoread:

Even Roald Dahl could not have dreamt up the horrifying series of events that rocked his family in the 1960s, just as his career was taking off.

who doesn’t like people taking picture near...

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:30:25 -0400

who doesn’t like people taking picture near cemeteries…

calivintage

If only vintage didn’t have vintage appeal… oh wait....

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:09:45 -0400

If only vintage didn’t have vintage appeal… oh wait. Love this. (via haileyyhero)

Nostalgic advertising. Meaningful, too. Wonderful. (via...

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:08:44 -0400

Nostalgic advertising. Meaningful, too. Wonderful. (via haileyyhero)

Confrontational Advertising. Ironically, it works! (via...

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:07:44 -0400

Confrontational Advertising. Ironically, it works! (via thousandnaturalshocks)

wordpainting:booklover:teachingliteracy:via...

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:05:45 -0400

wordpainting:booklover:teachingliteracy:via orwellsdreams.files.wordpress.com

libraryland:heidialfonzo:musicalmelody:grizabella:honeyhands:girl...

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:04:45 -0400

libraryland:heidialfonzo:musicalmelody:grizabella:honeyhands:girlsmakebetterrainbows:(via observando)

"Still I can’t get it out of my mind what a discrepancy there is between ideas and living. A..."

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:02:44 -0400

“Still I can’t get it out of my mind what a discrepancy there is between ideas and living. A permanent dislocation, though we try to cover the two with a bright awning. And it won’t go. Ideas have to be wedded into action; if there is no sex, no vitality in them, there is no action. Ideas cannot exist alone in the vacuum of the mind. Ideas are relating to living; liver ideas, kidney ideas, interstitial ideas, etc. If it were only for the sake of an idea Copernicus would have smashed the existent macrocosm and Columbus would have foundered into the Sargasso Sea. The aesthetics of the idea breed flowerpots and flowerpots you put on the window sill. But if there be no rain or sun of what use putting flowerpots outside the window?”

- Henry Miller in Tropic of Cancer (1934) (via predatorywaspobserver) (via libraryland)

Persuasion: The Third-Person Effect

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:01:45 -0400

Persuasion: The Third-Person Effect:

stevemyles:

One of the most intriguing things about the psychology of persuasion is how many people say that persuasion attempts have little or no effect on them. Other people, oh sure, adverts, work on them. But not you and I, we’re too clever for that.

vanillajelly: Nike had an Ad campaign about 5 years ago that I...

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:00:45 -0400

vanillajelly:

Nike had an Ad campaign about 5 years ago that I loved now there’s a fake out but I still love it cause I hate seeing anorexic chicks in all athletic ads. Real women have curves!

Read about it here:

www.adage.com/adages/post?article_id=145250

thatwhichburns: one of em’ classic ads. simple, a lil’ cheesy...

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:59:48 -0400

thatwhichburns:

one of em’ classic ads. simple, a lil’ cheesy but relatable.

as opposed to complex/complicated mumbojumbo that requires too much brainpower. especially at 10 in the morning.

pilcrowpalaver: Glatfelter: Adventure | Ads of the...

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 06:58:46 -0400

pilcrowpalaver:

Glatfelter: Adventure | Ads of the World

Effective ad. Attention-getting, meaningful, and unique.

play video games with YOUR eyes, then talk.

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:58:18 -0400

play video games with YOUR eyes, then talk.

legos: Giant. Submitted by joetakespictures:

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:18:42 -0400

legos:

Giant.

Submitted by joetakespictures: