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rectifyfan: Behind the scenes. By the way, you may remember...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:32:28 +0200

Behind the scenes.

By the way, you may remember that I promised to create a fan blog for Rectify a while ago (and one for The Americans, that one’s still in progress), so here it is! If you haven’t heard about the show yet, give it a try some time. It’s really special to me. I’ve used the word “hypnotized” to describe the viewing experience, actually. And the finale made me cry a lot, which is a recommendation in my book..

I’d never used Google Docs before and was amazed to see sentences appear AS THEY WERE BEING...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:27:55 +0200

I’d never used Google Docs before and was amazed to see sentences appear AS THEY WERE BEING TYPED on the screen today. It’s quite a convenient tool for collaboration. On the other hand, the NSA were probably reading our discussion about the USA being one of the two members of the UN that hadn’t yet signed the declaration of the Rights of the Child, so.. working in the cloud’s also a little ominous.

I’ve been keeping a list of articles that I’ve either read and really enjoyed reading...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:09:00 +0200

I’ve been keeping a list of articles that I’ve either read and really enjoyed reading (or was really touched by) or that I’m planning to read. I figured I might as well publish it and edit it to add something, someone else might enjoy some stuff on here, who knows?

_ARTICLES

the only black guy at the indie rock show

pack your parachutes

hiding out with fiona apple

this person

photo shoot with regina spektor

i watched every ‘best picture’

dear audrey (everything on this blog can make me cry)

how to fly

lottery winner jack whittaker’s losing ticket

my hand will always be imperfect

on being not dead

my father’s horniness

rules of improvisation

“the one”

funny story about meeting jason katims

can i keep you forever + ever

after newtown shooting, mourning parents enter into the lonely quiet

when my son met his ‘boyfriend,’ darren chris

bravermanfan: Parenthood panel at the ATX Television...

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:42:16 +0200

bravermanfan:

Parenthood panel at the ATX Television Festival!

I really hope I can go to this festival one day. It’s like, TV fan heaven. So many cool actors in one place. :)

shervinfoto: OKGO Shervin’s photos are so awesome.

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 21:38:11 +0200

shervinfoto:

OKGO

Shervin’s photos are so awesome.

On the left: Aden Young. On the right: Matthew Rhys. Lead actors...

Fri, 31 May 2013 20:32:00 +0200

On the left: Aden Young. On the right: Matthew Rhys. Lead actors from my two favourite new drama series of this TV season, Rectify and The Americans. I’m probably going to start a fan tumblr for both this summer.

"Why Society Still Needs Feminism Because to men, a key is a device to open something. For women,..."

Tue, 28 May 2013 19:37:13 +0200

“

Why Society Still Needs Feminism

Because to men, a key is a device to open something. For women, it’s a weapon we hold between our fingers when we’re walking alone at night.

Because the biggest insult for a guy is to be called a “pussy,” a “little bitch” or a “girl.” From here on out, being called a “pussy” is an effing badge of honor.

Because last month, my politics professor asked the class if women should have equal representation in the Supreme Court, and only three out of 42 people raised their hands.

Because rape jokes are still a thing.

Because despite being equally broke college kids, guys are still expected to pay for dates, drinks and flowers.

Because as a legit student group, Campus Fellowship does not allow women to lead anything involving men. Look, I know Eve was dumb about the whole apple and snake thing, but I think we can agree having a vagina does not directly impact your ability to lead a
college organization.

Because it’s assumed that if you are nice to a girl, she owes you sex — therefore, if she turns you down, she’s a bitch who’s put you in the “friend zone.” Sorry, bro, women are not machines you put kindness coins into until sex falls out.

Because only 29 percent of American women identify as feminist, and in the words of author Caitlin Moran, “What part of ‘liberation for women’ is not for you? Is it freedom to vote? The right not to be owned by the man you marry? The campaign for equal pay? Did all that good shit get on your nerves? Or were you just drunk at the time
of the survey?”

Because when people hear the term feminist, they honestly think of women burning bras. Dude, have you ever bought a bra? No one would burn them because they’re freaking
expensive.

Because Rush Limbaugh.

Because we now have a record number of women in the Senate … which is a measly 20 out of 100. Congrats, USA, we’ve gone up to 78th place for women’s political representation, still below China, Rwanda and Iraq.

Because recently I had a discussion with a couple of well-meaning Drake University guys, and they literally could not fathom how catcalling a woman walking down University Avenue is creepy and sexist.
Could. Not. Fathom.

Because on average, the tenured male professors at Drake make more than the tenured female professors.

Because more people on campus complain about chalked statistics regarding sexual assault than complain about the existence of sexual assault. Priorities? Have them.

Because 138 House Republicans voted against the Violence Against Women Act. All 138 felt it shouldn’t provide support for Native women, LGBT people or immigrant women. I’m kind of confused by this, because I thought LGBT people and women of color were also human beings.
Weird, right?

Because a girl was roofied last semester at a local campus bar, and I heard someone say they think she should have been more careful. Being drugged is her fault, not the fault of the person who put drugs in her drink?

Because Chris Brown beat Rihanna so badly she was hospitalized, yet he still has fans and bestselling songs and a tattoo of an abused woman on his neck.

Because out of 7 billion people on the planet, more than 1 billion women will be raped or beaten in their lifetimes. Women and girls have their clitorises cut out, acid thrown on them and broken bottles shoved up them as an act of war. Every second of every day. Every corner of the Earth.

Because the other day, another friend of mine told me she was raped, and I can no longer count on both my hands the number of friends who have told me they’ve been sexually assaulted. Words can’t express how scared I am that I’m getting used to this.

Because a brief survey of reality will tell you that we do not live in a world that values all people equally and that sucks in real, very scary ways. Because you know we live in a sexist world when an awesome thing with the name “feminism” has a weird connotation. Because if I have kids someday, I want my son to be able to have emotions and play dress up, and I want my daughter to climb trees and care more about what’s in her head than what’s on it. Because I don’t want her to carry keys between her fingers at night to
protect herself.

Because feminism is for everybody, and this is your official invitation.

”

- Caitlin O’Donnell, Drake University. (via on-another-note)

I’m really looking forward to her new album!

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:53:42 +0200

I’m really looking forward to her new album!

lyricsfromspektor: Play it with your headphones on Yeah, you...

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:06:19 +0200

lyricsfromspektor:

Play it with your headphones on

Yeah, you should, actually :)

3 years and 2 days of Last.fm scrobbling - this is what you get....

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:19:57 +0200

3 years and 2 days of Last.fm scrobbling - this is what you get.

I’m mainly surprised by the absence of Fiona Apple in this top 15.Turns out she’s at the 16th place.

I actually liked two artists at the Eurovision Song Contest -...

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:37:49 +0200

I actually liked two artists at the Eurovision Song Contest - I’d never heard of Amandine Bourgeois, and obviously already knew Anouk. Maybe one day the winning song will be tolerable! Yay!

lyricsfromspektor: I’m glad to announce that we’re coming back...

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:56:00 +0200

lyricsfromspektor:

I’m glad to announce that we’re coming back to Amsterdam to play a show at Paradiso Amsterdam on July 31 this summer!

Only Son will play before me and you can get tickets here starting this Saturday:

http://www.ticketmaster.nl/

Regina Spektor via Facebook

So glad I’m not leaving the country for my holiday until mid August! Yayy!

bravermanfan: “How long will this [breast cancer] arc be?”,...

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:15:05 +0200

bravermanfan:

“How long will this [breast cancer] arc be?”, they asked.
“The whole season”, I weeped.
-Jason Katims in his great acceptance speech at the Television Academy Honors last night. Watch it above.

This is the bouncy house promotion photo Jason is referring to. You can see Brian Grazer’s (Executive Producer) introduction speech here.

Sure, his television makes me cry.. but now this speech too? Goodness.

alexbohs: butdoesitfloat.com curates photographs of civil...

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:47:41 +0200

alexbohs:

butdoesitfloat.com curates photographs of civil rights I am a Man demonstrations.

powerful.

Powerful indeed.

-Mr. Bohs

life: Dancers photographed from above with a Polaroid SX-70...

Thu, 09 May 2013 23:04:14 +0200

life:

Dancers photographed from above with a Polaroid SX-70 camera, 1972. See more photos here.

(Co Rentmeester—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)

Love it. But I think I’d like a behind-the-scenes picture for this one..

Hey guys, I’m not going to do this often, but I really...

Mon, 06 May 2013 17:44:00 +0200

Hey guys, I’m not going to do this often, but I really want to promote something today. And it’s my birthday, so I hope that’s a valid excuse.

This is the FairPhone. FairPhone is a Dutch foundation that’s trying very hard to produce a smartphone that is more ethically and environmentally sustainable than all the regular smartphones. They’re doing a good job so far and the first phones are expected this fall. But they need enough buyers to make it happen. I really believe in this project and will definitely get one (pre-orders start soon), and they asked to spread the word. So there you go. :) Check out their website right here for more information.

FairPhone will announce the full list of specifications next week, but here’s what they’ve already revealed: it will cost €325 (not sure how it’s going to be if you live somewhere far away from the Netherlands), it will use the newest Android OS (Jelly Bean), features dual-SIM capability and a 4.3 inch screen.

There are a few fan forums that I just read, not really interact, and combined with the ones that I...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:51:00 +0200

There are a few fan forums that I just read, not really interact, and combined with the ones that I have posted on, I’ve noticed on there they all have something in common that I find somewhat weird. Every now and then, something will pop up about the person that the forum is about. For example paparazzi photos. Leaked songs. Leaked videos. Personal stuff. Something that person wouldn’t want to be out there. What do the fans do? They all say that they shouldn’t look at it, they should respect the celeb. But then they’ll ask for a PM (private message) to get a link to see the paparazzi photos, or to get a download link to the song. So they keep it off the forum, but will still see it nonetheless. It amuses me.

"I would never do anything to hurt you, you know that,” Stan says, as richly evasive an answer as any..."

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:06:55 +0200

““I would never do anything to hurt you, you know that,” Stan says, as richly evasive an answer as any murderous liar boyfriend has given.”

- Matt Zoller Seitz in a recap of the latest episode of The Americans.

Wow. I just finished watching the first episode of Rectify. It pretty much made me cry at the end -...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:04:42 +0200

Wow. I just finished watching the first episode of Rectify. It pretty much made me cry at the end - I think that’s the first time that’s happened to me in the pilot of a tv series. It’s beautifully shot and I’m really intrigued by it. Recommended!

questionableadvice: ~ Gordon-Moore’s Cosmetic Toothpaste, June...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:49:48 +0200

questionableadvice:

~ Gordon-Moore’s Cosmetic Toothpaste, June 1954
via Grace’s Guide

“You don’t have to be a psychologist to know it’s your smile which makes friends for you and leads to happiness”