minor inarticulations

a record of my book collection and other things i like (also probably books or words). lalalanguage.wordpress.com

[newyorker]

Would you watch this show if you didn’t miss ‘Breaking Bad’?

Emily Nussbaum on “Better Call Saul.” (via newyorker)

[obviousplant]

You’re welcome, Barnes and Noble.

[fuckyeahmoleskines]

oil painting on moleskine

[languageek]

The only kind of possessive relationship that is acceptable is the one in linguistics lol

[plastic-eyes-blog]

"Though it may spell destruction, we still ask for more, since it beats staying dry, but so lonely on shore. So we make ourselves open, while knowing full well it's essentially saying, please, come pierce my shell."

[plastic-eyes-blog]

Man, they really don't make 'em like they used to.

[laneboyz]

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Riptide | MisterWives

[tracydimond]

I’m more excited for when none of this is especially radical at all. I want women talking about their lives, to each other, to everybody, examining them and recording and being openly critical, to be the most normal thing in the world. It’s what I’m excited about most.

I just subscribed to the Shabby Doll House reader / Karen Briski eloquently explained the excitement I feel in the above quote / subscribe here for art / writing / culture / critique: http://shabbydollhouse.com/THE-READER (via tracydimond)

[mothernaturenetwork]

The face of children’s literature is about to change Almost half of U.S. children have a minority background, but you rarely see them in books. One group wants to change that, and research shows more diverse books could lead to a more tolerant generation.

[plastic-eyes-blog]

Make art every day

official new life philosophy

[millionsmillions]

The hipster is a scholar of social forms, a student of cool. He studies relentlessly, foraging for what has yet to be found by the mainstream. A pastiche of allusive, retro gadgets, hobbies, clothing, hairstyles, and facial hair—ever increasingly referential—the hipster is ‘a walking citation.’ In other words, he is J. Alfred Prufrock.

In the past ten years, we’ve seen many attempts to construct a taxonomy of the hipster, which is why it’s refreshing to come across a novel account of the term’s origins. At The Atlantic, Karen Swallow Prior makes a convincing case that T.S. Eliot, in The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, invented the “cuffed-trouser urbanite on the hunt for authenticity.” (via millionsmillions)

[plastic-eyes-blog]

China bans wordplay in attempt at pun control | World news | The Guardian

China bans wordplay in attempt at pun control | World news | The Guardian

China bans wordplay in attempt at pun control | World news | The Guardian.

Okay, so I think the criticisms here are pretty obvious, so let’s not dwell on them. Like, to ban anything for being “confusing” or “non-standard” seems more a comment on power/control in education than useful public policy, so there’s that.

On the other hand, let’s enjoy the fact that puns are being framed here as…

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[oldbookillustrations]

A masked ball.

From Un autre monde (another world), written and illustrated by Jean-jacques Grandville, Paris, 1844.

(Source: archive.org.)

[listitudes-blog]

graduate level millenial seminars, spring 2015

the aesthetics of brunch

retro cinema: 1990-94

legalizing cannabis: research methods

quantitative analysis in thrifting

fractals in margaritas

helvetica

comparative brooklyns

should i get a porcupine or a chinchilla?

white culture

who the eff is zizek?

reconstructions of privilege

[plastic-eyes-blog]

In defence of sweary women | Daily Maverick

In defence of sweary women | Daily Maverick

In defence of sweary women | Daily Maverick.

“Profanity is part of my rhetorical armoury.” THIS IS THE BEST, THE ABSOLUTE FUCKING BEST.

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[plastic-eyes-blog]

What’s the Use of the Academic Paper? — Teaching, Learning, & Education — Medium

What’s the Use of the Academic Paper? — Teaching, Learning, & Education — Medium

What’s the Use of the Academic Paper? — Teaching, Learning, & Education — Medium.

Well, to be frank, I think the open-ended ending here is a huge cop-out (and one that we can’t typically get away with in academic writing!), but some of the information she cites is p interesting. The traditional classroom may be a relic of 19th Century industrialization, but wouldn’t updating it to fit current…

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[plastic-eyes-blog]

Oh god, craigslist, why.

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