Looming like a kitten

Seeking distraction

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always true

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WHAT TO READ WHEN YOU WANT TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN

[This] Tuesday, we celebrate our country. A country that seems to be imploding with every passing presidential tweet. A country that has failed to care for the most vulnerable while those in power grow richer. Celebrating the Fourth this year feels a bit like going out for dinner with a cheating spouse.

But it’s important to remember that America is not our leaders, America is us. In that vein, here are some books that help remind us what actually makes America great (hint: it’s not tax cuts). Some of these books are problematic; others contain racism (looking at you Ma and Pa Ingalls); still more are jubilant, triumphant, and full of hope. But each highlights a real aspect of America, good or bad, and hopefully can remind us that what makes America great are the voices of the people who call this messy place home.

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov 

The Federalist Papers by James Madison and Alexander Hamilton 

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

Citizen by Claudia Rankine

How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

Snopes: A Trilogy by William Faulkner

Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

The Boy Kings of Texas by Domingo Martinez

Native Guard by Natasha Tretheway

The Book of Unknown Americans by Christina Henríquez

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Battle Cry of Freedom by James McPherson

Bear, Diamonds and Crane by Claire Kageyama-Ramakrishnan

Poeta en San Francisco by Barbara Jane Reyes

Thomas and Beluah by Rita Dove

Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue

[99percentinvisible]

Women’s fashion in every year from 1784-1970 

[staff]

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Llama vs. goat populations

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insightful

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very important

[angelfishing]

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Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable

The Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz (via sixinchsnowfall)

[thanosdawise]

The Perfect Explanation of Privilege – In One Powerful Punchline

“The Pencilsword” is a comic strip by Toby Morris, an illustrator from New Zealand. His most recent comic, “On a Plate” hits hard at the heart of the issues of concerning wealth and privilege.

How many times have you heard the “I’ve never been handed anything on a platter” argument in regard to social security and other social benefits?

Toby wrecks this argument by showing how two children can grow up, be loved and supported, and yet still have two very different outcomes.

Make sure to follow all the way to the end for the powerful punchline. This comic is an increasingly sad reality for far too many of this nation’s children and families.

[godshideouscreation]

Reblogged from the source since someone deleted the text at the bottom.

[adora-korra]

this is so amazing

[theblackoaksyndicate-deactivate]

Not gonna lie this got me a bit emotional.

[thesnappsblog]

I’ve been thinking about this comic recently and suddenly it came up on my dash. It still hits me hard.

[arabellesicardi]

Can you recommend any writers/thinkings who discuss living with a sense of physical ugliness, that goes beyond generic body positivity?

Since I am both drunk and utterly content sure sure.  I’m not body positive, not really in the way it is written about. I do appreciate it though I’m more interested in ugliness and other things. Here is a preliminary syllabus.

Specific essays:

Swole Without a Goal by my man Anshuman 

Meg Elison’s essay for the establishment

Obviously Leslie Jamison’s essay on pain

Ragini’s essay for Rookie: “Beauty paled before me: I was radiant and terrible as the sun.” 😩✨💕

My Sister’s Legs

This essay on endometriosis 

Not an essay but by an essayist, maggie nelson for machine project

Tobin Siebers in conversation with mike levin on disability and beauty is one of my favorite and most precious mind-twins

Books:

Preorder Melissa Broder’s Last Sext, it is so good, I keep rereading it

Alice Notley is essential (no house in beauty or power/just myself)

Niina’s Dead Horse is so good i hate it so much (the ultimate arabelle compliment)

autobiography of a face

If you don’t already own Bhanu Kapil’s works you require all of it, particularly Incubation and Humanimal (undoubtedly my #1 fave poet and influence) 

Comics: Monstress and The Beauty 

That should keep you busy for awhile

[lizclimo]

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tfw you wake up with puffy eyes cause you cried yourself to sleep last night

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leon: the professional (1994)

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oh rexy you’re so sexy

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Peacock

Great bird no room for her

another one

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Free peacock

Free peacock im moving and cant take him with me. Call me anytime my name is Gill

someone is doing a thing

wait, there’s more

[myszko]

yes. (via Skeeter Davis – The End Of The World - YouTube)

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me

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*the sound of my cat drinking water*