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fastcompany: Recognize these photos? If you’ve seen Star Wars,...

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:52:11 +0100

Recognize these photos? If you’ve seen Star Wars, you probably do.

This the abandoned set of Tatooine, Luke Skywalker’s home planet. A photographer accidentally stumbled upon the set, which sits in the Tunisian desert. They sit in perfect stillness, at the crest of the Sahara Desert, eaten away by dust and sand.

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‘accidentally stumbled upon it’? There are organised tours, it’s one of Tunisia’s biggest tourist attractions

10 Singles of WHAT?

Thu, 02 May 2013 19:33:40 +0100

10 Singles of WHAT?

humansofnewyork: “I’m getting my PhD in Mechanical...

Thu, 02 May 2013 18:52:04 +0100

humansofnewyork:

“I’m getting my PhD in Mechanical Engineering.”

“And what does a Mechanical Engineer do?”

“Well, when a company wants something new, we take some old things and squish them together. There’s a few more bits and bobs to it, but that’s the general gist.”

(San Francisco, CA)

omg-pictures: Dude, did you just see...

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:52:20 +0100

omg-pictures:

Dude, did you just see that?
http://omg-pictures.tumblr.com

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Sun, 07 Apr 2013 11:11:15 +0100

Dear Coquette: On boobs versus rubes

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 11:10:58 +0100

Dear Coquette: On boobs versus rubes:

dearcoquette:

What do you think of the “topless jihad” protests FEMEN is doing in order to try and “save” Muslim women from their hijab/niqaab etc?

You’re missing the point. FEMEN activists aren’t trying to save Muslim women from their traditional dress. They’re trying to provoke a response through…

laughterkey: morrissarty: the best of tumblr confusion Meat...

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:16:29 +0000

laughterkey:

morrissarty:

the best of tumblr confusion

Meat sprinkles got me something fierce.

orangeraph: THE HUMANZ DO IT ALL THE TIME, IT MEANS YOU’RE A...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:43:36 +0000

orangeraph:

THE HUMANZ DO IT ALL THE TIME, IT MEANS YOU’RE A GOOD BOY

There is something very wrong with this cornetto

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:03:47 +0000

There is something very wrong with this cornetto

So glad I booked today off work

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:23:38 +0000

So glad I booked today off work

mynameisgez: The Simpsons x History

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:07:48 +0000

mynameisgez:

The Simpsons x History

‘sup tumblr?

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:02:34 +0000

‘sup tumblr?

Sloppy statistics: Do 50% of Americans really think married women should be legally obligated to change their names?

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:27:25 +0000

Sloppy statistics: Do 50% of Americans really think married women should be legally obligated to change their names?:

Jill Filipovic wrote an opinion column for The Guardian yesterday, arguing against the practice of women taking their husbands’ names when they get married. It ended up linked on Jezebel and found its way to my Facebook feed where one particular statistic caught my eye. Filipovic claimed that 50% of Americans think a women should be legally required to take her husband’s name.

First, some quick clarification of my biases here. Although I write under a hyphenate, I never have legally changed my name. I’ve never had a desire to do so. In my private life, I’m just Maggie Koerth and always will be. That said, I personally take issue with the implication at the center of Filipovic’s article — that women shouldn’t change their names and that to do so makes you a bad feminist. For me, this is one of those personal decisions where I’m like, whatever. Make your own choice. Just because I don’t get it doesn’t mean you’re wrong.

But just like I take objection to being all judgey about personal choices, I also take objection to legally mandating personal choices, and I was kind of blown away by the idea that 50% of my fellow Americans think my last name should be illegal.

So I looked into that statistic. And then I got really annoyed.

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Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:36:31 +0000

wilwheaton: thefrogman: Sadly these two are no longer on...

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:55:15 +0000

wilwheaton:

thefrogman:

Sadly these two are no longer on speaking terms.

(Thanks Wil Wheaton for doing this!)

So this happened.

another-crashing-bore: Sam the Cat with Eyebrows and a...

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:44:24 +0000

another-crashing-bore:

Sam the Cat with Eyebrows and a Permanent Worried Face

haaaaaaaaaaaa

THIS IS AMAZING

via /r/unitedkingdom

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 14:03:06 +0000

via /r/unitedkingdom

Dear Coquette: On a monumental mistake

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:43:28 +0000

Dear Coquette: On a monumental mistake:

dearcoquette:

This spring I’ll be graduating college. It’s taken 5 years, three degree changes and tens of thousands of dollars in loans before I found something I’m passionate about.

I’m slowly realizing I’m not passionate about it, though. I took it because it was easy and just thought-provoking enough…

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Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:09:10 +0000

thefrogman: The Gate by Hilary Price [website | twitter]

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:54:37 +0000

thefrogman:

The Gate by Hilary Price [website | twitter]