For anyone who is bored and looking for something cool and interesting to get into this summer, here are some suggestions:
1) Watch Orphan Black, a BBC show about clones that features some of the best acting and compelling, diverse characters, plus a fuckin’ awesome plot. First scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrOYfbdOEbU
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do_BCA-vR9E
2) Read The Sandman, a graphic novel series by Neil Gaiman (also known for American Gods and Coraline). The story follows the King of Dreams and his family and delves into the meaning of dreaming. Captivating story, ideologically interesting, and beautiful artwork. (I suggest going to the library for these, because graphic novels can be pricey.)
Book 1, for some sample pages: http://www.amazon.com/The-Sandman-Vol-Preludes-Nocturnes/dp/1401225756
One of my favorite pages in the entire series (from Volume 6): http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv4o7cIB391qzhptwo1_500.jpg
3) Listen to MS MR. They were featured in a Game of Thrones commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miJJQeigC9U
And their videos can get pretty weird: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sj684zcmzw
4) Read something, anything, by Tom Robbins. I suggest ‘Another Roadside Attraction’ or ‘Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.’ He writes the most enchanting, poetic sentences I’ve had the pleasure to read, and I’ve read a lot.
Robbins’ bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Robbins
5) Learn about social justice issues - feminism, racism, heterosexism, and how they actually do really exist today.
Feminism 101: http://finallyfeminism101.wordpress.com/2007/03/11/faq-what-is-male-privilege/
A truly excellent Tumblr that posts a lot of things pertaining to systems of power in place and how they manifest in the media - really good for examples (often specifically explained) of issues discussed in these other videos: http://feministcharacters.tumblr.com/
r/Feminism’s intro to feminism (don’t actually go on r/Feminism unless you want to cry about how awful people are because they refuse to acknowledge that maybe feminism is a good thing): http://www.reddit.com/r/Feminism/comments/1fkhkf/clarifying_some_basic_concepts_and_the_relation/
Feminist TSwift, a hilarious Twitter: https://twitter.com/feministtswift
Assorted videos on ways that those of us who are disenfranchised minorities are ‘left out’ or hurt by the systems of power in place:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QURlpIxb_wM - Tim Wise, Racism/Patriarchy/Other forms of supremacy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLF6sAAMb4s&list=UU7Edgk9RxP7Fm7vjQ1d-cDA&index=31 - Feminist Frequency on the Bechdel Test
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZn_lJoN6PI&list=UU7Edgk9RxP7Fm7vjQ1d-cDA&index=22 - Feminist Frequency on Advertising and Teaching Gender
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueOqYebVhtc - Colin Stokes TEDTalk on Movies and Teaching Gender
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_4aDJV_gjU - Male Gaze in Video Games
The most pulse-pounding, edge-of-your-seat video on the entire internet.
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Security camera clips that make the news usually show bad things, but Coke decided to “look at the world a little differently” in this heartwarming viral video. They found security camera footage from around the world showing happy moments: people stealing kisses instead of possessions, dealing potato chips instead of drugs, and offering car assistance rather than road rage. [x]
This Week in Science - June 3 - 9, 2013:
- Molecule appearances here.
- Widest tornado recorded here.
- Hula painted frog here.
- Polymer opal here.
- Neanderthal tumor here.
- Oldest fossil primate skeleton here.
- Thought powered helicopter here.
- Lithium-sulfur battery here.
- Genital “loss” in birds here.
- NASA intergalactic GPS here.
- Bio-engineered blood vessel here.
- Teleporting information here.
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Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Submitted by logistics-of-breath.
#mutants are a metaphor
People ask why I like the X-Men so much. Shit like this.
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“Pride and prejudice” is so beautifully shaped as a story. The ultimate romance about two people who think they hate each other but who are really passionately in love.
(Deborah Moggach, Screenwriter)
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↳ 7. Buffy/Faith
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