August 2012
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Holy Crap
Sally Kohn, a FOX News columnist, calls Paul Ryan’s convention speech “an apparent attempt to set the world record for the greatest number of blatant lies and misrepresentations slipped into a single political speech.”
Wow. When FOX calls a Republican out for lying, you KNOW it was bad.
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GOP Approves ‘Most Conservative Platform In Modern... →
A week from the 2012 Republican National Convention, Republican committee members spent Tuesday articulating and affirming the principles they stand for in a draft of the official party platform.
Here are some highlights:
NO ABORTION IN CASES OF RAPE OR INCEST. The proposal for a “human life amendment”passed without a hitch — and without any exceptions for rape or incest. The committee...
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“It’s to the point now where I can barely respect the citizens that are sticking it through hoping the (R)diots stop being dumb asses and start being stellar Americans. That’s like hoping the Browns make a come back at this point, it seems.”
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Staggering Beauty →
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Farewell, Mr. Harrison
Ye Gods, we’ve lost another giant: Harry Harrison passed away yesterday. He wrote too many classic sci-fi yarns to tabulate here, but will probably be remembered by the mainstream for “Make Room! Make Room!”, the inspiration for the movie “Soylent Green”.
I will remember Mr. Harrison for others of his works: His Stainless Steel Rat books were always utterly...
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How to Gel Your Hair for a Synchronized Swimming... →
I will never again be able to look at a synchronized swimmer without thinking about this ghastly process.
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Examples of "Hollywood Accounting"
Winston Groom’s price for the screenplay rights to his novel Forrest Gump included a share of the profits; however, due to Hollywood accounting, the film’s commercial success was converted into a net loss, and Groom received nothing. That being so, he has refused to sell the screenplay rights to the novel’s sequel, stating that he “cannot in good conscience allow money to...
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starlightandtea:
Finally finished my horror punk Lolita dress, and I am super pleased with the end result. So pleased, in fact, that I’m going to share a couple secrets about the making of this dress with you all.
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That’s a fantastic dress, you do amazing work and what the hell is an Ita?
Damn you for making me look this up: Ita Lolita
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My profile on Fallen London →
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stardustpaste:
“Discover a dark and hilarious Gothic underworld where your actions affect everything from the fate of the British Empire to the price of your soul. Dance with devils. Seduce an artist. Wrestle tigers. Converse with cats. Plot a revolution. All in your coffee break. And did we mention it’s free?
Welcome. Delicious friend.”
It’s a browser based game I started playing...
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The Evolution of Mankind
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