February 2012
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Words to keep inside your pocket:
Quiescent - a quiet, soft-spoken soul.
Chimerical - merely imaginary; fanciful.
Susurrus - a whispering or rustling sound.
Raconteur - one who excels in story-telling.
Clinquant - glittering; tinsel-like.
Aubade - a song greeting the dawn.
Ephemeral - lasting a very short time.
Sempiternal - everlasting; eternal.
Euphonious - pleasing; sweet in...
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“Whitney Houston’s funeral, but for being broadcast live and attended by...”
– Whitney’s ‘Homegoing’ And The Spiritual Divide | Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture (via npr)
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“Then, Éowyn of Rohan, I say to you that you are beautiful. In the valleys of our...”
– Faramir, The Return of the King, J.R.R. Tolkien (via lib-e)
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Today I am 25.
Stay young.
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What is it like to be completely ignorant and...
The Battle of Civil Rights
shitmystudentswrite:
Martin Luther King Jr. fought in the civil rights war with Abraham Lincoln to free all of the colored people.
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“When your mother hits you, do not strike back. When the boys call asking your...”
– “Unsolicited Advice to Adolescent Girls With Crooked Teeth and Pink Hair,” Jeanann Verlee (via clavicola)