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las3nochesdeeva: Mads Mikkelsen Ahhhh, dejligt! Ja, tak.

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:33:19 -0400

las3nochesdeeva:

Mads Mikkelsen

Ahhhh, dejligt! Ja, tak.

humansofnewyork: When the world gets tough, a girl’s gotta keep...

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:07:36 -0400

humansofnewyork:

When the world gets tough, a girl’s gotta keep on pushin’.

Happy Friday, y’all. Push on.

awesomepeoplereading: Gilda Radner reads.

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:13:58 -0400

awesomepeoplereading:

Gilda Radner reads.

This new cover for TWISTED has been in the works for a long...

Thu, 09 May 2013 07:14:11 -0400

This new cover for TWISTED has been in the works for a long time, but given all the discussion about Maureen Johnson’s coverflip project, it seems timely to unveil it now. (It should be available in stores this September.)

What do you think?

rachel453: Some of the examples of submitted designs for...

Thu, 09 May 2013 06:41:50 -0400

rachel453:

Some of the examples of submitted designs for Maureen Johnson’s coverflip experiment. It really shows that perception is everything here. These were part of the curated collection in collaboration between Maureen and the Huffington Post to select some of the best but lead others to investigate further (young adult books and curation colliding!!! Exciting for my research).

There is also a video on the HuffPost article page with presenters talking about the experiment, and the female presenter actually mentions her shame at reading young adult books in public, so she ends up hiding what she is reading.

Maureen Johnson: The Gender Coverup

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:06:10 -0400

Maureen Johnson: The Gender Coverup:

disgruntledenglishmajor:

If you are a female author, you are much more likely to get a package that suggests the book is of a lower perceived quality. We’re the high fructose corn syrup of literature, even when our products are the same.

Author Maureen Johnson had her twitter followers create gender-flipped book covers for well-known books to demonstrate how female authors are often taken less seriously than their male counterparts. The awesome slideshow is here.

LOVE THIS IDEA!!!

I wish I had Photoshop - it would be fascinating to play with the idea of what kind of cover SPEAK or WINTERGIRLS would have gotten if I were a guy.

For me “the light” is family, friends, books, and...

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:52:16 -0400

For me “the light” is family, friends, books, and walks outside. And my dogs.

What lights up the darkness for you?

awesomepeoplereading: Helen Keller reads.

Mon, 06 May 2013 19:44:36 -0400

awesomepeoplereading:

Helen Keller reads.

bookavore: Yesterday I got into library school. It is making me...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:53:16 -0400

bookavore:

Yesterday I got into library school. It is making me reflective. This was my first library card. It was handed to me with a Twinkie. Due to my upbringing, it was the first time I had ever seen a Twinkie, much less eaten one, and I decided whatever a library was, it had to be great. When I found out that they’d let me take up to 30 books home at a time, no questions asked, I was hooked. And now here we are!

My oldest child, bookavore, has been accepted to grad school to become a librarian. Reading her post above made me puddle up. I am so proud of her I don’t even have the words.

I should probably send her some Twinkies.

One day left in the Speak4RAINN fundraiser! If you loved SPEAK,...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:44:49 -0400

One day left in the Speak4RAINN fundraiser!

If you loved SPEAK, if sexual violence has hurt you or someone you care about, if you are sick to death of rapeculture bullshit and most of all, if you want to be a helper, please donate $10 to RAINN right now. Your gift will help a victim speak up, heal and become a survivor.

"After learning my flight was detained 4 hours, I heard the announcement: If anyone in the vicinity..."

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:03:02 -0400

“

After learning my flight was detained 4 hours,
I heard the announcement:
If anyone in the vicinity of gate 4-A understands any Arabic,
Please come to the gate immediately.

Well—one pauses these days. Gate 4-A was my own gate. I went there.
An older woman in full traditional Palestinian dress,
Just like my grandma wore, was crumpled to the floor, wailing loudly.
Help, said the flight service person. Talk to her. What is her
Problem? we told her the flight was going to be four hours late and she
Did this.

I put my arm around her and spoke to her haltingly.
Shu dow-a, shu- biduck habibti, stani stani schway, min fadlick,
Sho bit se-wee?

The minute she heard any words she knew—however poorly used—
She stopped crying.

She thought our flight had been canceled entirely.
She needed to be in El Paso for some major medical treatment the
Following day. I said no, no, we’re fine, you’ll get there, just late,

Who is picking you up? Let’s call him and tell him.
We called her son and I spoke with him in English.
I told him I would stay with his mother till we got on the plane and
Would ride next to her—Southwest.

She talked to him. Then we called her other sons just for the fun of it.

Then we called my dad and he and she spoke for a while in Arabic and
Found out of course they had ten shared friends.

Then I thought just for the heck of it why not call some Palestinian
Poets I know and let them chat with her. This all took up about 2 hours.

She was laughing a lot by then. Telling about her life. Answering
Questions.

She had pulled a sack of homemade mamool cookies—little powdered
Sugar crumbly mounds stuffed with dates and nuts—out of her bag—
And was offering them to all the women at the gate.

To my amazement, not a single woman declined one. It was like a
Sacrament. The traveler from Argentina, the traveler from California,
The lovely woman from Laredo—we were all covered with the same
Powdered sugar. And smiling. There are no better cookies.

And then the airline broke out the free beverages from huge coolers—
Non-alcoholic—and the two little girls for our flight, one African
American, one Mexican American—ran around serving us all apple juice
And lemonade and they were covered with powdered sugar too.

And I noticed my new best friend—by now we were holding hands—
Had a potted plant poking out of her bag, some medicinal thing,

With green furry leaves. Such an old country traveling tradition. Always
Carry a plant. Always stay rooted to somewhere.

And I looked around that gate of late and weary ones and thought,
This is the world I want to live in. The shared world.

Not a single person in this gate—once the crying of confusion stopped
—has seemed apprehensive about any other person.

They took the cookies. I wanted to hug all those other women too.
This can still happen anywhere.

Not everything is lost.

”

- Naomi Shihab Nye (b. 1952), “Wandering Around an Albuquerque Airport Terminal.” I think this poem may be making the rounds, this week, but that’s as it should be. (via oliviacirce)

My new goal in life.

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 10:22:17 -0400

My new goal in life.

Covered in Band-Aids: What does a rapist look like, and how does he come to be? (PART VII)

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:21:59 -0400

Covered in Band-Aids: What does a rapist look like, and how does he come to be? (PART VII):

coveredinbandaids:

My rapist’s name is Andrew Paul Bean. He was born in Ohio and graduated from Perrysburg High School in 2009. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California, where he studies theatre and desires to be an actor.

My name is Tucker Reed. I was born in California, and graduated from Ashland…

teachingliteracy: nevver: Library Slide Want!

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:50:28 -0400

teachingliteracy:

nevver:

Library Slide

Want!

Looking for brave souls to donate $10 to RAINN and stand up to...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:38:55 -0400

Looking for brave souls to donate $10 to RAINN and stand up to rapeculture asshattery. RAINN=HOPE http://rainn.org/speak

Via: @Renee07024 and Buzzfeed

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:42:03 -0400

Via: @Renee07024 and Buzzfeed

Photo

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:13:42 -0400

awesomepeoplereading: Madiba reads. Love.

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:21:07 -0400

awesomepeoplereading:

Madiba reads.

Love.

“Islamic extremists are to Islam as the KKK is to...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:44:05 -0400

“Islamic extremists are to Islam as the KKK is to Christianity.”

Feels like the whole country is holding its breath.

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:30:23 -0400

Feels like the whole country is holding its breath.