middle cyclones and other references

scullaygolightly: “An iconic part of the character, those...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:40:03 -0600

“An iconic part of the character, those shirts – silk, cleavage-enhancing, under a well-cut suit, and defining her as a professional woman not afraid of looking attractive – are set to see a rise in popularity ahead of tomorrow’s final episode of the five-part thriller set in Belfast.

In one episode the blouse even gets in on the action when a button comes undone during a key press conference in front of the British press. In another scene, DSI Gibson wiping blood splatters from her silky blouse is enough to throw her boss over the edge, and he explodes into lustful confessions of his feelings for her.” [x]

“DSI Gibson’s clothes, masculine in cut but with a very sensual edge, serve as a mirror for her character. She’s a woman in a man’s world — a man’s world populated by a murderer high on his own dark fantasy and by corrupt policemen high on coke and terrorism — and yet she makes no apologies for her femininity. Or her sexuality, for that matter.” [x]

Actually, that’s just the effect Gillian Anderson has on all of us. Also I want all them blouses.

fatflagrantfeminist: thedarkchocolatedandy: beam-meh-up-scotty:...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:50:18 -0600

fatflagrantfeminist:

thedarkchocolatedandy:

beam-meh-up-scotty:

Kanye West getting deep on twitter

SOLID.

this is why I love this man.

Okay, if you don’t love Kanye, I question you and will forever until you learn.
I’ve never had a man ask me straight up if it was okay to use the word “bitch” even endearingly.
Not once.

Photo

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:10:45 -0600

buzzfeed: Benedict Cumberbatch models some sexy pajamas and...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:20:20 -0600

buzzfeed:

Benedict Cumberbatch models some sexy pajamas and then gets disrobed (!)

what the fuck is happening here.

Yarn bombing!

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:13:18 -0600

Yarn bombing!

johndarnielle: rambleready: disgustinghuman: thre3f: House,...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:30:51 -0600

johndarnielle:

rambleready:

disgustinghuman:

thre3f:

House, Tree & Mountain Rings by Clive Roddy

!

would rock

cool as hell in my opinion

John Darnielle endorses, I pretty much need them now.

There are roughly three New Yorks. There is, first, the New...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:40:18 -0600

There are roughly three New Yorks. There is, first, the New York of the man or woman who was born there, who takes the city for granted and accepts its size, its turbulence as natural and inevitable. Second, there is the New York of the commuter—the city that is devoured by locusts each day and spat out each night. Third, there is New York of the person who was born somewhere else and came to New York in quest of something. Of these trembling cities the greatest is the last—the city of final destination, the city that is a goal. It is this third city that accounts for New York’s high strung disposition, its poetical deportment, its dedication to the arts, and its incomparable achievements. Commuters give the city its tidal restlessness, natives give it solidity and continuity, but the settlers give it passion. And whether it is a farmer arriving from a small town in Mississippi to escape the indignity of being observed by her neighbors, or a boy arriving from the Corn Belt with a manuscript in his suitcase and a pain in his heart, it makes no difference: each embraces New York with the intense excitement of first love, each absorbs New York with the fresh yes of an adventurer, each generates heat and light to dwarf the Consolidated Edison Company. — E.B. White, ‘Here is New York’

zerosara: Zadie Smith in GucciPhotographed by Andrew Stinson

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:50:12 -0600

zerosara:

Zadie Smith in Gucci
Photographed by Andrew Stinson

"Leaving is not enough. You must stay gone. Train your heart like a dog. Change the locks even on the..."

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:10:39 -0600

“Leaving is not enough. You must stay gone. Train your heart like a dog. Change the locks even...

bbook: Kanye West Masters Timing, ‘American Psycho’...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:20:08 -0600

bbook:

Kanye West Masters Timing, ‘American Psycho’ References

I feel like in my heart of hearts I knew that we were all just waiting for Kanye to discover American Psycho.

obliteratedheart: Audrey Hepburn “she was also the...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:30:13 -0600

obliteratedheart:

Audrey Hepburn

“she was also the granddaughter of a baron, the daughter of a nazi sympathizer, spent her teens doing ballet to secretly raise money for the dutch resistance against the nazis, and spent her post-film career as a goodwill ambassador of UNICEF, winning the presidential medal of freedom for her efforts.

and history remembers her as pretty.”

The Guardian: Any advice for a 21-year-old who hates their job and has the possibility of traveling the world? And has a boyfriend that they like. (This is for a friend.)

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:20:07 -0600

The Guardian: Any advice for a 21-year-old who hates their job and has the possibility of traveling...

This is what’s called a Martha win.

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:01:12 -0600

This is what’s called a Martha win.

thewolfpeople: nickbaumann: Awesome icons of the Female Saints...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:10:42 -0600

thewolfpeople:

nickbaumann:

Awesome icons of the Female Saints of Television, by Spencer Salberg. Prints are available here.

Love this so much.

laughingsquid: Neko Case Previews the Single ‘Man’ Off of Her...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:20:06 -0600

laughingsquid:

Neko Case Previews the Single ‘Man’ Off of Her New Album

bbook: Let’s just all take a moment.

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:30:29 -0600

bbook:

Let’s just all take a moment.

"Soon we will be strangers. No, we can never be that. Hurting someone is an act of reluctant..."

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:40:20 -0600

“Soon we will be strangers. No, we can never be that. Hurting someone is an act of reluctant...

"It hurts to let go. Sometimes it seems the harder you try to hold on to something or someone the..."

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:20:17 -0600

“It hurts to let go. Sometimes it seems the harder you try to hold on to something or someone...

amyblogschow: something to try rhubarb shortcake by sweets...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:30:22 -0600

amyblogschow:

something to try rhubarb shortcake by sweets & bitters

I came across this recipe for rhubarb shortcake via Sweets & Bitters, a quarterly food journal by Hannah Kirshner, a bartender-turned-pastry-chef-turned-cookbook-writer who I met a few years back when we made a Stupidly Simple Snacks episode together.

I love the ‘look’ and branding of this recipe card, which explains why I happen to own quite a few cookbooks – I love the way photos of food and words look together. However, I rarely (if ever) use a cookbook in the ways it’s intended: To make food.

That being said, I feel reassured by this particular recipe by Hannah. There aren’t any fancy instructions; I even recognize all the ingredients. Still, I think I’ll swap out the rhubarb for macerated strawberries and make strawberry shortcake instead…

buzzfeedpolitics: Woah, Hillary Clinton is now on Twitter....

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:40:17 -0600

buzzfeedpolitics:

Woah, Hillary Clinton is now on Twitter. Also, “pantsuit aficionado.”

I just clicked follow so fast I think I dislocated a finger joint.