February 2012
98 posts
The black revolution is much more than a struggle for the rights of Negroes. It...
– Martin Luther King Jr., “A Testament of Hope” (1969) (via reinventionoftheprintingpress)
I do things like get in a taxi and say, “The library, and step on it.
– David Foster Wallace (via 4mbivalent)
xeno
dictionaryofobscuresorrows:
n. the smallest measurable unit of human connection, typically exchanged between passing strangers—a flirtatious glance, a sympathetic nod, a shared laugh about some odd coincidence—moments that are fleeting and random but still contain powerful emotional nutrients that can alleviate the symptoms of feeling alone.
Museum Crowd Sourcing
curator-of-curiosities:
The Walters is crowd-sourcing an entire exhibition. Hear the groan of a PhD.
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