this newly impassioned soul

thepastelprince: TPP: This is carved into a mountain in Lucerne...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:22:35 -0400

thepastelprince:

TPP:

This is carved into a mountain in Lucerne Switzerland. It is huge and exceptionally beautiful to see in person.

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iw0ntcryanymore: Please reblog, I think this will work. This idea was taken. For every reblog this...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:57:41 -0400

iw0ntcryanymore:

Please reblog, I think this will work.
This idea was taken. For every reblog this post gets, I won’t cut for a day.
I’ll write every URL that reblogs this down to remind me that you care and when I feel like cutting ill look at the urls.
Please

underthecarolinamoon: “Dads are most ordinary men turned by...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:50:40 -0400

underthecarolinamoon:

“Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, story-tellers, and singers of songs.”

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themodernexchange: Pear Nectar & Thyme Mimosa | The Glitter...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:40:42 -0400

themodernexchange:

Pear Nectar & Thyme Mimosa | The Glitter Guide

"For most of America, Psy is a funny name, a funny face, and a funny personality. He doesn’t sing in..."

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:29:03 -0400

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For most of America, Psy is a funny name, a funny face, and a funny personality. He doesn’t sing in English and most people just don’t get it leaving most of them to not take him seriously. It’s easy to strip the significance behind “Gangnam Style” down if you don’t know what it means and solely find entertainment in the Asian guy shaking his hips. But what most people don’t realize is that Psy doesn’t take himself seriously. He’s a satirist and political dissident. “Gangnam Style” was a commentary, not just a fun pop tune with a silly dance.

Gangnam is Seoul’s wealthiest and flashiest neighborhood. For South Koreans, Gangnam represents the ideal life of excess and consumerism. Psy’s character in the video is a wannabe Gangnamite. He dreams he’s living the flashy, excessive lifestyle while he’s really just like everyone else, swimming in a public pool and riding the subway. But never in the video does it seem that Psy’s character is unhappy. He’s content to play in a children’s playground and meet the girl of his dreams in the subway. “Gangnam Style” is much more that we have made it, but that’s not surprising considering Psy’s background and how little we know about it.

In America, it seems like “Gangnam Style” was Psy’s big break when in fact the song had been released on his sixth studio album and his music career hadn’t been about making flashy and catchy songs. He believes music is the key to overcoming the intolerance embedded in his country’s political systems. Throughout his career, his songs have been banned for inappropriate content and have been surrounded by controversy, not to mention the fact that he fought his mandatory military draft.

Psy is a voice for his people. He’s fighting the oppression and intolerance he sees in his culture through his music. And by ignoring his worth and his value, we’re reducing the culture of South Korea into a short man with funny pants doing a ridiculous dance.

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- Opinion: American media chooses to undervalue artists like Psy from “Gangnam Style” (via kpop-confessions)

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Fox on the Beach

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:01:23 -0400

Fox on the Beach

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sbahjification: neocarleen: llisbeth-salamanderr: “Love the...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:54:13 -0400

sbahjification:

neocarleen:

llisbeth-salamanderr:

“Love the fetus, hate the child.”

America makes it near impossible for a woman to stay autonomous—hard to get family planning resources/make the choice of getting an abortion, and harder to get child care support after the baby is born. Leaving women destitute and dependants everywhere.

Look at Canada! Not only do we give almost a full year off, it can be either maternity or paternity. That’s right, daddy can stay home with the baby while the mother goes back to work. And the leave can be also be split between them. For example, the mother could take six months, and then the father could take the other six. Did I also mention that the parent on leave continues to receive pay and is guaranteed their job back?

#I think we make fun of Canadians so much because secretly we want to be them

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apolaroidview: IMG_9699 by seaembraces on Flickr.

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:06:11 -0400

apolaroidview:

IMG_9699 by seaembraces on Flickr.

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