January 28, 2012

A$AP Rocky | Interview Magazine

Confession: I never really got on that whole A$AP movement mainly because I don’t particularly care for the crew/mob/whatever’s music. But I can’t ignore how undeniably fucking dope this shoot is.

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Filed under: A$AP Rocky Interview Magazine photoshoot dope 
January 28, 2012

“At Last” - Christina Aguilera (Cover)

Paying tribute to one of her greatest inspirations, Christina performed a soulful rendition of an Etta James classic at the late singer’s memorial service today. RIP.

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Filed under: Christina Aguilera Etta James At Last 
January 27, 2012

This is mesmerizing. 

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January 26, 2012
israelfacts: On This Day in 2009: When Palestinian children returned to school for the first day of classes since Israel’s deadly assault on Gaza ended, not all pupils showed up. Some students had to be excused for not attending after being killed by the Israeli army during its three-week bombing campaign of the besieged strip. Over 300 Palestinian children were killed in ‘Operation Cast Lead’ — between 27 December 2008 and 18 January 2009 — which took the lives of over 1,400 Palestinians in total. Signs replaced the once-occupied seats at al-Fakhura School in the Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza; names of victims written under the word in red: ‘Martyr’, 24 January, 2009. (Photo: Anja Niedringhaus / AP)

israelfacts:

On This Day in 2009: When Palestinian children returned to school for the first day of classes since Israel’s deadly assault on Gaza ended, not all pupils showed up. Some students had to be excused for not attending after being killed by the Israeli army during its three-week bombing campaign of the besieged strip.

Over 300 Palestinian children were killed in ‘Operation Cast Lead’ — between 27 December 2008 and 18 January 2009 — which took the lives of over 1,400 Palestinians in total.

Signs replaced the once-occupied seats at al-Fakhura School in the Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza; names of victims written under the word in red: ‘Martyr’, 24 January, 2009.

(Photo: Anja Niedringhaus / AP)

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January 24, 2012

Dope. One more reason to visit Singapore. (ahem, Devanshi!)

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January 24, 2012

Lana Del Ray | Complex Magazine

Complex has been one of Lana’s biggest supporters since “Video Games” first spread like wildfire and despite her poor live performances, Complex has stood by their girl. Now, the mag has given her a cover. Read the full cover story here.

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Filed under: lana del ray complex magazine cover story 
January 23, 2012

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January 20, 2012

obamafamily:

Christopher Morris—VII for TIME
January 17, 2012. President Barack Obama runs into Michelle on her birthday in the basement of the White House.

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January 19, 2012
suicideblonde: There is a question I have been wanting to understand the answer to, but have been feeling that I simply can’t ask. Eventually I just ask it anyway:Do you think there was a part of you that imagined the two of you would somehow end up together? Immediately, I wish that I hadn’t. The look on her face—a kind of juddering visceral alarm at what has been said…I don’t wish to see that look many more times in my life. “That would make me way too sad to answer,” she says quickly, and I hurriedly begin another question, about something completely different, hoping that if I say it fast enough these new words will chase the old words away from where they are hanging in the air between us, and maybe she will let me pretend that it was something I never said. “No, no,” she says, and I can see the tears forming, and I think she means that she doesn’t want to answer any more questions about anything. I mutter some kind of apology under my breath. But, even now, I’m wrong about everything. Mostly she is just trying to stop my new question. She has something to tell me. “No,” she says. “I said it would make me too sad to answer but it’s also…”—and she nods even as her voice breaks once more with tears—”…one of my favorite things to imagine.” And through the tears, a beaming, almost beatific smile stretches room-wide across her face. “It’s actually one of my favorite places to visit.” Michelle Williams by Chris Heath for GQ, February 2012 Teared up when I read this. 

suicideblonde:

There is a question I have been wanting to understand the answer to, but have been feeling that I simply can’t ask. Eventually I just ask it anyway:

Do you think there was a part of you that imagined the two of you would somehow end up together?

Immediately, I wish that I hadn’t. The look on her face—a kind of juddering visceral alarm at what has been said…I don’t wish to see that look many more times in my life. “That would make me way too sad to answer,” she says quickly, and I hurriedly begin another question, about something completely different, hoping that if I say it fast enough these new words will chase the old words away from where they are hanging in the air between us, and maybe she will let me pretend that it was something I never said.

“No, no,” she says, and I can see the tears forming, and I think she means that she doesn’t want to answer any more questions about anything. I mutter some kind of apology under my breath.

But, even now, I’m wrong about everything. Mostly she is just trying to stop my new question. She has something to tell me.

“No,” she says. “I said it would make me too sad to answer but it’s also…”—and she nods even as her voice breaks once more with tears—”…one of my favorite things to imagine.” And through the tears, a beaming, almost beatific smile stretches room-wide across her face. “It’s actually one of my favorite places to visit.”

Michelle Williams by Chris Heath for GQ, February 2012

Teared up when I read this. 

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January 18, 2012

bohemea:

This site will be blocked on January 18th in protest of the SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) two bills which will allow the government to censor the internet.  Find out more at americancensorship.org or the accompanying video.

While I will not be blocking my blog today in protest of SOPA and PIPA for personal reasons, I do feel it is imperative that all U.S. residents understand the consequences of this legislation were they to be passed (which it doesn’t look like they will, I might add). As a journalist, I am a fierce opponent of censorship of any means. SOPA and PIPA are Congress’ attempt to police the Internet in a way that goes beyond previous anti-piracy bills. Now, copyright infringement is a very serious offense. It is taking someone else’s work without consent and/or giving due credit. Yet, penalizing websites whose users commit these offenses or that provide links to websites containing pirated works by blocking the site altogether is outrageous. It would severely inhibit access to information, particularly access to international information. That is absolutely censorship and it shouldn’t be tolerated. Spread the word. 

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