December 2011
November 2011
“Statistics Canada says average weekly earnings for non-farm payrolls actually...”
– Hey, Canada - this is important. This is something we hugely need to be paying attention do. Due to steadily rising costs of living and a basically stagnant economy, we’re getting paid less and less in terms of actual purchasing power to do exactly the same work. Even though our GDP is growing,...
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ATTENTION CUNNING LINGUISTS: Here's a map of North... →
golden-notebook:
dr-wtfox:
likeproust:
You can zoom in close to see which dialects prevail in which regions, and from there, when you click on an area, it takes you to a listing of YouTube videos of people from that region so you can hear the exact dialect.
At the very least, what you can learn from this is what Sookie Stackhouse should sound like if she was a real Louisiana resident.
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The results are in
I’m reading the Hunger Games, but I have a good list of other books to check out once I’m finished with the trilogy.
feistyred suggested Fallen (which I haven’t been able to find - after a very cursory search - since it’s apparently the most common title for a YA novel)
folkinz suggested Delirium, Divergent, and Beauty Queens, in addition to The Hunger Games
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Powering through The Secret Circle trilogy this...
Think it’s finally time to read The Hunger Games.
Unless you have a better suggestion?
“If White people didn’t want “painting your skin black” to be considered...”
– Glossylalia
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(via sexartandpolitics)
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A disturbing trend towards misogyny in dance... →
But to write dance music culture off as disengaged from its political surroundings is to miss the point. The DJ-led social-dancing model, germinated in David Mancuso’s Loft parties in early 70s New York, was a hugely important site for countercultural activity in the US. Throughout the heydays of disco, house and techno, clubs were places where working class, gay and ethnic minority groups could...
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How inappropriate is it to be hungover for Remembrance Day services?
Asking for a friend, obvs.
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For those who asked, here's the link to the... →
kentster:
diamondfordisease:
ANTHROPOLOGICAL INTERVIEW ABOUT FOODWAYS, FUNTIME EDITION FEAT. KENTSTER.
I had to record and transcribe it, and he had to sign a consent form and everything. So legit.
My opinions matter.
I did not know you knew my girl Vicky.
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Things that I am not a fan of, in no particular...
1. Having to go to a hood-adjacent pharmacy to get a decent selection of black haircare products.
2. Getting up earlier than I do on weekdays, over the weekend.
