Inspirations for the Originative Vagabond

A Hand-Drawn Map of Bohemian Greenwich Village, 1925

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:09:00 -0400

A Hand-Drawn Map of Bohemian Greenwich Village, 1925:

This map is an affectionate representation of Greenwich Village printed in a 1925 issue of Quill magazine. Billed as almost accurate, the map was sketched by the magazines publisher, Robert Edwards.

I looked into the Historical Society link they have in this article and some great stuff came up! I lived in Greenwich Village in 2004 and NYU has just exploded over the whole thing. I think if I ever win the lottery, I’ll buy some random cheap land somewhere and recreate the REAL Greenwich Village!

John Lloyd: Lastly, here's a Freudian question for you. Freud once said, "The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul is: what does a woman want?" What do you feel about that?

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:18:00 -0400

John Lloyd: Lastly, here's a Freudian question for you. Freud once said, "The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul is: what does a woman want?" What do you feel about that?

Natalie Haynes: I think... a woman wants not to be treated as some sort of exotic sub-species by a coke-addled creep like Freud.

Freud was def effed up. It must've been vagina envy.

"My mother, who is the personification of true Christianity. Your willingness to embrace that which..."

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 01:42:41 -0400

“My mother, who is the personification of true Christianity. Your willingness to embrace that which you don’t understand with unconditional love is a template that the world could benefit from employing.”

- Billy Porter, Tony’s Acceptance Speech - June 9, 2013 (via throughtosomethingnew)

english-ingenue: Gold Derby’s interview with Jeremy Piven This...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:31:45 -0400

english-ingenue:

Gold Derby’s interview with Jeremy Piven

This interview inspires me because you can see how passionate Jeremy Piven is about his role, about Selfridge the man. Passion is extremely attractive (especially when it’s for acting!)

humanrightswatch: US/Yemen: “I just want the U.S. to send my...

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:37:58 -0400

humanrightswatch:

US/Yemen: “I just want the U.S. to send my father home”

Muhammad al-Baidhani, an 11-year-old Yemeni boy with a mop of brown curls, only knows his father from photos and a one-hour video conference every two months. Before Muhammad was born, his father was captured and sent to the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, where he’s been held without charge ever since.

“Thanks to the U.S., I don’t even know what the word ‘Dad’ means,” Muhammad told me when we met at his family’s house earlier this month in Sanaa, the Yemeni capital. Clutching a portrait of his father, Abdul Khaliq al-Baidhani, in a white prison jumpsuit, he added: “I just want the U.S. to send my father home.”

Photo: © 2013 Human Rights Watch

Thank you gummgarland for coloring these photos! Exquisite!

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:19:00 -0400

The women of "The Women" 1939

Rosalind Russell as Sylvia Fowler in "The Women" 1939

Thank you gummgarland for coloring these photos! Exquisite!

neil-gaiman: In case you missed it…

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 21:57:43 -0400

neil-gaiman:

In case you missed it…

"When women are sexualized, it reinforces the idea that women exist just for a man’s needs. … Even in..."

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 21:50:15 -0400

“When women are sexualized, it reinforces the idea that women exist just for a man’s needs. … Even in princess movies, however harmless they may seem, still show girls sexually. In G-rated movies, female characters look just as sexy or revealing as they do in R rated movies, a study shows. These characters, with busts big and waists small, ride off into the sunset at age 16 with a prince they barely know.””

- SPARK at the 57th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (via misterbone)

This.

(via theatrecollage)

http://cigarettes-and-effy.tumblr.com Wow… it’s...

Fri, 31 May 2013 00:53:21 -0400

http://cigarettes-and-effy.tumblr.com

Wow… it’s true… and it’s funny because it’s the people that haven’t been through such hard times/situations that think they’re stronger than you. Funny how society perceives strength and what strength really is.

"Why Society Still Needs Feminism Because to men, a key is a device to open something. For women,..."

Wed, 29 May 2013 00:07:20 -0400

“

Why Society Still Needs Feminism

Because to men, a key is a device to open something. For women, it’s a weapon we hold between our fingers when we’re walking alone at night.

Because the biggest insult for a guy is to be called a “pussy,” a “little bitch” or a “girl.” From here on out, being called a “pussy” is an effing badge of honor.

Because last month, my politics professor asked the class if women should have equal representation in the Supreme Court, and only three out of 42 people raised their hands.

Because rape jokes are still a thing.

Because despite being equally broke college kids, guys are still expected to pay for dates, drinks and flowers.

Because as a legit student group, Campus Fellowship does not allow women to lead anything involving men. Look, I know Eve was dumb about the whole apple and snake thing, but I think we can agree having a vagina does not directly impact your ability to lead a
college organization.

Because it’s assumed that if you are nice to a girl, she owes you sex — therefore, if she turns you down, she’s a bitch who’s put you in the “friend zone.” Sorry, bro, women are not machines you put kindness coins into until sex falls out.

Because only 29 percent of American women identify as feminist, and in the words of author Caitlin Moran, “What part of ‘liberation for women’ is not for you? Is it freedom to vote? The right not to be owned by the man you marry? The campaign for equal pay? Did all that good shit get on your nerves? Or were you just drunk at the time
of the survey?”

Because when people hear the term feminist, they honestly think of women burning bras. Dude, have you ever bought a bra? No one would burn them because they’re freaking
expensive.

Because Rush Limbaugh.

Because we now have a record number of women in the Senate … which is a measly 20 out of 100. Congrats, USA, we’ve gone up to 78th place for women’s political representation, still below China, Rwanda and Iraq.

Because recently I had a discussion with a couple of well-meaning Drake University guys, and they literally could not fathom how catcalling a woman walking down University Avenue is creepy and sexist.
Could. Not. Fathom.

Because on average, the tenured male professors at Drake make more than the tenured female professors.

Because more people on campus complain about chalked statistics regarding sexual assault than complain about the existence of sexual assault. Priorities? Have them.

Because 138 House Republicans voted against the Violence Against Women Act. All 138 felt it shouldn’t provide support for Native women, LGBT people or immigrant women. I’m kind of confused by this, because I thought LGBT people and women of color were also human beings.
Weird, right?

Because a girl was roofied last semester at a local campus bar, and I heard someone say they think she should have been more careful. Being drugged is her fault, not the fault of the person who put drugs in her drink?

Because Chris Brown beat Rihanna so badly she was hospitalized, yet he still has fans and bestselling songs and a tattoo of an abused woman on his neck.

Because out of 7 billion people on the planet, more than 1 billion women will be raped or beaten in their lifetimes. Women and girls have their clitorises cut out, acid thrown on them and broken bottles shoved up them as an act of war. Every second of every day. Every corner of the Earth.

Because the other day, another friend of mine told me she was raped, and I can no longer count on both my hands the number of friends who have told me they’ve been sexually assaulted. Words can’t express how scared I am that I’m getting used to this.

Because a brief survey of reality will tell you that we do not live in a world that values all people equally and that sucks in real, very scary ways. Because you know we live in a sexist world when an awesome thing with the name “feminism” has a weird connotation. Because if I have kids someday, I want my son to be able to have emotions and play dress up, and I want my daughter to climb trees and care more about what’s in her head than what’s on it. Because I don’t want her to carry keys between her fingers at night to
protect herself.

Because feminism is for everybody, and this is your official invitation.

”

- Caitlin O’Donnell, Drake University. (via on-another-note)

hazydayswildnights: suicideisnotanoption4u: 8-years ago, CHP...

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:40:12 -0400

hazydayswildnights:

suicideisnotanoption4u:

8-years ago, CHP Officer Kevin Briggs talked this young man out of jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge.

That young man’s name is Kevin Berthia.
Today he is 30 years old and married with 2 children.
This week he presented Officer Briggs with an award on behalf of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

The story of how Officer Briggs talked Kevin down is remarkable.

As you can see in the picture, Kevin is literally one step away from jumping to his death. But for more than hour, the officer listened to Kevin pour his heart out about his troubles and told him, “I know you think things are bad, but they can get better.”

Kevin says, “Officer Briggs never made me feel guilty for the situation I was in. He made feel like, I understand why you are here, but there are alternatives”

Kevin is just one of countless lives Briggs has saved over his 23 year career.

Briggs, who was promoted to Sergeant five years ago, is humble about what he does. He says, ”they make the decision, when they step back over that rail it takes a tremendous amount of courage”

I salute Sergeant Briggs!
Photo: The San Francisco Chronicle, John Storey

bless you ♥ you’re an amazing person.

Thank you Lord for people like Sergeant Briggs!!!!

fuckyeahfredandginger: For Fred Astaire Happy birthday to the...

Sat, 11 May 2013 01:15:44 -0400

fuckyeahfredandginger:

For Fred Astaire

Happy birthday to the amazing Fred Astaire. Your sweet smiling face and your flying feet are still very much loved.

just-a-happy-camper: reason to love a cat! a kitty cuddle will...

Sat, 04 May 2013 22:50:40 -0400

just-a-happy-camper:

reason to love a cat! a kitty cuddle will always cheer you up :D

Love my kitties <3

R.I.P. Deanna Durbin Thank you for sharing your beautiful gift.

Fri, 03 May 2013 19:28:58 -0400

R.I.P. Deanna Durbin

Thank you for sharing your beautiful gift.

melleigh: This machine allows anyone to work for minimum wage...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:47:22 -0400

melleigh:

This machine allows anyone to work for minimum wage for as long as they like. Turning the crank on the side releases one penny every 4.97 seconds, for a total of $7.25 per hour. This corresponds to minimum wage for a person in New York. This piece is brilliant on multiple levels, particularly as social commentary. Without a doubt, most people who started operating the machine for fun would quickly grow disheartened and stop when realizing just how little they’re earning by turning this mindless crank. A person would then conceivably realize that this is what nearly two million people in the United States do every day…at much harder jobs than turning a crank. This turns the piece into a simple, yet effective argument for raising the minimum wage.

posivibes: jazzhandsforall: The view from a Broadway...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:50:16 -0400

posivibes:

jazzhandsforall:

The view from a Broadway stage.

God, this is the dream

"More girls have been killed in the last FIFTY years, precisely because they were girls, than men..."

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:35:23 -0400

“More girls have been killed in the last FIFTY years, precisely because they were girls, than men were killed in ALL the battles of the 20th century.

More girls are killed in this routine gendercide in any ONE decade, than people were slaughtered in ALL the genocides of the 20th century.”

- Nicholas Kristof, Half the Sky

Read that AGAIN.

Smash: Reach for Me

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:24:00 -0400

Smash: Reach for Me:

I love the song & esp love the way the skirt becomes the ribbons. Reminds me of the big woman in The Nutcracker when all the children run out from her skirt.

“This may be harder to see in the persona of Astaire...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:29:40 -0400

“This may be harder to see in the persona of Astaire because it exists in reverse form to the way that it appears in Valentino and Gable. With them it is their gentleness that is hidden, the discovery of which imbues their characters with a thrilling potential. With Astaire it is his power as a dynamic and undoubtedly masculine figure that is magically revealed when he begins to dance…. In terms of the film industry’s need to provide both a pleasurable viewing experience for a largely female audience and to meet the requirements of the Production Code, the asexual persona of Astaire was a perfect cover for the erotic significance of much of his dancing.”

Movies in Disguise: Negotiating Censorship & Patriarchy Through the Dances of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers by Sue Richard

My Review of Mika in Philly

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:37:51 -0400

My Review of Mika in Philly :

Check out my review of Mika’s concert that was held last week (April 8th) at Union Transfer here in Philly.