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history meme. four presidents: nelson mandela, president of...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:07:31 -0400

history meme. four presidents: nelson mandela, president of south africa (1994-1999).
Nelson Mandela’s contribution and dedication to South Africa’s struggle in achieving freedom and equal rights for every South African led to his popularity and respect in South Africa. In the 1950s, Mandela began working on ending the apartheid. In 1964, he was arrested and imprisoned for trying to overthrow the government, but continued his fight even from his prison cell. After his release in 1990, Mandela traveled throughout the world trying to earn money to support the anti-apartheid movement. Mandela continued to advocate equality for all South Africans regardless of their ethnic backgrounds. In 1993, Mandela earned the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in improving human rights. In 1994, Nelson Mandela became the first black South African to be elected as president of his country. His presidency was characterized by the successful negotiation of a new constitution for South Africa, but his main focus was the restructuring of South Africa after the damage done by the apartheid. (x)

smithsonianmag: Photos of New York City’s Most Dangerous...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:06:46 -0400

smithsonianmag:

Photos of New York City’s Most Dangerous Neighborhood

“Bandit’s Roost,” pictured above, was once considered the most dangerous part in all of New York City.

Jacob A. Riis was a police reporter in 1877 and decided to document the people living in New York’s East Side slum district. His book, How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York, was the result of these photographs and was published in 1890.

Head over to Petapixel for more incredible photographs and info on Riis.

Ed note: The story behind the famous lunch atop a skyscraper photograph.

travelingcolors: Montmartre, Paris | France (by Johnny Santo...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:05:28 -0400

travelingcolors:

Montmartre, Paris | France (by Johnny Santo Domingo)

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THE THREE SISTERS

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:04:20 -0400

beatofmyglory:

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maudelynn: Dancing girls backstage on the set of 20th Century...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:03:39 -0400

maudelynn:

Dancing girls backstage on the set of 20th Century Fox’s ‘Star For a Night’ c.1933

"Marry your best friend. I do not say that lightly. Really, truly find the strongest, happiest..."

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:03:20 -0400

““Marry your best friend. I do not say that lightly. Really, truly find the strongest, happiest friendship in the person you fall in love with. Someone who speaks highly of you. Someone you can laugh with. The kind of laughs that make your belly ache, and your nose snort. The embarrassing, earnest, healing kind of laughs. Wit is important. Life is too short not to love someone who lets you be a fool with them. Make sure they are somebody who lets you cry, too. Despair will come. Find someone that you want to be there with you through those times. Most importantly, marry the one that makes passion, love, and madness combine and course through you. A love that will never dilute - even when the waters get deep, and dark.””

- (via cillianmurphies)

Winter 2011 collection from Filly Designs.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:02:51 -0400

Winter 2011 collection from Filly Designs.

marthur: NO POWER GREATER ; a short mix for the...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:02:40 -0400

marthur:

NO POWER GREATER ; a short mix for the revolution, combining political hip-hop, protest songs, and socialist anthems, to serve as a refreshing change from the endless ‘radioactive’/’viva la vida’/’uprising’/etc

the revolution is now nadir / the internationale / the revolution will not be televised gil scott-heron / for my people logic / the ringing of revolution phil ochs / revolutionary immortal technique / which side are you on billy bragg / the guillotine the coup / we need a revolution dead prez / solidarity forever

[listen]

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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:02:26 -0400

"He stepped down, trying not to look long at her, as if she were the sun, yet he saw her, like the..."

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:02:02 -0400

““He stepped down, trying not to look long at her, as if she were the sun, yet he saw her, like the sun, even without looking.””

- Tolstoy, Anna Karenina (via kirkwoodisinoregon)

buttersutter: Clock tower converted into a penthouse

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:01:53 -0400

buttersutter:

Clock tower converted into a penthouse

non-volerli-vittime: “I like boys the same way I like most insects. I understand why they are...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:01:38 -0400

non-volerli-vittime:

“I like boys the same way I like most insects. I understand why they are necessary and some of them are pretty but if one gets in my face or tries to touch me I will kill it.”

theviiiiiiiiiiisual: “I know that atmosphere of the Parisian...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:01:25 -0400

theviiiiiiiiiiisual:

“I know that atmosphere of the Parisian apartment building, with the twin menaces of the concierge on the ground floor and the landlord upstairs.” - Roman Polanski

Une Bombe à Nu: Léa Seydoux by Paolo Roversi for Marie Claire...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:01:00 -0400

Une Bombe à Nu: Léa Seydoux by Paolo Roversi for Marie Claire France July 2013

"When I start to write something, I suppose I want it to change me, to make me into something not..."

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:47:14 -0400

“When I start to write something, I suppose I want it to change me, to make me into something not myself. And while I’m doing it, I really have the feeling that this time, at the end of it, I will be other than myself.”

- Jamaica Kincaid (via missyourflight)

seafarers: Morning in Prague by Markus Grunau

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:44:32 -0400

seafarers:

Morning in Prague by Markus Grunau

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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:10:15 -0400

Joseph Lorusso, Soft Eyes

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:57:06 -0400

Joseph Lorusso, Soft Eyes