For The Arts & Letters Major

May202013

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May122013

WHEN SOMEONE WANTS ME TO GET UP EARLY ON SUMMER BREAK

howdoiputthisgently:

5PM

People always have plans.

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5PM

doctorwho:

Ninth Doctor

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May112013

caravaggista:

arthistorygallery:

pilgrimskiss:

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610) + red

“He is still so modern because he has never respected the mannerism of the dogmas imposed by the Church. He broke all rules risking his own life. That was a time when people like Giordano Bruno were burnt alive. And yet he pursued his idea of painting, anticipating things that would be deeply understood only many years later. Against all conventional rules, he used prostitutes as models for his Madonnas, he painted peasants praying the Holy Mary with their dirty nails and greasy hair, so that, for the very first time, people could recognize themselves in what they saw. It was a new way of conceiving painting.” ~ Alessio Boni (source)

I feel like it’s a little hard not to love Caravaggio.

I wrote a post called “It’s Hard Not to Love Caravaggio”! Because it is! http://bit.ly/XsFIvT

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11AM

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May102013

luciawestwick:

Not only bow ties are cool.

but remember:

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4AM

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May72013

“

Let’s not argue now about high vs. low culture. I’m in the midst of writing a post on T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land; its beauty and depth are kicking my butt. But on the road from Tony Stark’s (pretty racist) origin fighting a bunch of commies to a world where can be just as artful as stories without drawings, something remarkable happened.

The nerds won. Our dorky compulsions and secret loves have blossomed into everyone’s entertainment. Think of the huge followings garnered by The Walking Dead (originally a graphic novel) and Game of Thrones (not a comic, but something that would have been considered major dork-fodder in years past). I have no idea if this is a good thing. But I am happy to have the extra company and to see my favs come to life in big-budget Hollywood productions.

” Rise Of The Superheroes: Winners And Losers : 13.7: Cosmos And Culture (via npr)

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May62013

A dramatic Shakespearean response to every situation

When something bad happens: True is it that we have seen better days.
When something REALLY bad happens: O woe! O woeful, woeful, woeful day! Most lamentable day. Most woeful day That ever, ever I did yet behold! O day, O day, O day! O hateful day! Never was seen so black a day as this.O woeful day! O woeful day!
When people say that something is wrong because the Bible says so: The Devil can cite scripture for his purpose.
When my girlfriend abandons me for food: FRAILTY, THY NAME IS WOMAN!
When someone doesn't thank me for holding the door open for them: BLOW, BLOW, BLOW, THOU WINTER WIND! THOU ART NOT SO UNKIND AS MAN'S INGRATITUDE!
When I burn something while cooking: MY CAKE IS DOUGH!
When human stupidity frustrates me: LORD, WHAT FOOLS THESE MORTALS BE!
When someone says I'm going to hell for my sins: NYMPH, IN THY ORISONS BE ALL MY SINS REMEMBER'D.
When I'm broke: My pride fell with my fortunes
When someone turns the light on after a period of darkness and blinding light ensues: OH, SHE DOTH TEACH THE TORCHES TO BURN BRIGHT!
When someone disagrees with me: THERE ARE MORE THINGS IN HEAVEN AND EARTH, HORATIO, THEN ARE DREAMT OF IN YOUR PHILOSOPHY.
When I argue with my girlfriend: The course of true love never did run smooth.
When I'm embarrassed: MUST I HOLD A CANDLE TO MY SHAMES?!
Someone says "Good Night": Good Night, Good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow.

4PM

whirls:

kalindasharmas: (via afternoonsnoozebutton)

Tip for all my student readers: if you’re too lazy to use a bibliography creator like NoodleBib or RefWorks, let Google generate your bibliography entries for you. All you have to do is google the article/book title in Google Scholar, click “cite” at the bottom of the search result, and copy either the MLA, APA, or Chicago cite into your word document.

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3PM

publius-esquire:

williamdavie:

I CAN’T BREATHE

Guess what Hamilton’s second best-selling work after of The Federalist was.

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May52013

waltdisnerd:

disneygirldreams:

andrew-jason:

pixiedust-paycheck:

broadway-aradia:

the little girl in this video watched mary poppins over and over when she was in the hospital fighting cancer, and got to meet mary on her make-a-wish trip to disney.

i’m in tears!

I just cried so hard at that long hug. Oh, dear.

I’m sorry, now I’m just too emotionally unstable to be seen in public for like a week… I just… can’t…

Oh my god this is the most perfect thing I’ve evver seen

How precious is that :) That little girl just didn’t want to stop hugging Mary!