May 2013
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Steampunk: An Introduction for Teens →
…how about, for teens of all ages? ;) yummy reads! yay!
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Trinculo:
Legg’d like a man! and his fins like arms!
Warm, o’ my troth! I do...
– William Shakespeare, The Tempest Act 2, scene 2, 33–41, as quoted in Entangled Bank’s Wet Lab & Library - Inside The Hive at Orphan Black
Orphan Black: ORPHAN BLACK: Where to Watch →
orphanblack:
Maybe you missed one episode. Maybe you just heard about the series. Maybe you fell into an internet black hole, and now you’re here, wondering, ‘What’s up with the blonde? Is she suffering from some sort of vitamin deficiency?’
But it doesn’t matter why you’re here, the message is…
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We didn’t want it to be really easy for [the clones] to form this super clone...
– Orphan Black creator Graeme Manson via TVLine.com (via orphanblack)
150 Great Articles and Essays →
tetw:
with links to over 750 (!) more classic reads
For the last 2 years The Electric Tyepwriter has been searching the internet to bring you the best journalism, essays and narrative nonfiction. Now we’ve put togehter a collection of 150 favourites, plus links to over 750 more amazing reads.
Libraries and librarians…are…a kind of secular clergy, a trusted ear and an...
– Christian Zabriskie - Urban Librarians Unite founder and assistant community library manager at Queens Library at Baisley Park (via queenslibrary)
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We are not built for this. We are not designed, at our core, to be able to...
– More than half a century after Henry Miller’s meditation on war and the meaning of life, SFGate’s Mark Morford explores the challenge of exploding your emotional bandwidth at times of violence. (via explore-blog)
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Watch: Full Video Recording of Steven Soderbergh's... →
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we took your
children and turned
them against you
– Sherwin Tjia, The World is a Heartbreaker
Day 12, and Days 13-17 below
Jennica Harper, What It Feels Like For a Girl
Day 13
Marita Daschel, Emma Hale Smith
(with thanks to Jennica Harper)
Day 14
e.e. Cummings, [i carry your heart with me(i carry it in]
(with thanks to Neva...
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Other comments are more offhand, dismissive -
‘Nonsense.’...
– Billy Collins, Marginalia
Day 11, National Poetry Month posts I am so behind on it’s not funny. Aiming for the full balance by midnight. Possibly squeezed into a list. Yes.
April 2013
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The difference between science and philosophy is that the scientist learns more...
– Dorion Sagan on science and philosophy (via explore-blog)
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“It was a curious period of publication… the papers that we published took two years.” - Wally Gilbert
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Wally Gilbert, molecular biology pioneer, biotech entrepreneur, Harvard professor and 1980 Nobel laureate in Chemistry, discusses the state of genetic research.
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sam-winchester-cries-during-sex:
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It’s so weird when people are squeamish about seeing brains because that’s their own brain making a decision that it looks disgusting. Brains don’t like how they look.
self conscious brains aww
brains that don’t like what they look like because they’re not supposed to be visible
because if they’re visible...
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Everything is biographical, Lucian Freud says. What we make, why it is made, how...
– Michael Ondaatje, as quoted in The Hive’s Wet Lab & Library, Ep #105.
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We all remember the day, as we developed this chapter, that Tatiana suggested...
– The Hive, Orphan Black Writers’ Blog (via orphanblack)
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I think the fact that I’m standing here receiving this award says more...
– kd lang, induction speech, canadian music hall of fame 2013.
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Truth can be toxic. Particularly when you’re convinced you have a corner on the...
– Inside The Hive - Episode 104: Effects of External Conditions
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Glendale Community Theatre Acting 101: Get Loose
orphanblack:
The RHINE in SPINE falls MINELY on the PLINE.
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“Effects of External Conditions” | Orphan Black |... →
Kudos to the cast, crew & The Hive.
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‘Orphan Black’ is like that bad boyfriend you just cannot get enough of. Hot,...
– Steve Gray (read the full review here).
Side note: Tonight’s episode is one of my favourites. TUNE IN at 9pm.
(via mackenziegracedonaldson)
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Orphan Black Jam Sesh
orphanblack:
SARAH’S HIT LIST
FELIX’S HIT LIST
Orphan Black co-creator Graeme Manson explains his track picks HERE.
Rock out, punks.