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Oct 30th

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Oct 30th

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Oct 30th

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Oct 30th

Kenya is to carry out a census of its gay...

Oct 30th

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Oct 30th

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Oct 30th

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Oct 30th

“Like any good premeditated judging device, literary...”
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Oct 30th

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Oct 29th

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Oct 28th

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Oct 28th

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albertinho: Watch me as I interview bogans and their bogan band friends in the POURING RAIN All...

Oct 28th

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Oct 28th

Lord Mandelson sets date for blocking...

Oct 27th

thommo: buyhercandy: Just picked up the hard-bound copy of my thesis! You can’t tell very well...

Oct 27th

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Oct 27th

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Oct 27th

On a trip to the Genius Bar

jeanhannah: Sit on the bench, they say at the Genius Bar, even though I have an appointment, and...

Oct 27th

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Oct 27th

“what i always think when i’m told i’m ruining feminism or...”
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“Protesters – or, as the police call them, “domestic...”
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Oct 27th

Just picked up the hard-bound copy of my thesis! You...

Oct 27th

igather: ladyfresh: Alebtong, Uganda, 2009, David...

Oct 26th

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Oct 25th

Which brings us to music

magicmolly: There are very few people, maybe two dozen, from whom I’ll absorb book...

Oct 25th

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Oct 25th

hurricane-k: lickystickypickyme: A fluffy white lion. by...

Oct 25th

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Oct 25th

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areminder: Time lapse video of the Sydney Harbour Bridge being turned into a picnic ground earlier...

Oct 25th

Best BBQ ever

heuteund: thommo: Steak Beer Havana club and coke Photo sesh with Simmo and Paddy,...

Oct 25th

mills: One of the most famous of E.J. Bellocq’s...

Oct 25th

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Oct 25th

Dan Boud took some photographs of the Breakfast on the...

Oct 25th

“In short, the difference between the two has to do with the...”
— apophenia: Some thoughts on...

Oct 25th

“Most of the subsequent debate we have had about our online...”
— Who’s not using the...

Oct 24th

V Festival Shelved

albertinho: The v festival, which, for the past three years has attracted strong line-ups of...

Oct 23rd

thommo: i want to live at f2.8 or less!

Oct 23rd

“A survey of 1,008 backpackers at youth hostels in Sydney and...”
— British backpackers spreading...

Oct 23rd

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Oct 22nd

The truth about my views on the tragic death...

Oct 22nd

“Contrary to popular opinion, most human rights abuses in the...”
— Arab winds of change (via...

Oct 22nd

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Oct 22nd

“The number of hungry people in the world rose to 1.02...”
— Neil MacFarquhar | New York...

Oct 22nd

“We don’t need to deny them the platform to state their...”
— You know what, I’m going to...

Oct 22nd

gooneruk: The girlfriend and I got back home just after the start of Question Time tonight, but...

Oct 22nd

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— Donna Tartt, The Secret...

Oct 22nd

melanyouth: buyhercandy: staff: Now testing: “Read More” breaks Inserting a break will...

Oct 22nd

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Oct 22nd

Cheers, internets! I’m finishing up my thesis right...

Oct 22nd

“The Liberals, of course, have a very strong strategic policy...”
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Oct 22nd

Asylum Seekers: A User's Guide |...

Oct 22nd

staff: Now testing: “Read More” breaks Inserting a break...

Oct 22nd

ABC wishes to advise me that my application for the Cadet...

Oct 22nd

NSW Government: Places of Public...

Oct 22nd

As protesters bay outside BBC, Nick Griffin...

Oct 22nd

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Foals - ‘Hummer’ have we come too far to get home?

Oct 21st

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Foals - Balloons (Live on Later…) (via DonaldVass) Seriously, I get the impression...

Oct 21st

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heuteund: tuneindaily: #123 Foals - Olympic Airways (2008) Foals always have the best...

Oct 21st

“Somalia’s hardline Islamist group al Shabaab has publicly...”
— Somali Islamists whip women...

Oct 21st

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northerndownpour: meganwest: thedailywhat: Please Be Quiet When Heroes Are Talking of the Day:...

Oct 21st

Sex Workers AND Sex Slaves

sexartandpolitics: There is no doubt that humans are trafficked and coerced into performing acts,...

Oct 21st

Just for Tumblr Folk

heuteund: louobedlam: If you’re gonna re-blog my photo, how about doing me the courtesy of...

Oct 21st

anthropophagous: The prostitutes staged a protest in the...

Oct 21st

A recovering drug user reads a book in the dormitory of the...

Oct 21st

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Tegan and Sara - ‘Hell’

Oct 21st

Europe offers to cut emissions 95% by 2050 if...

Oct 21st

ABC’s Safran warning: if you don’t like it,...

Oct 20th

Updating you CV is hell

switchblades: Especially when you have nothing to put in it. Fuck I don’t even know what of my...

Oct 20th

“Another real sadness about Gately’s death is that it strikes...”
— Dave Gorman on The Daily...

Oct 20th

Worth thinking about for four seconds

magicmolly: Did we spend our entire adolescence calculating social risks? And if so, where did...

Oct 20th

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soupsoup: realrealsoft: martin amis talks to charlie rose about how writers need to make their...

Oct 20th

Dying of laughter. Apparently this was this evening. At...

Oct 20th

GPOYW: mango green tea in Albion mug edition. I completed...

Oct 20th

“People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt...”
—  Banksy (via wolfgeek) (via...

Oct 19th

switchblades: Emmanuel Coupe’s photograph of the sunrise...

Oct 19th

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Brief Interviews with Hideous Men Trailer I finished reading this last night, so I’m looking...

Oct 19th

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unicornology: styleandsubstance: wepostmusic: Devendra Banhart — I Feel Just Like A Child

Oct 19th

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thedarkspark: Good Weekend - Art Brut I’ve seen her naked TWICE!

Oct 19th

Photos, interview - Daniel Boud, photographer...

Oct 19th

“The Press Complaints Commission has received a record 22,000...”
— Jan Moir: more than 22,000...

Oct 19th

LANEWAY 2010

semisetadrift: thaoandmrvierboom: Echo & The Bunnymen Florence and The Machine Black...

Oct 19th

Five bad habits

magicmolly: Recycling old stories Masking complaints in eloquence Masking banality in eloquence ...

Oct 18th

“At 18, Rey is part of a growing population of transgender...”
— When Girls Will Be Boys - New...

Oct 18th

Otherwhere

Each person found the new loneliness both so unbearably alien and excruciatingly familiar,...

Oct 18th

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Tegan and Sara - ‘Northshore’ something’s so sick about this / my misery’s...

Oct 18th

karaadora: streetsoftheworld: Sticker by Asbestos

Oct 18th

"Academic Elite" as a pejorative.

soupsoup: Who needs science when you can just ‘believe’ things based on your gut, right? Education...

Oct 18th

“Fiction is one of the few experiences where loneliness can...”
— David Foster Wallace (via...

Oct 18th

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Tegan and Sara - ‘On Directing’ Probably my favourite off their new album, Sainthood....

Oct 17th

How I’m Changing How I Use Twitter

Oct 17th

thommo: BBQ my house next Sunday. Ack. Is it possible to make it the next Sunday at all? The...

Oct 17th

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Oct 17th

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Oct 17th

alohanico: Chris Jordan: Current Work “These photographs...

Oct 17th

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Oct 16th

“I think most people, especially in their twenties - you...”
— Douglas Kennedy (via...

Oct 16th

Canberrans triumph in the battle for Mount...

Oct 16th

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Oct 15th

The Independent: Johann Hari: The looming...

Oct 15th

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Oct 15th

Emptyquoting Andrew Sullivan's Blog on...

Oct 15th

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Oct 15th

northerndownpour: (reason #876 why I am single)

Oct 15th

“Age gives you a great sense of proportion. You can be very...”
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Oct 15th

#RADSUMMER

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Oct 15th

“[The Tamil asylum seekers being held in Indonesia] said they...”
— Sri Lankan High Commissioner...

Oct 15th

“Anyone who comes to Australia seeking our protection -...”
— Zhi Yan is a voice of reason....

Oct 15th

“The debate about boat arrivals is not about ethnicity,...”
— National Times: Paul Sheehan -...

Oct 15th

“Despite the surge of boat arrivals, only a few weeks ago it...”
— National Times: Michelle...

Oct 15th

A is for abortion | Megan Carpentier |...

Oct 15th

“A Northern Territory politician has been forced to explain a...”
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Oct 15th

racismreview.com » Interracial Couple Gunned...

Oct 15th

Dear Book Depository

cankerbloxxom: You are evil. Despite the big pile of books ‘To Be Read’ sitting in a stack next to...

Oct 14th

National Times: Liberty tested on river Nile

Oct 14th

Watch

robot-heart-politics: notthatkindagay:soupsoup: Fox News thinks ye gays protest too much. “Gay...

Oct 14th

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Oct 14th

A little mix I made

Oct 14th

The Asia File: New Asian citizen journalism...

Oct 14th

“And yes, in the past three months, many Iranian journalists...”
— Interview With an Iranian...

Oct 14th

“In 2003, when the US strengthened sanctions against Burma,...”
— Who Do We Hurt When We Boycott...

Oct 14th

Showcase: Infernal Landscapes - Lens Blog -...

Oct 14th

Thai HIV Vaccine Hype Misrepresents Data; AHF...

Oct 14th

The Independent: Johann Hari: The looming...

Oct 14th

Walkley list revealed - mUmBRELLA

Oct 14th

igather: chuffedlittlemuffin: Oh fuck, I am going to talk about Spivak (who is a very well-known...

Oct 14th

Walkley list revealed - mUmBRELLA

Oct 14th

National Times: Liberty tested on river Nile

Oct 14th

cankerbloxxom: Just incase any one in Canberra is...

Oct 13th

“Do you have doubts about life? Are you unsure if it is worth...”
— Miranda July (via...

Oct 13th

National Times: Rudd's policies make us a...

Oct 13th

“In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the...”
— Eric Hoffer (via...

Oct 13th

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Oct 13th

Bird-shaped tea bags!! (via frankie)

Oct 13th

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soupsoup: ericmortensen: Jon Stewart spends 11 wonderful minutes skewering CNN. “Nobody...

Oct 13th

“I don’t question God. The Lord is my Shepherd and I shall...”
— If God Had Wanted Me To Be...

Oct 13th

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Oct 13th

Australia Post stamps out raunchy Penguins –...

Oct 13th

Showcase: Troubles Shared - Lens Blog -...

Oct 13th

“A lot of people in this country have had the courage to...”
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Oct 12th

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Oct 12th

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Oct 12th

“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics...”
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Oct 12th

sylviakoh: Gay rights demonstrators hold a banner reading...

Oct 12th

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Oct 12th

somethingchanged: letters of note, via tumbletogether,...

Oct 12th

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Oct 12th

Dancers from the National Ballet of China rehearse scenes...

Oct 12th

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That’s Gay: No Homo Bryan Safi takes on “no homo”. Hilarious.

Oct 12th

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Oct 12th

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Oct 11th

Note to Reporters: Let MSM Control Your...

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Oct 11th

“Immature people falling in love destroy each other’s...”
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Oct 11th

The Problem With Facebook

heuteund: nickcrocker: I know the story on Facebook has shifted and people are going crazy...

Oct 11th

DOES SPELLING STILL MATTER?

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Oct 11th

A reformed Islam could save Afghanistan |...

Oct 11th

“There is sophisticated analysis of global violence to be...”
— American Ignorance and...

Oct 11th

Today’s agenda: editing an article I wrote yesterday,...

Oct 11th

Are You There, God? It's Me, Miley: On...

Oct 11th

“Killing gays is halal [permissible under Islamic law]. We’ll...”
— An officer from the Iraqi...

Oct 11th

How a Few New Yorkers Are Trying to Save the...

Oct 11th

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Joe. My. God.: WA: More Lies From Protect Marriage A new ad from Protect Marriage Washington....

Oct 11th

Iranian poll protesters sentenced to death

Oct 10th

“My standard for verisimilitude is simple and I came to it...”
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Oct 10th

“Well, I don’t think fabulousness and camp are superficial...”
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Oct 10th

“Your desire to deepen a current relationship may be...”
— Sagittarius, The State...

Oct 10th

A group of Common Cranes gather in dawn light, on a lake in...

Oct 10th

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Oct 9th

robot-heart-politics: apsies: President Barack Obama helps...

Oct 9th

“I am not the thought police. I am challenging you to think...”
— Shakesville: Teaspoons 101: I...

Oct 9th

piquant: “Fall foliage meets with an early snow in...

Oct 9th

spaceships: gotagirlcrush: Got a girl crush on: Dan-ah...

Oct 9th

“There is no such thing as was. To me, no man is himself, he...”
— William Faulkner (via...

Oct 9th

Better uses for $150 than Big Day Out

Oct 9th

“Well, this is not how I expected to wake up this morning....”
— Obama, on winning the Nobel...

Oct 9th

where to

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Oct 9th

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Oct 9th

BBC NEWS | Europe | Obama wins 2009 Nobel...

Oct 8th

“BULLETIN — PRESIDENT OBAMA WINS THE 2009 NOBEL PEACE...”
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Oct 8th

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Oct 8th

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Oct 8th

“Arriving home [with the second baby] was harder. You tell...”
— Caesareans are not the posh...

Oct 8th

Not Always Right | Funny & Stupid Customer...

Oct 8th

“When you approach me in public, you are Schrödinger’s...”
— Guest Blogger Starling:...

Oct 8th

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Oct 8th

(photo by Sarah Bernhard) I am tired of waiting for you to...

Oct 8th

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Oct 7th

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robot-heart-politics: notthatkindagay:bostongrits: CNN Anderson Cooper’s Heated Debate: “Gays In...

Oct 7th

“Wow, an American is being the voice of cultural sensitivity?...”
— The World Sees red over Hey...

Oct 7th

Hey Hey blackface skit frontman says sorry -...

Oct 7th

“Sexist oppression is of primary importance not because it is...”
— bell hooks, Feminist Theory...

Oct 7th

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Oct 6th

How do news organizations get in touch with...

Oct 6th

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Oct 6th

Men Arrested For Twittering at G20 Protests

Oct 5th

“It’s affecting in some ways that the original girl in the...”
— (What does Roman Polanski’s...

Oct 5th

Men Arrested For Twittering at G20 Protests

Oct 5th

A man carrying ducks evacuates his house, damaged by an...

Oct 5th

A rescue worker shows the identification card of a victim...

Oct 5th

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Los Campesinos! - ‘There Are Listed Buildings’ Their new single, off their...

Oct 5th

(via my flickr) Sorry if I’ve seemed a little off...

Oct 4th

clembastow: Getting ready to come to the States, UH OH WHICH...

Oct 3rd

idea

heuteund: joshdivision: we should just get rid of every part of Australia that’s not...

Oct 3rd

People Get Real.

ninefruits: She thinks I’m a serious person. I guess I can understand why she would think that. But...

Oct 3rd

Three pick-me-ups

magicmolly: 1. Execute a simple craft project. 2. Buy flowers. 3. Observe a squirrel.

Oct 3rd

heuteund: thedarkspark: ...

Oct 2nd

Being a staunch feminist and an...

(via thedarkspark)

Oct 2nd

If At First You Don't Succeed...

semisetadrift: tristn: bmichael: In 2002, In 2009,

Oct 2nd

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Oct 2nd

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Oct 2nd

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alohanico: Tegan and Sara - “Hell” Sainthood comes out 10/27. (via breefield...

Oct 2nd

(via my flickr) Both the plants and I are growing this...

Oct 2nd

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unicornology: thedarkspark: britticisms: “Fake Empire” by The National No thinking for a...

Oct 1st

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thedarkspark: platitudeproblem: I Must Be Losing You by At Swim Two Birds. This song is...

Oct 1st

“I think these people have honestly forgotten what this is...”
— Bo Zenga, producer and “one of...

Oct 1st

“Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don’t...”
—  Anais Nin (via...

Oct 1st

“I will find a map as likely as any treasure hunt. I will...”
— Jeanette Winterson, Written on...

Oct 1st

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Oct 1st

heuteund: buyhercandy: (via my flickr) my cat, on the spare bed in the sunshine. ...

Oct 1st

rebellion (lies) (via my flickr)

Oct 1st

(via my flickr) my cat, on the spare bed in the sunshine.

Oct 1st

PLA air force pilots salute during a training session for...

Oct 1st

Armored vehicles roll down the street during a parade to...

Oct 1st

Soldiers from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army...

Oct 1st

Residents stand on electric wires to stay on high ground...

Oct 1st

A Filipino boy is carried to safety through floodwaters...

Oct 1st

(via) today i learnt how to stand up for myself in matters...

Oct 1st

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The xx - Islands (live on Later… with Jools Holland) (via ridesota) This sounds even more...

Oct 1st

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Tegan & Sara - ‘Dark Come Soon’ hold out for the ones you know will love you

Oct 1st

“Whatever the exact figures, childbirth has probably killed...”
— Hugo Schwyzer (via Men killing...

Oct 1st

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clembastow: “You are being shagged by a rare parrot” Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine...

Oct 1st

Let’s not talk about it, let’s just not talk. Not because I don’t believe it, not because I want...

Oct 1st

robot-heart-politics: needtherapy:earthmancomehome: G20...

Sep 30th

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Sep 30th

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