"Anyone Who Has A Continuous Smile On His Face Conceals A Toughness That Is Almost Frightening." —

Reading pride and prejudice for like the 10th time and what still makes me insane is when Elizabeth and Darcy are together in Kent, Darcy falls more in love with her every day while Lizzy despises him more every day. It's all like

Mr Darcy, internally: wow she truly doesn't give a fuck about my aunt, she will not let herself be intimidated, she stays true to her authentic self plus she plays piano and her eyes are pretty what a woman

meanwhile Lizzy is like: I'VE BEEN HAVING THE WORST TIME IN MY LIFE FOR THE LAST 3 WEEKS AND NOW I ALSO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS ASSHOLE

Anna Karenina and Stiva Oblonsky

ANNA KARENINA (2012) dir. Joe Wright

For more influential women’s response to the Hobby Lobby ruling go here. 

Lake Matheson, New Zealand by Stephen Black

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“if no art makes you feel anything, make your own art and feel something” is too raw of a line to have come from a jenna marbles video of her painting a rainbow/polka dot seahorse saying “it’s seahorse time” on a denim jacket

"With my heart I kiss your Ladyship’s hand, since I cannot with my lips" – Pietro Bembo in a letter to Lucretia Borgia (locks of Lucretia’s golden hair preserved in the Ambrosiana in Milan)

jacobyverger ooooh!

Sir David Attenborough has contributed to natural history programming for 60 years. Sir David is presenting “Fabulous Frogs” on Nature on PBS on June 25. Let’s jump for joy! Here’s a clip: http://youtu.be/l3uO2lO9JDk 

Everyone is up in arms (including us) about the jacket redesign for Sylvia Plath’s THE BELL JAR, so let’s stare at these hauntingly beautiful old covers and practice our deep-breathing exercises together.

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