the imperfect librarian

1001bookstoreadbeforeyoudie: I just LUB reinterpretations of...

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:05:42 -0400

I just LUB reinterpretations of Fairy Tales, but this one has to be the best.

"[F]or the first several years the SAT was offered, males scored higher than females on the Math..."

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:49:15 -0400

“[F]or the first several years the SAT was offered, males scored higher than females on the Math section but females achieved higher scores on the Verbal section. ETS policy-makers determined that the Verbal test needed to be “balanced” more in favor of males, and added questions pertaining to politics, business and sports to the Verbal portion. Since that time, males have outscored females on both the Math and Verbal sections. Dwyer notes that no similar effort has been made to “balance” the Math section, and concludes that, “It could be done, but it has not been, and I believe that probably an unconscious form of sexism underlies this pattern. When females show the superior performance, ‘balancing’ is required; when males show the superior performance, no adjustments are necessary.” “”

- “Gender Bias in College Admissions Tests”, FairTest.org

And then people urge me everything is fine, of course it is, when you’re ignoring statistics that is.

(via cwnl)

afternoonsnoozebutton: Recurring Developments: an interactive...

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:12:34 -0400

afternoonsnoozebutton:

Recurring Developments: an interactive visualization of running jokes in Arrested Development

afternoonsnoozebutton: GUYS THERE’S A TRAILER FOR THE NEW...

Mon, 13 May 2013 01:54:21 -0400

afternoonsnoozebutton:

GUYS THERE’S A TRAILER FOR THE NEW SEASON OF ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT

"My mother said to me, ‘If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will..."

Sun, 12 May 2013 17:10:54 -0400

“My mother said to me, ‘If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.’ Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.”

- Pablo Picasso (via sfmoma)

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thedailywhat: Viral Video of the Day: High School Student...

Thu, 09 May 2013 19:51:12 -0400

thedailywhat:

Viral Video of the Day: High School Student Schools His Teacher

Frustrated by receiving packets and worksheets instead of a lecture, Texas high school student Jeff Bliss shared his feelings about his teacher’s lack of engagement as she made him leave the classroom.

tyleroakley: flozac: the principal at my school made an...

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:13:41 -0400

tyleroakley:

flozac:

the principal at my school made an announcement yesterday that the girls need to start covering up and then i found this in the hallway

BOOM.

What do network executives consistently get wrong in comedy?...

Wed, 08 May 2013 23:48:40 -0400

What do network executives consistently get wrong in comedy? (x)

afternoonsnoozebutton: queensassyofthefatties: Lewis’s law is...

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:50:33 -0400

afternoonsnoozebutton:

queensassyofthefatties:

Lewis’s law is an observation she made in 2012 that states “the comments on any article about feminism justify feminism.” Lewis has written frequently about misogynist hate directed at women online.

^This is my new favorite thing.

pbh3: These Golden Retriever portraits are the cutest!

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:46:11 -0400

pbh3:

These Golden Retriever portraits are the cutest!

faineemae: i wonder what marketing for penile cancer would look like? “I LOVE PENIS” “SAVE THE...

Wed, 08 May 2013 09:15:38 -0400

faineemae:

i wonder what marketing for penile cancer would look like?

“I LOVE PENIS”

“SAVE THE PENISES”

“SAVE SEX”

and if women wore some of their shirts or bracelets, they would be seen as whores or sluts or asking for it, maybe even resulting in rape, but when men wear “save the boobies” or “save second base” shirts, they are applauded for caring about a human being by yet again sexualizing a serious illness.

HOW UNSETTLING IS THAT

"Because when something happens, she’s the person I want to tell. The most basic indicator of love."

Mon, 06 May 2013 21:04:24 -0400

“Because when something happens, she’s the person I want to tell. The most basic indicator of love.”

- David Levithan, Every Day (via lecatnoir)

deanpendragon: preach

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:49:41 -0400

deanpendragon:

preach

deepredroom: red3blog: Sooooo… is the message the Nice Guy™...

Sun, 05 May 2013 12:35:29 -0400

deepredroom:

red3blog:

Sooooo… is the message the Nice Guy™ photoshop wizard is trying to convey that “Good Guys” are an alien species that feels entitled to invade the women’s space for its own edification, while the “Asshole” is a companion species that offers a mutually beneficial relationship?

They may have accidentally had a moment of self-awareness.

Pretty sure the “good guy” also eats those fish, hence why they’re avoiding him. The “asshole” doesn’t eat those fish and is pretty gentle to them, hence why they feel safe enough to hold onto them. What a nice asshole.

"I loved her not for the way she danced with my angels but for the way the sound of her name could..."

Fri, 03 May 2013 20:45:21 -0400

““I loved her not for the way she danced with my angels but for the way the sound of her name could silence my demons.””

- Christopher Poindexter (via dealll)

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"Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make..."

Thu, 02 May 2013 11:13:31 -0400

“Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come.”

- Robert H. Schuller (via thesearosesail)