May 2012
theatlantic:
laughterkey:
“Jean Luc Godard said cinema is truth 24 times a second. Maybe. It’s lying 24 times a second too. All the time. All story is manipulation. Is there an acceptable manipulation? You bet.”
—Ken Burns, on storytelling in film.
(Y’all should watch the short documentary about Burns. It’s great.)
Wait a minute. Someone made a documentary about Ken Burns that isn’t...
Watchlivefromthenypl:
To kick off this day of celebrating incredible women who’ve become mothers of ideas and change and intellect, we bring you Angela Davis and Toni Morrison.
Some Archival Career Advice →
rch-commonplacebook:
A post from the Smithsonian blog with some great information and advice for potential archivists. I second the point about taking classes on a broad range of topics. I also say get as much internship/volunteer experience as possible - nothing prepares you like actually working in an archives, and potential employers place a lot of importance on practical experience.
If...
“Americans ride bikes that are like race cars; Dutch bikes are like Honda Civics...”
– Henry Cutler of Workcycles, quoted in Why We Fall in Love with Cycling | Sightline Daily (via skeskali2)
"Let me ask you, do you know the difference...
theeducatedfieldnegro:
—Dr. Susan George | Author, ‘A Fate Worse Than Debt’
