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"It is unknown how many people are executed in China each year as the government considers these..."

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:26:48 +0100

“It is unknown how many people are executed in China each year as the government considers these figures to be a state secret. Only some executions are reported by state-run media, but few details are usually released. Amnesty International believes the annual number of executions is in the thousands.”

- China executes ruling party official for child rapes - BNO News (via waitingonoblivion)

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Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:56:30 +0100

hey remember when Facebook bought instagram for a billion dollars

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:43:57 +0100

vooduud3: RIP baby :(

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:18:53 +0100

vooduud3:

RIP baby :(

R.I.P. James Gandolfini - Deadline.com

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:31:48 +0100

R.I.P. James Gandolfini - Deadline.com:

waitingonoblivion:

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK.

jenniferruiz: Here’s my 101 show 6 degrees! I was really REALLY...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:23:16 +0100

jenniferruiz:

Here’s my 101 show 6 degrees!

I was really REALLY nervous showing this on Saturday, but so happy to hear people liked it and so shocked for it to make prime time. I really wasn’t expecting that! I’ve been telling myself to make a 101 show for years now and so happy I finally did it! Anyways, I just want to thank everyone for all the kind words and for voting this back, when it was such an all around great screening full of really great shows. You are all the best.

Narration
Freddy Gillot

Camera
Jennifer Ruiz(2º 3º 5º 6º), Shane Houghton(4º), Eric Clark(1º)

Starring
Kelly Walker, Aaron Moles, Lamp Post, Denis O’Mahoney, Ron Lynch, Kris Benton, Stevin Espinoza, Zorra the dog

Featuring
Nico Colaleo, Shane Houghton, Curt Neill, Andrew Meridith, David Futernick, Zuri Bella, Willy Roberts

Lamp Post Fx
Dylan Chudzynski

Special Thanks!!!!!!!
Shane Houghton, Cory Garcia, Paul Isakson, Cooper Johnson, Wendy McColm, Drew Hancock, Roxanne Benjamin

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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:17:38 +0100

The Pooches Pet Project

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:50:04 +0100

The Pooches Pet Project:

theeelaziestriver:

The Pooches from Glasgow, Scotland plan to write a song for every pet the world over to help fund finishing their debut album.

THREE HOURS TO GO SO PLEASE ONE LAST PUSH AND LET’S DO THIS!!! this will be my LAST pooches kickstarter related post, i swear! if you said you were gonna back it and then forgot well now is your chance to remember and act on that remembrance! yeah!!!

christmasonthemoon: mountainshape: This is probably the worst...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:12:16 +0100

christmasonthemoon:

mountainshape:

This is probably the worst album cover of 2013.

No, it’s definitely the worst album cover of 2013.

About to sue Empire of the Sun for stealing the title and cover of my new gay adult fantasy ebook

Just caught the last episode of Hannibal

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:16:00 +0100

Okay, so, that’s my nightmare then. None of the stuff on the show gave me a real visceral reaction like what happened to Georgia. Maybe it’s also partially my affection for her Dead Like Me character. Maybe I should be unsettled more at all the murders. But damn, that combustion………….. I had to get up and shake myself over that :P

The last scene was chilling but the immolation ughghghghghghghghgh

Oh and http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19870427&id=wxAhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oHIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3310,6645007 ghhghgghgh

spiffykt: nevvymaster: captainhanni: If anyone has a tough...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:37:52 +0100

spiffykt:

nevvymaster:

captainhanni:

If anyone has a tough year ahead of them or behind them:

This Japanese fisherman will get you back on your feet, I can guarantee.

I WON’T GIVE UP, JAPANESE FISHERMAN!

This made me smile.

Is Tescos making a political statement with the font sizes on...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:36:19 +0100

Is Tescos making a political statement with the font sizes on these socks

starline: cool-crossing: bradofarrell: Oh man, all these...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:35:00 +0100

starline:

cool-crossing:

bradofarrell:

Oh man, all these people are playing Animal Crossing New Leaf and it’s their first Animal Crossing game ever and they’re totally missing out on some poignant story elements.

In each game you can talk to Sable every day and she’ll gradually open up to you and tell you more about her life.

When the Able Sisters were young their parents passed away. Mable was too young to understand the situation, and Labelle was older and frustrated and ran away to the big city leaving Sable to act as the sole parent to Mable. These events left Mable introverted and withdrawn. She works so hard because she had to take on the responsibility of raising Mable after their parents died and her big sister abandoned her.

In Animal Crossing City Folk, you can enter Gracie’s shop to buy high-end clothing and one of her employees is Labelle, the lost Able sister. Through a series of conversations with various characters you can trick Labelle into dropping her phoney proper accent and speaking in a more relaxed “country” accent. She opens up and talks about her past and her family. In New Leaf, Labelle has moved home. In the back of her shop you can see a newspaper clipping and a ribbon that used to be part of her old uniform.

If you consider that newspaper clipping compared to the backstory from the previous games it paints a sad picture. Labelle moved to the city to get away from her family but she fell on hard times and her family took her back. People who haven’t played the previous games don’t realize what a big deal it is to see those three sisters finally reunited in the same store!

In Wild World, Sable would get sad sometimes around January. If you talk to her consistently she’ll tell you this story about Tom Nook:

“Well, the first letter I got from him arrived at just around this time of year… The other day, before bed, I pulled that letter out… and just looked at it. Tee hee! It was adorable! Sure, the handwriting was a little messy, but… You could hear his determination in every word of that letter… Sweet, young Tom Nook… His call to arms, his ethos, was “Dreams before money!” He was so pure that people wondered if he’d survive this crazy old world. I did too. Every night before falling asleep, I would wish him… ‘Please keep Tom Nook’s pure spirit protected,” I’d whisper in the darkness. “Keep him safe from the apathy that breeds in the alleys of the big city…’

I don’t know why I’ve told you so much about Tom Nook and I… All those memories of our shared youth must bore you. Please forgive me.

[Tell Me More!]

…Ohh, OK, if you insist!

“The Tom Nook that left for the big city… He sent me letters quite frequently, actually. One day, I received a wooden box, not a letter. When I opened it, I was quite astonished!

[A ring?!]

Oh goodness, no! Are you kidding?! [NAME], I think you’ve been watching too many made-for-TV movies! …Ohh, I’m so sorry. Heh, I didn’t mean to snap. That just took me off guard.

No, inside the box, there was a pair of fancy, burnt-orange colored… scissors. Incredibly strong and sharp scissors! The finest scissors I’d ever laid eyes on. The enclosed letter said, “Happy birthday, Sable!” So…sweet… At the time, I was so busy that I’d even forgotten it was my birthday. To think Tom Nook had remembered it… I’m sure life was hard for Tom Nook in the city during that time… I know his job paid poorly, so for him to buy those scissors for me… When I think about it, it makes me so happy that I cry!

Oh really, [NAME]… You want to hear my memories again? I’m warning you, not all my memories are fond ones you know…

[Really?]

Well, we shared a lot of good times, Tom Nook and I. Before there was an observatory in dear old [TOWN NAME]… We used to climb up the roof when we wanted to look at the stars… Ohh, yes! We even made constellations together, I remember! I made one called the “Star Shirt.” Tom Nook’s looked like one of those old-time markets. He called it… “The Farmer’s Market Bargain Bin Constellation.” Ohh that takes me back…

[Nice story]

Yes, it is… Shortly after that, Tom Nook moved to the big city… Yes, he left to chase his dreams… When he returned to [TOWN NAME], he came back a totally different soul… I still believe that… if he had just clung to those sweet memories like I do… he would have shaken off the heartsickness of those city years… Memories can be sad, but they can also save you…”

There seems to be a general theme in the Able Sisters storyline of the city representing running away. The implication is that the fast lifestyle of the city can make you sick with ennui and that taking it easy in a small town is the cure. The Animal Crossing series, as a whole, is about not running.

The literal act of “running” is the only thing that the game ‘punishes’ you for doing - you’ll destroy flowers, scare away fish and bugs, and gradually tear away the grass. But the game still gives you the option to run, because it’s about choosing to slow down and enjoy the journey. It’s not about beginnings or endings, it’s about the calmness between those events. It’s sort of like the video game version of the Japanese concept of ma. Animal Crossing is a really beautiful thing and I’m so happy it exists.

damn i know both of these stories and i never connected any of it to the running thing good job animal crossing

Just started playing this and damn…

Ah yes, I remember stumbling on that story in the GameCube version.

spoookyscary: After succumbing to a fever of some sort in 1705,...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:50:00 +0100

spoookyscary:

After succumbing to a fever of some sort in 1705, Irish woman Margorie McCall was hastily buried to prevent the spread of whatever had done her in. Margorie was buried with a valuable ring, which her husband had been unable to remove due to swelling. This made her an even better target for body snatchers, who could cash in on both the corpse and the ring.

The evening after Margorie was buried, before the soil had even settled, the grave-robbers showed up and started digging. Unable to pry the ring off the finger, they decided to cut the finger off. As soon as blood was drawn, Margorie awoke from her coma, sat straight up and screamed.

The fate of the grave-robbers remains unknown. One story says the men dropped dead on the spot, while another claims they fled and never returned to their chosen profession.

Margorie climbed out of the hole and made her way back to her home.

Her husband John, a doctor, was at home with the children when he heard a knock at the door. He told the children, “If your mother were still alive, I’d swear that was her knock.”

When he opened the door to find his wife standing there, dressed in her burial clothes, blood dripping from her finger but very much alive, he dropped dead to the floor. He was buried in the plot Margorie had vacated.

Margorie went on to re-marry and have several children. When she did finally die, she was returned to Shankill Cemetery in Lurgan, Ireland, where her gravestone still stands. It bears the inscription “Lived Once, Buried Twice.”

So this is true:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/yourplaceandmine/armagh/mccall_grave.shtml

Although it doesn’t seem like John died, just fainted.

Still, tumblr, source these things. There is too much fake stories on here disproved with a five second google search I just tend to ignore them >_>

vamosvideo: Miami Connection is now on Netflix instant. So’s...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:23:06 +0100

vamosvideo:

Miami Connection is now on Netflix instant. So’s Blackenstein!

blameaspartame: allies

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:33:31 +0100

blameaspartame:

allies

This show unsettled me visually

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:44:40 +0100

This show unsettled me visually

"Sometimes I wish we had the easiness Western FPS (first-person shooters) have, to make everyone..."

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:49:59 +0100

“Sometimes I wish we had the easiness Western FPS (first-person shooters) have, to make everyone bald. We’re a company that’s known for unique hairstyles, but in a way we’re running out of ideas.”

- ‘Actual quote from Tetsuya Nomura (regarding Final Fantasy XV)’ (via inky)

I will never understand Star Wars

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:48:16 +0100

I will never understand Star Wars

1,200 years later, lost city discovered in the jungles of Cambodia | The Verge

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:08:03 +0100

1,200 years later, lost city discovered in the jungles of Cambodia | The Verge