The Raconteur

whatsthecatreading: Reading nooks with views of the hip...

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:40:50 +0530

Reading nooks with views of the hip Shimokitazawa neighbourhood in Tokyo, Japan

A quick hop from Shibuya and Shinjuku, Shimokitazawa is a nice change of pace from the craziness of the big city. We stumbled upon this little shop selling books and curiosities with seating areas where one can take in the scene over a cuppa, and feel safe about burying one’s face in a book and being lost in thoughts.

confusedtree: George R.R. Martin abbreviates his name as such so that you’ll have no choice but to...

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:16:31 +0530

confusedtree:

George R.R. Martin abbreviates his name as such so that you’ll have no choice but to sound like a laughing pirate in the middle of referring to him

Photos of Children From Around the World With Their Most Prized Possessions

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:34:29 +0530

Photos of Children From Around the World With Their Most Prized Possessions:

The last one.

Cuteness overload. Teeth hurting.

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:11:11 +0530

Cuteness overload. Teeth hurting.

Maurice Moss The IT Crowd: 1.02 - Calamity Jen

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:54:25 +0530

Maurice Moss
The IT Crowd: 1.02 - Calamity Jen

"Rape jokes are not jokes. Woman-hating jokes are not jokes. These guys are telling you what they..."

Wed, 15 May 2013 02:07:50 +0530

“Rape jokes are not jokes. Woman-hating jokes are not jokes. These guys are telling you what they think. When you laugh along to get their approval, you give them yours.”

- Thomas Millar, Meet the Predators (via frankengrrl)

jaymug: Only those who will risk going too far can possibly...

Tue, 14 May 2013 02:05:37 +0530

jaymug:

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

overheardatblossoms: I don’t get why people like this book, I couldn’t stand that whiny little...

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:41:56 +0530

overheardatblossoms:

I don’t get why people like this book, I couldn’t stand that whiny little punk.

- On Catcher in the Rye

overheardatblossoms: A: Ok, so I’m buying 1984, Angela’s Ashes and A Thousand Splendid Suns. Any...

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:33:42 +0530

overheardatblossoms:

A: Ok, so I’m buying 1984, Angela’s Ashes and A Thousand Splendid Suns. Any other recommendations?

B: Prozac.

Context is Everything, Part 5

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:29:02 +0530

overheardatblossoms:

Can you put Anna Karenina and Rebecca in separate plastic bags? Thanks.

"A: “I don’t mind the Harry Potter series - the writing is obviously meant for a younger audience,..."

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:24:23 +0530

“A: “I don’t mind the Harry Potter series - the writing is obviously meant for a younger audience, but it’s a decent read overall.”
B: “Hey, I actually really like Harry Potter.”
A: “I’m mugglegurl23 on the-leaky-cauldron.org””

- (via overheardatblossoms)

Photo

Thu, 09 May 2013 01:25:52 +0530

Photo

Thu, 09 May 2013 01:24:34 +0530

Photo

Mon, 06 May 2013 00:29:22 +0530

person: how long does it take to get there?

Mon, 06 May 2013 00:25:41 +0530

person: how long does it take to get there?
me: 3 songs

You brought us back to life, Mary. You did something I thought...

Sun, 05 May 2013 14:14:56 +0530

You brought us back to life, Mary. You did something I thought no one could do.

I really should read this book

designboom: taiwanese artist shao lan has developed ‘chineasy’,...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:50:26 +0530

designboom:

taiwanese artist shao lan has developed ‘chineasy’, a method which allows non-chinese readers to learn the written language by understanding the basic letter-form and meaning in a visual manner. get the full translation here!

Brilliant idea

Any volunteers to spend life on Mars?

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:12:18 +0530

The CEO of Mars One, Bas Lansdorp, launches a search for volunteers to spend the rest of their lives on Mars. He plans to send four volunteers aged between 18 and 40 years old to establish the first permanent human colony on the red planet in 2023, with new missions joining them every two years after that

"I had the impression it wasn’t night and it wasn’t day, but some lurid third interval that had..."

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 08:00:18 +0530

“I had the impression it wasn’t night and it wasn’t day, but some lurid third interval that had suddenly slipped between them and would never end.”

- Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar (via bookmania)

did-you-kno: Source

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 02:07:37 +0530

did-you-kno:

Source