May 2013
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100 Albums For $5 Sale on Amazon! →
Amazon really got the good stuff!
Included among this batch is:
Florence + the Machine’s Ceremonials
Ellie Goulding’s Halcyon
Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black
the xx’s xx
Lana Del Rey’s Paradise
If any of these albums have been waiting on your watchlist for a long time, get them now! If you want to contribute more money to these artists however, feel free to go...
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Review of MS MR's Secondhand Rapture →
The current new music I’m rocking out to is Secondhand Rapture by MS MR! I’m enjoying the album right now, due to the freshness it brings to the scene.
Please read this review and decide whatever it’s a good choice for you.
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Teen Culture of the 1920's →
The Twenties… the jazz age… Flaming Youth… these labels evoke excitement and change, fabulous wealth and wild parties, the romance of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. They conjure up images of fashionable young men and women dancing the…
I’m researching the Roaring Twenties for a new project. I’m just reading this as an overview.
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The Great Gatsby
alittlereadfox:
So I went and saw Gatsby with Mr.Jandro and Ivan last night, and after mulling it over, here are my (spoiler-free, although how can you have completed high school and NOT read the book, which the movie follows scrupulously, but w/e) thoughts.
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Just a review of the movie compared to the book.
I’ll either see the movie this weekend, or the week after once finals...
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Lana Del Rey's "Young and Beautiful" is Soaring! →
Preview and download The Great Gatsby (Music from Baz Luhrmann’s Film) [Deluxe Edition] on iTunes. See ratings and read customer reviews.
Right now, “Young and Beautiful” by Lana Del Rey is at #7 on iTunes’s Top Songs Chart…and it’s only going uphill. The Great Gatsby movie along with strong promotion for the soundtrack (currently at #1 on iTunes) has given it...
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In Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince,...
fauxgingerwithasoul:
MARGARET THATCHER TRIED TO THROW THE MINISTER OF MAGIC OUT THE WINDOW.
SHE WASN’T CALLED THE IRON LADY FOR NOTHING.
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Singer/songwriter Maria Diamandis will rely on... →
Marina Diamandis is a work in progress that might never be finished. A case in point is her reluctance to discuss her third album. Although she has announced that she is working on her sequel to Electra Heart, it will go in whatever direction she decides to take, and she remains open to detours. A lot of it is instinct.
So good news: She’s working on her third album, and three more videos...
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Interview Between Baz Luhrmann and Florence Welch →
Ever since it was first published in 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby has been considered a creative and critical triumph. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for the many film versions of the novel that have been attempted, which have alternately been met with disappointment, confusion, or utter indifference. Now, Australian director Baz Luhrmann, no stranger to...
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Interview: Marina and the Diamonds brings 'Electra... →
A short interview on Marina’s current US tour, along with a couple minor things.
Like, do you know that Marina has synaesthesia? Interesting…
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shampained:
a recap of this week:
marina returns to twitter and instagram
new “heartcore” preview
“just desserts”
new su-barbie-a photos
beginning of the last leg of the lonely hearts club tour
new “electra heart” snippet
wha. links plz for photos and “electra heart”.
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Darling for Adoption
Today, I was writing an essay for school, wrote a sentence I liked, and found that the essay didn’t need it. So I struck it down on the spot.
Then I did some necromancy. So here it is. Use it if you like it (the context was “what makes good literature”):
Such elements can possible redeem a fumbling wreck that fails in other camps, and can result in books of questionable...
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John Green's tumblr: When Things That Are Bad for... →
vyctorianbyron:
fishingboatproceeds:
Legislation is currently making its way through the U.S. Congress that would require online retailers to charge sales tax on domestic sales.
People who do not live in the U.S. will find this idea very confusing, so let me briefly explain it: In most of the world, consumption is taxed at a…
I don’t see how causing many small business to go under is good...
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April 2013
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Every main character ever
Character: Do not do this thing.
Main Character: Okay. Excuse me while i do the thing.
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A Quick Note about "Stars Align" by Lindsey...
“Stars Align” by Lindsey Stirling is the last track on her first self-titled album. If you haven’t already, search for her music on YouTube. Violin + electronic backing = awesome.
There’s something about inserting clear vocals on the last track on an otherwise instrumental album. It breaks the strongly established formula and it seizes your attention.
Lindsey brief...
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No Celebrity Ever: I think I'll fall in love with that screaming fan that's stalking me.
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Yesterday's Gone: Season One .99 SALE [Sean Platt,... →
SPECIAL ONE DAY SALE! Yesterday’s Gone: Season One is just .99 on Sunday April 28, 2013! The first season of the post-apocalyptic series with more than 500 5-Star Reviews! On October 15 at 2:15 a.m. everyone on Earth vanished. Well, almost everyone.
I’ve been meaning to get this for a while, since I’ve already read several other works by Sean Platt and David Wright. Since...
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The YA's Dogtown: Dogtown Weekly: Umm...John... →
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Keeping the Door Closed During the Rough Draft →
As said in the article by Alexandra Shostak:
[Stephen King] says to write your first draft with the door closed: don’t share it with anyone but yourself. After you’ve done some polishing, you then open the door and work on your second draft by getting feedback from others.
Read the rest of the article for more on this piece of advice.
Do you write first drafts with the door...
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if school taught everyone that rape is bad and racism is bad instead of teaching how to find the angle of a kite im pretty sure the world would be a safer place
except all the kites would have wrong angles and spontaneously fall and kill people
i think youre missing the point buddy
I’d like to hear you say that when...
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Can't Wait For the Great Gatsby Soundtrack?
Okay, let me point you to some official sources, so far:
Nero’s “Into the Past” (via Soundcloud)
Florence + the Machine “Over the Love” (via Soundcloud)
Fergie, Q-Tip, and GoonRock’s “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody” (via Soundcloud)
Lana Del Rey’s “Young and Beautiful (via YouTube; 1st single!)
will.i.am’s “Bang...
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Observations for "Over the Love" by Florence + the...
Have anyone noticed the breathing sound interspersed through the entire soundtrack? It acts like the bass line, except sneakier, and more chilling once you notice it.
Notice everything else put into the sound. The flute flutters. The visceral lyrics. The dynamics.
Also, the way Florence says “it’s a feeling you get”…that’s great execution.
I hope I...
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atrociousreshelving:
Gum Corps of Hell
It’s time to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and somebody left some gum here already.
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atrociousreshelving:
Day 13: 0800 hours.
I have gained the Hawaiians’ trust. They still have not noticed my whole grains.
I pray they never do.
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The YUNiversity: Yo, Grammar: What's Up With... →
theyuniversity:
Interestingly, it’s perfectly okay to end sentences with prepositions or adverbs. Again, it’s OK.
There has been a grammar myth floating around for years that it is wrong to end a sentence with a preposition. But if you do a quick Google search, you’ll find dozens of grammar…
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YA Confidential: Social Media, the Old Guard, and... →
This is my first post over at YA Confidential!
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The YA's Dogtown: Look Out For These Music Tracks... →
This is me acting like a music geek.
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I feel like something really big happened over in the Homestuck fandom and I’m not sure if I should investigate or not.
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