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WIL WHEATON dot TUMBLR: On why posting has been so scarce, reposting, and if you could please do me a favour if you have time, I know you're...

Mon, 06 May 2013 11:43:00 +0100

WIL WHEATON dot TUMBLR: On why posting has been so scarce, reposting, and if you could please do me...

wilwheaton: samaralex: megsokay: STOP IT, self-help manatee....

Fri, 03 May 2013 19:43:37 +0100

samaralex:

megsokay:

STOP IT, self-help manatee. I actually just cried because of LAST MONTH.

Thank you, self-help manatee. I needed that.

This is just beautiful.

Ouch, self-help manatee is new best meme by a shot straight to the feels…

Bitcoin, Bitcoin, Bitcoin

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:24:00 +0100

An ongoing collection of info, links and explanations of all things...

collectivehistory: Prince Arthur (son of Queen Victoria and...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:14:50 +0100

collectivehistory:

Prince Arthur (son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert) as a fairy prince, 1874 (National Portrait Gallery)

I feel like more people need to see this photo today, or else their Monday will have been a total waste…

joehillsthrills: Donald Glover talking about the comments he...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:42:09 +0100

joehillsthrills:

Donald Glover talking about the comments he received during his campaign to be the next Spider-Man (x)

“I was talking about it with Dan Eckman, who directed my Bonfire video. Can you imagine that trailer? That would be dope. Like it makes sense… a poor black kid in Queens. Like it just fits.”

He woulda been a great fuckin’ Spider-Man.

judhudson: awkward-elevator: Swedish Chef Ramsay Oh god, I’m...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:20:18 +0100

judhudson:

awkward-elevator:

Swedish Chef Ramsay

Oh god, I’m in tears, specially the last one.

hitrecordjoe: themadeshop: Passive-aggressive break-up notes...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:36:56 +0100

hitrecordjoe:

themadeshop:

Passive-aggressive break-up notes in every day life.

FleetingMind, on hitRECord

“Break-up-fast”

An Ode to Felicity Smoak, the Coolest Character on Arrow

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:39:08 +0100

An Ode to Felicity Smoak, the Coolest Character on Arrow: Arrow is the greatest superhero show in...

Fuck Yeah Superheroines: Sexism, Misogyny and the 75th Anniversary of Superman

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 19:55:22 +0100

Fuck Yeah Superheroines: Sexism, Misogyny and the 75th Anniversary of Superman:...

nevver: 12 Game of Thrones House Sigils for the Internet

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:31:14 +0100

nevver:

12 Game of Thrones House Sigils for the Internet

gunnarolla: mattg124: tresmauvais: aw oh my god THIS.IS.ART...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:44:54 +0000

gunnarolla:

mattg124:

tresmauvais:

aw oh my god

THIS.IS.ART ATTACK.

HAHAHAHAHA TERRIFYING

True Story: I did this EXACT thing back when my family had a dog… (no digital cameras back then, so no adorable proof, sorry) and my mother stopped me from cutting the dogs hair ever again :D

ryanestradadotcom: (Above: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern prep...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:55:33 +0000

ryanestradadotcom:

(Above: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern prep scripts for To Be or Not to Be)

It’s almost time! This weekend Ryan North, Shakespeare in Busan, Busan English Theatre Association and I are all teaming up to make a super awesome Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Play JUST FOR THE INTERNET!

You’ll be able to watch the play on YouTube any time, but if you watch live you’ll be able to CONTROL THE PLAY! Just think: You can comment or tweet a direction from your computer and a bunch of people in South Korea will have to act it out! It’s gonna be way crazy.

9pm Saturday if you’re on the East Coast! 7PM on the West Coast! Check your time zone here.

All you got to do to watch is go to www.shakespeareinbusan.com

PHEW! I thought this was gonna coincide with Earth Hour (http://www.earthhour.org/) but luckily not :)

twentypercentcooler: the-hero-dies: Wonder Woman and sassy...

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:03:09 +0000

twentypercentcooler:

the-hero-dies:

Wonder Woman and sassy Batman. This image is based off of a series of tweets by Chris Sims that I included above. I thought it was funny, so I drew it.

Fan. Tastic.

Completely as I imagined it reading the tweets, with Batman nearly wetting himself :p

otlgaming: GAMING-INSPIRED HAND TOWELS it “seams” the people at...

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:42:37 +0000

otlgaming:

GAMING-INSPIRED HAND TOWELS

it “seams” the people at Seam Geeky have been busy since we posted about their diapers back in November. They have expanded their assortment to include gaming-themed hand towels.

While all the designs are impressive, the jewel of the collection has to be the “his” and “her” towels featuring Mario and Peach respectively.

Each towel is $10 and the Mario/Peach towels come together as a set for $20. You can purchase these, along with other designs, on Etsy.

Arrrghhhhhhhhhhh so much need.

(Redesigning my bathroom to accommodate these towels RIGHT NOW)

gyzym: sheafrotherdon: the look on their faces though. its...

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:19:38 +0000

gyzym:

sheafrotherdon:

the look on their faces though. its like “omfg, charles. charles, charles. THE HUMAN IS WAVING. WAVE BACK, HURRY.”

This is the best thing I have ever seen

Seconded.

femfreq: Damsel in Distress: Part 1 - Tropes vs Women in Video...

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:57:36 +0000

femfreq:

Damsel in Distress: Part 1 - Tropes vs Women in Video Games

This video explores how the Damsel in Distress became one of the most widely used gendered clichés in the history of gaming and why the trope has been core to the popularization and development of the medium itself. As a trope the Damsel in Distress is a plot device in which a female character is placed in a perilous situation from which she cannot escape on her own and must then be rescued by a male character, usually providing a core incentive or motivation for the protagonist’s quest.

ABOUT THE VIDEO SERIES
The Tropes vs Women in Video Games project aims to examine the plot devices and patterns most often associated with female characters in gaming from a systemic, big picture perspective. This series will include critical analysis of many beloved games and characters, but remember that it is both possible (and even necessary) to simultaneously enjoy media while also being critical of it’s more problematic or pernicious aspects.

For more examples of the Damsel in Distress see our Tumblr for this series: http://tropesversuswomen.tumblr.com

Visit http://www.feministfrequency.com for more information, videos and a full transcript.

humansofnewyork: I am a street photographer in New York City....

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:47:24 +0000

humansofnewyork:

I am a street photographer in New York City. Several months ago, I was approached by a representative of DKNY who asked to purchase 300 of my photos to hang in their store windows “around the world.” They offered me $15,000. A friend in the industry told me that $50 per photo was not nearly enough to receive from a company with hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue. So I asked for more money. They said “no.”

Today, a fan sent me a photo from a DKNY store in Bangkok. The window is full of my photos. These photos were used without my knowledge, and without compensation.

I don’t want any money. But please REBLOG this post if you think that DKNY should donate $100,000 on my behalf to the YMCA in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. That donation would sure help a lot of deserving kids go to summer camp. I’ll let you guys know if it happens.

yoannmichaux: Hanger Tea by Soon Mo Kang neeeeeed :D

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:39:35 +0000

yoannmichaux:

Hanger Tea by Soon Mo Kang

neeeeeed :D

How Are You I'm Fine Thanks: because it seems necessary to say this:

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:56:08 +0000

How Are You I'm Fine Thanks: because it seems necessary to say this:: gingerhaze: Men’s Rights...

laurennmcc: “If you can’t afford to tip you can’t afford to eat...

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 18:04:21 +0000

laurennmcc:

“If you can’t afford to tip you can’t afford to eat out.”

My husband works INCREDIBLY hard for his low wage, no health care and tips. He has kept us together while I have been in grad school by working at a job where he has to be nice to people that treat him like dirt. That this woman thinks that he wouldn’t be worth $6 of her “godly money” makes me insane with rage.

mercurialme:

lukeybabee:

guardiancomment:

Chelsea Welch, the US waitress who was fired after she posted a picture of a tip receipt on Reddit, wrote for us:

I was a waitress at Applebee’s restaurant in Saint Louis. I was fired Wednesday for posting a picture on Reddit.com of a note a customer left on a bill. I posted it on the web as a light-hearted joke.

This didn’t even happen at my table. The note was left for another server, who allowed me to take a picture of it at the end of the night.

Someone had scribbled on the receipt, “I give God 10%. Why do you get 18?”

I assumed the customer’s signature was illegible, but I quickly started receiving messages containing Facebook profile links and websites, asking me to confirm the identity of the customer. I refused to confirm any of them, and all were incorrect.

I worked with the Reddit moderators to remove any personal information. I wanted to protect the identity of both my fellow server and the customer. I had no intention of starting a witch-hunt or hurting anyone.

Now I’ve been fired.

The person who wrote the note came across an article about it, called the Applebee’s location, and demanded everyone be fired — me, the server who allowed me to take the picture, the manager on duty at the time, the manager not on duty at the time, everyone. It seems I was fired not because Applebee’s was represented poorly, not because I did anything illegal or against company policy, but because I embarrassed this person.

In light of the situation, I would like to make a statement on behalf of wait staff everywhere: We make $3.50 an hour. Most of my paychecks are less than pocket change because I have to pay taxes on the tips I make.

After sharing my tips with hosts, bussers, and bartenders, I make less than $9 an hour on average, before taxes. I am expected to skip bathroom breaks if we are busy. I go hungry all day if I have several busy tables to work. I am expected to work until 1:30am and then come in again at 10:30am to open the restaurant.

I have worked 12-hour double shifts without a chance to even sit down. I am expected to portray a canned personality that has been found to be least offensive to the greatest amount of people. And I am expected to do all of this, every day, and receive change, or even nothing, in return. After all that, I can be fired for “embarrassing” someone, who directly insults his or her server on religious grounds.

In this economy, $3.50 an hour doesn’t cut it. I can’t pay half my bills. Like many, I would love to see a reasonable, non-tip-dependent wage system for service workers like they have in other countries. But the system being flawed is not an excuse for not paying for services rendered.

I need tips to pay my bills. All waiters do. We spend an hour or more of our time befriending you, making you laugh, getting to know you, and making your dining experience the best it can be. We work hard. We care. We deserve to be paid for that.

I am trying to stand up for all of us who work for just a few dollars an hour at places like Applebee’s. Whether a chain steakhouse or a black-tie establishment, tipping is not optional. It is how we get paid.

I posted a picture to make people laugh, but now I want to make a serious point: Things like this happen to servers all the time. People seem to think that the easiest way to save money on a night out is to skip the tip.

I can’t understand why I was fired over this. I was well liked and respected at Applebee’s. My sales were high, my managers had no problems with me, and I was even hoping to move up to management soon. When I posted this, I didn’t represent Applebee’s in a bad light. In fact, I didn’t represent them at all.

I did my best to protect the identity of all parties involved. I didn’t break any specific guidelines in the company handbook – I checked. But because this person got embarrassed that their selfishness was made public, Applebee’s has made it clear that they would rather lose a dedicated employee than an angry customer. That’s a policy I can’t understand.

I am equally baffled about how a religious tithe is in any way related to paying for services at a restaurant. I can understand why someone could be upset with an automatic gratuity. However, it’s a plainly stated Applebee’s policy that a tip is added automatically for parties over eight like the one this customer was part of. I cannot control that kind of tip; it’s done by the computer that the orders are put into. I’ve been stiffed on tips before, but this is the first time I’ve seen the “Big Man” used as reasoning.

Obviously the person who wrote this note wanted it seen by someone. It’s strange that now that the audience is wider than just the server, the person is ashamed.

I have no agenda here. I seek no revenge against the note writer. I have no interest in exposing their identity, and, at this point, I’m not even sure I want my job back. I was just trying to make a joke, but I came home unemployed.

I’ve been waiting tables to save up some money so I could finally go to college, so I could get an education that would qualify me for a job that doesn’t force me to sell my personality for pocket change.

I totally understand how this person feel I was a server at ihop

This is fucked up and is the norm. You can’t demand that people play into the system as it’s set up, play the game, move up in life legally and with out the help of government ( and in many cases family) only to stiff them.
If you can’t afford to tip you can’t afford to eat out.