of that around me.

garrott: Bring the Noize -...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:47:10 -0400

garrott:

Bring the Noize - M.I.A.
http://www.miauk.com/bringthenoize/

YAAAS

happy Monday phuckazzzz

determinethenow: Possession (Andrzej Żuławski, 1981)

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:46:39 -0400

determinethenow:

Possession (Andrzej Żuławski, 1981)

theatlantic: Why You Shouldn’t Get Too Excited About...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:34:56 -0400

theatlantic:

Why You Shouldn’t Get Too Excited About Rouhani

Rouhani, however, is only the most moderate of the eight hardline candidates who were hand-selected by Khamenei. And even if he truly were committed to nuclear reconciliation, Rouhani, like Ahmadinejad, lacks the power to alter Iran’s nuclear trajectory. As Rouhani acknowledged during the campaign, Khamenei remains in charge of Iran’s nuclear policy.

Read more. [Image: AP]

ledcads: Gustav Klimt - Death and Life

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 02:30:15 -0400

ledcads:

Gustav Klimt - Death and Life

seaofgreen: bonappetit: Jeweled Rice (Photo by Peden + Munk...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:52:46 -0400

seaofgreen:

bonappetit:

Jeweled Rice

(Photo by Peden + Munk for Cali-Persian, Bon Appetit, June 2013)

My mother’s version is truly jeweled. (said every single Persian in the world :-)

dadadadonby: feinin to eat up da scene LISTEN NOW

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:53:48 -0400

dadadadonby:

feinin to eat up da scene

LISTEN NOW

old-killer: Gold ++

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:30:11 -0400

old-killer:

Gold ++

catherinewillis: Winston Churchill and Coco Chanel....

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 02:30:26 -0400

catherinewillis:

Winston Churchill and Coco Chanel. Photographer unknown.

Perhaps the Duke of Westminster, who was her lover at the time?

latimes: The wake of the overnight crackdown in Turkey Reporter...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:11:31 -0400

An activist cleans at Gezi Park following a night of continued clashes near Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey

Protesters clash with Turkish riot policemen on Taksim square.

latimes:

The wake of the overnight crackdown in Turkey

Reporter Glen Johnson reports from the scene in Istanbul:

A somber mood hangs over Gezi Park. Just 24 hours ago protesters danced to reggae music and studied together for university exams, sharing food and drink, an array of political views represented as demonstrators engaged in lively conversation.

Now there is stunned silence, following a night of chaos as police swept through the area firing water cannons and tear gas in the worst violence yet of the two-week protests against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Read more via World Now.

Photos: Vadim Ghirda / Associated Press, Gurcan Oztur, Angelos Tzortzinis, Bulent Kilic / AFP/Getty Images, Sedat Suna / EPA

"JK Rowling created seven Horcruxes. She put a part of her soul in every book and now her books will..."

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:40:13 -0400

““JK Rowling created seven Horcruxes. She put a part of her soul in every book and now her books will live forever””

- -Stephen King (via howtedmethiswife)

#this was really sweet until i thought about the fact that if that were true she would have had to kill a person to create each one -Skyedestiny

How else do you explain Dumbledore, Snape, Fred, Lupin, Tonks, Hedwig, and Dobby?

(via vikingplumb)

infinity-imagined: The DNA Replication Complex, an assembly of...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 02:30:26 -0400

infinity-imagined:

The DNA Replication Complex, an assembly of proteins that synthesizes new DNA before cell division. At this moment there are hundreds of trillions of these molecular machines in constant activity within your body.

Video Credit: Drew Barry

Photo

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 02:30:12 -0400

Apple announces iOS 7, ‘biggest change’ since the...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:22:00 -0400

Apple announces iOS 7, ‘biggest change’ since the introduction of the iPhone, coming this fall

The new design is evident in everything from sharper, flatter icons, slimmer fonts, a new slide-to-unlock function, and a new control panel that slides up from the bottom of the screen for frequently accessed settings.

sarzburg: Killing it.

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:29:45 -0400

sarzburg:

Killing it.

Happy DC Pride!!! Me and my DC crew!

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 19:52:45 -0400

Happy DC Pride!!! Me and my DC crew!

robyn-mizrach: Paris Le Louvre - 1953 - Dimitri Kessel.

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 02:30:13 -0400

robyn-mizrach:

Paris Le Louvre - 1953 - Dimitri Kessel.

pickledelephant: Lars von Trier while filming Dancer in the...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:28:21 -0400

pickledelephant:

Lars von Trier while filming Dancer in the Dark (2000)

old-killer: ++ Gold

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:43:31 -0400

old-killer:

++ Gold

unhistorical: June 6, 1944: The Allied invasion of Normandy...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:17:37 -0400

unhistorical:

June 6, 1944: The Allied invasion of Normandy begins.

In June of 1940, Nazi Germany successfully completed its invasion of France with the signing of an armistice at Compiègne, which divided France into two zones - one which was to be henceforth occupied by German troops, and a “free zone”, to be administered by a French government at Vichy. In late 1942 German-Italian forces carried out a complete military occupation of the free zone. By 1944 much of Europe was either occupied by Axis forces or controlled by direct allies; between the neutral Iberian Peninsula to the Eastern Front, France, Greece, the Baltics, the Netherlands, and Denmark were among the states occupied by German or Axis forces. Along the western coast of Europe, Germany established a system of fortifications collectively known as the “Atlantic Wall”, whose construction began in 1942 to thwart any Allied invasion launched across the English Channel from Great Britain.

The landing of Allied forces at Normandy on June 6, 1944 (commonly known as D-Day) marked the beginning of Operation Overlord and the beginning of the liberation of mainland Europe from its occupation by Nazi Germany. As Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, Dwight D. Eisenhower was charged with planning and carrying out the beach landing assault, an enormous and momentous task - in the end, approximately 160,000 troops participated in the assault on an 80 km long stretch of Normandy coast, which was divided into five sectors: Gold, Utah, Sword, Juno, and Omaha, the link between the U.S. and British sectors, the most easily defensible beach, and the area where fighting was bloodiest. The troops were supported by a fleet of nearly 7,000 vessels, directed mostly by the Royal Navy; airborne operations were also a key element of the landings, with at least 13,000 paratroopers taking part. To mislead and confound Axis military leaders regarding the true date and location of the impending assault, the Allies implemented Operation Bodyguard.

The enormously successful operation was a decisive victory for the Allied powers and a major blow to Germany’s psyche and morale. Operation Overlord came to an end with the destruction of German forces at the Falaise Pocket in August of 1944 and the liberation of Paris days later.

Photo

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 02:30:21 -0400