Of Swords and Parasols

“It seems to me that on one page I recognized a portion of an old diary of mine which mysteriously disappeared shortly after my marriage, and, also, scraps of letters which, though considerably edited, sound to me vaguely familiar. In fact, Mr. Fitzgerald (I believe that is how he spells his name) seems to believe that plagiarism begins at home.”

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—Zelda Fitzgerald, in a review of her husband’s book in 1922 (via trishahaddad)

Reminder that F. Scott Fitzgerald stole his wife’s writing, many times, while suppressing her works. See “Save Me the Waltz”, which he forced her to revise so that he could use parts of it in his own book “Tender Is the Night”. And which author do we study in school?

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I didn’t know this.

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He also encouraged her to have affairs so he could use that for inspiration, and when she wanted to leave him for a man she fell in love with, he locked her in their house and wouldn’t let her leave.

When she wanted to publish “Save me the Waltz,” Fitzgerald wrote in his diary about DELIBERATELY trying to TRIGGER her schizophrenic episodes and making her incapable of fighting that battle.

And Fitzgerald scholars KNOW all this. They write articles about how it was all okay because in the end, it inspired Fitzgerald to write Great Literature.

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blackfemalecoders:

“Without Women, Computing as We Know It Would Not Exist.”

Re-Blog Forever!

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she lives alone in prozac park: Felicia Day, on her original audition for Buffy:

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belinsky:

I actually auditioned the year before for Angel, I think for the part that Amy Acker got. I don’t think I got very far. But it was nice that they brought me in again for Buffy — my character was supposed to be an Asian…

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NYC Philippines Independence Day Parade 2013

One of the biggest Filipin@ cultural events I attend is the NYC Philippines Independence Day Parade along Madison Ave. Every year I attend there seems to be more and more people attending with not just from the tri-state area but those from other parts of the country as well.

Live cultural dances, music, costumes, and appearances from well known Filipin@ celebrities come to the parade and this year was no exception.

Now let me share with you my lovely followers photo’s in several posts from the parade of groups, dances, and people who all came today to celebrate our heritage, independence, and pride as Filipin@’s.

Mabuhay Pilipina’s !

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shin min ah

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FUCK YESSSSS 😫😍🙌

omg michelle rodgriez doeeeeeee

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[revolution screencap meme] Nora ⇢ asked by gilllianfoster

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a list of favorite fairytale adaptations:
The Company of Wolves, UK, 1984

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