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“ Christ answered the Herodians according to their condition. “Show me the tribute-money,” said he; — and one took a penny out of his pocket; — If you use money which has the image of Caesar on it, and which he has made current and valuable, that is, if you are men of the State, and gladly enjoy the advantages of Caesar’s government, then pay him back some of his own when he demands it; “Render therefore to Caesar that which is Caesar’s and to God those things which are God’s” — leaving them no wiser than before as to which was which; for they did not wish to know. ”
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“ Unlike most elite gymnasts who train approximately 40 hours a week and have private tutors, Shawn trains 20-25 hours a week and goes to public high school where she is on the “A” Honor Roll and will be a junior this fall. ”
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Just Irresistible: Dodie Smith’s I Capture the Castle →
Tor.com’s Jo Walton writes on how much she loves Dodie Smith’s first novel.
I Capture the Castle is one of the best books about how people form relationships I’ve ever read, and it has one of the best first person voices in the history of the universe.
I read I Capture the Castle last fall on Ashley’s advice. It really is a delightful book — and one that everyone should read.
The Elements of Typographic Style Applied to the Web →
Wal-Mart: you can't scan century-old photos of your ancestors because copyright lasts forever →
This is really insane — someone goes to Walmart to scan and reprint an old family photo and is stopped by an employee who says that the picture can’t be reprinted because it’s copyrighted.
In disbelief, I point out that the photo is almost 100 years old and the people are all dead. Undeterred, the Wal-Mart employee informs me that “Copyright lasts forever. It’s the law.” My scans up to that point are deleted and I’m free to leave the store with my old photos unscanned. I guess I should be thankful they didn’t have a portable shredder on hand to seize my photos and do away with them right then and there.
Just do what Ashley and I did after our problems with Walmart: go to Target. The prints are better and they don’t ask you a single question about copyright.
“Rain” by Bishop Allen
Peppy and fun, with bells! The perfect thing for a morning in which I find out I spent two hours yesterday working on a project someone else had already finished. (via justwatchthesky)
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16 films featuring Manic Pixie Dream Girls →
Like the Magical Negro, the Manic Pixie Dream Girl archetype is largely defined by secondary status and lack of an inner life. She’s on hand to lift a gloomy male protagonist out of the doldrums, not to pursue her own happiness.
Via jaundicedeye.
