Cur Non

: If Jill Abramson were a man...

annfriedman:

She’s a source of widespread frustration and anxiety who is demoralizing, uncaring, morale-draining, and very unpopular. He demands excellence and relevance.

She is difficult to work with, unreasonable, impossible, stubborn. He has a strong vision and insists on seeing it carried out.

She is AWOL and disengaged. He attended Sundance and SXSW.

My. Thoughts. Exactly.

G R I M E S: I don't want to have to compromise my morals in order to make a living

actuallygrimes:

i dont want my words to be taken out of context

i dont want to be infantilized because i refuse to be sexualized

i dont want to be molested at shows or on the street by people who perceive me as an object that exists for their personal satisfaction

i dont want to live in a world where…

Wheaties is Making Me Run a Tough Mudder: So Now I'm An Athlete/Philanthropist/Idiot

eatwheatiesandmudder:

Hey Guys,

My name is Josh Gondelman, and I am not an athlete. I am a writer/comedian/bald guy who lives in New York City. Yet for some reason, Wheaties (the cereal) sent me an e-mail offering to pay me money to train for, write about, and compete in a Tough Mudder event next month. A Tough…

Josh Gondelman is doing a really cool (kind of crazy) thing to raise money for the Boston Children’s Hospital Marathon Fund, which will help victims of the marathon bombing. Follow! Donate! Watch him prepare himself to get electrocuted in mud!