Cats may be famous literary pets, but who knew the propaganda art of the anti-suffragist movement had an entire cat-centric sub-genre? As felines represented the domestic sphere and thus the feminine, they were used to portray suffragists as incompetent and unintelligent.
The irony, of course, is that everyone knows how a cat boosts your creativity. For non-believers, there’s always The Cat-Hater’s Handbook, which now carries whole new undertones of misogyny.
"One strong cup of tea is better than twenty weak ones. All true tea lovers not only like their tea strong, but like it a little stronger with each year that passes — a fact which is recognized in the extra ration issued to old-age pensioners."
George Orwell’s 11 golden rules for how to make the perfect cup of tea, along with a rare recording of the author reading “one of the most controversial parts of all.” (via explore-blog)
The first two lines of 30 Rock.
Genius.
Entropy
Doin’ It Right feat. Panda Bear // Daft Punk
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