Anthrophilia

“Inspired by Bollywood movie Mughal-e-Azam’s Jab Pyar Kiya to Darna Kya set, Sanjay Leela Bhansali recreated that Aaina Mahal for Bajirao Mastani to also recreate that magic back again. More than 20,000 mirrors were used to make that palace an Aaina Mahal.

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Women At Google Face ‘Extreme, Systemic’ Wage Gap, According To Labor Dept. Suit

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“Functional, healthy family relationships can’t be funny! Only dysfunctional relationships where the family members despise each other can be hilarious!” 

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“Everything has to be edgy and dark and violent and push the line to be good!” 

“For young black horror filmmakers, if you have a script, reach out and I’ll try to help it get made. Monkeypaw Productions is my production company.” - Jordan Peele

Black screenwriters send in your scripts!!!!

Jordan Peele’s Twitter: @JordanPeele 

in heaven above

it’s me

how are you and how is your wife

the daughter of volcanos

oh and your twin male lovers

the constellations

are they well

goddess

i know it’s been such a long time

since i last wrote

or called

or visited

to be honest, goddess i

was a little pissed off at you

well actually, a lot

because of that whole

not showing up thing you did

when i needed you

that one time

with the mirror, and the poison

the bedsheets                 the razor

that night of the red red stars

goddess, i was so angry

you promised me the world

beautiful dresses gold lipstick

gorgeous poetry

city streets as full and wide

as paradise

and i believed in you

i left home for you

i ran away for you

and then i needed you

and you weren’t there.

dear goddess

you broke my heart.

but that was a long time ago

or at least, it feels long

and i think

we can put it behind us

right, goddess?

we were so young

and foolish then

and anyway, if you don’t mind

i need to ask you

for something.

goddess, your daughter calls.

by the scent of cigarettes in the night

i call you

by the gasoline rainbows of oil slick streets

i ask you

by the spilled blood of those gone before

i beg you:

save these young queers

these sharp edged poets             yet unsung

these young

survivors, story-swallowers, bearers of ghosts

give them your love

and bear witness

let the elders speak 

as best they can

through the impure vessel

of my body

(all of twenty-six years old)

and let life speak through them

hear my prayer!

save these young queers.

don’t let them die

goddess

Attorney General Jeff Sessions reportedly used campaign funds to meet with Russian envoy

The Trump administration claims that Sessions was solely acting in the capacity of a U.S. senator when he met with a Russian ambassador during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.

But campaign finance records show Sessions paid for travel expenses using political funds, the Wall Street Journal reported.

According to the Journal, a person who attended a Heritage Foundation event during the RNC said that Sessions spoke about Trump’s presidential campaign at the event, effectively acting as a surrogate for Trump during the trip. 

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