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Sarah Manguso, from Asking For More  (via thatkindofwoman)

that time andy samberg was a complete savage re: the guys choice awards

Anne Sexton, “December 11th” (via oh-girl-among-the-roses)

Hisham Bharoocha

William-Adolphe Bouguereau - Les Oréades (Detail), 1802 

“These two paintings, though very different, were hung as a pair when first displayed. War portrays Napoleon in exile on the island of St Helena. The isolated figure is neither demonised nor heroicised but suggests instead the futility of conflict. In verses attached to the canvas, Turner refers to the sunset as a ‘sea of blood’. Peace shows the burial at sea of his friend, the artist David Wilkie. The cool palette and saturated blacks convey the calm of Wilkie’s death, compared to Napoleon’s disgrace. Both works were roundly criticised at the time for their lack of finish.” - x