Here is the World.
— Frederick Buechner
I'm a writer obsessed with anthropology and nature shows. Also dragons. And I wrote a book called CITY OF A THOUSAND DOLLS (HarperCollins, 2013) about a girl in a caste-based society who has to solve a murder. This is where I get my ideas.
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REBLOG TO SUPPORT RUE AND CINNA
Recently the actors who play Rue and Cinna have come under attack from Racist fans of the Hunger Games. Reblog if you support the casting of Amandla Stenberg, the adorable and talented actress who plays Rue, and Lenny Kravitz, the unquestionable genius who plays Cinna.
http://www.eonline.com/news/hunger_games_lenny_kravitz_amandla/304193?cmpid=sn-000000-twitterfeed-365-top_stories&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=twitterfeed_celebrities_top_stories&dlvrit=79438
Amandla Stenberg’s Rue was gloriously, perfectly, exactly as I imagined her, in all her heartbreaking sweetness. And Cinna I had not imagined as black when reading the book because it said he had green eyes and his skin colour wasn’t mentioned, but now I am cursing myself for my lack of imagination because Lenny Kravitz was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING and will now be Cinna in my head forevermore.
Not that I expect reblogging this is going to change the minds of racist idiots who think white actors should have been cast in these roles just like white actors were cast in practically every other role in the entire movie and also in practically every major role in every movie ever, but I just want to repost their beautiful faces, so there.
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This is a Fijian village chief who has worked hard to help his community as well as grow create marine protected areas. He’s also an excellent guitar player. More on the Global Explorers Blog.
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The Queen Bee, gorgeous asian model for this painting.
The Queen Bee | Jenny Lehmann.
Nowruz Mobarak! Happy Persian New Year!
Nowruz (meaning new day), occurs at the exact time of the Spring Equinox and celebrates the coming of Spring and the New Year. It is a time for visiting friends and family, feasting and performing various rituals for good luck in the coming year.
More on Nowruz, Persian New Year by Somewhere in the world today…
Picture: NYC Persian Parade 2009 by Sepideh!, on Flickr
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CURIOUS GORGE A girl walked with her pet monkey on a promenade along the Arabian Sea in Mumbai Monday. (Photo: Danish Siddiqui / Reuters via the Wall Street Journal)
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