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thesufjanstevensmodel5000:

Pitchfork’s comma use suggests they may have been bought out by The Guardian. Most American style guides recommend keeping punctuation inside quotes, while many blogs seem to follow the British approach, which is certainly more logical (it avoids making punctuation an accomplice), even though I find it aesthetically discomforting (and anti-American!). There is one incongruity: Ed Droste’s first quote conforms to common rules of attribution (he said, she said, etc.), keeping the comma inside the quote. The visual inconsistency irks me, in spite of its logic. I would also like to point out an unfortunate “missed opportunity” for a semi-colon (the most provocative of punctuation marks whose prevalence on grad school dissertations is now vindicated by its near absence on Twitter). Otherwise, the post reflects solid grammar (album titles in italics, song titles in “quotes,” and intelligent distinction between “their” and “they are.”) I should point out that TV shows should technically be in italics, but who’s keeping track? Apocalypse Wow. (Just one more thing: whatever happened to “smart quotes”?)

from the sufjan man himself. callin’ out things about punctuation and grammar and good things like that. yay!

bohemea: Ewan McGregor - Arena Homme Plus by Juergen Teller,...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 01:13:19 +0400

bohemea:

Ewan McGregor - Arena Homme Plus by Juergen Teller, Autumn/Winter 1996

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Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:18:49 +0400

oldfilmsflicker: Forever Female, 1953 (dir. Irving Rapper)

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:01:17 +0400

oldfilmsflicker:

Forever Female, 1953 (dir. Irving Rapper)

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Sun, 09 Jun 2013 23:59:49 +0400

She won’t do anything else. I’ve tried to take her outside, she...

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 23:39:24 +0400

She won’t do anything else. I’ve tried to take her outside, she doesn’t like the outdoors so she won’t run around. She doesn’t like cat toys, she doesn’t like catnip. Anything normal that cats like she just doesn’t like. (x)

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Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:30:11 +0400

lavieentri: blue-voids: The set of Twin Peaks, by Richard...

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 12:58:05 +0400

lavieentri:

blue-voids:

The set of Twin Peaks, by Richard Beymer

atlasobscura: Alexander Graham Bell and Mabel Kissing Within a...

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:21:22 +0400

atlasobscura:

Alexander Graham Bell and Mabel Kissing Within a Tetrahedral Kite

Engineer and inventor Alexander Graham Bell pioneered optical telecommunications and was also very fascinated with flying. In a photo dated 1903, Bell is seen giving his wife Mabel a smooch while they were both inside the geometric gizmo called the tetrahedral kite.

inneroptics: EDWARD WESTON

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:18:08 +0400

inneroptics:

EDWARD WESTON

thefieldjournal: Girl with a Hole in Her Stocking- Michael...

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:59:12 +0400

thefieldjournal:

Girl with a Hole in Her Stocking- Michael Thompson.

doloresdepalabra: Jan Vermeer - Glass of Wine [c.1661]

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:58:42 +0400

doloresdepalabra:

Jan Vermeer - Glass of Wine [c.1661]

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Fri, 17 May 2013 01:05:01 +0400

have—not:

Tue, 14 May 2013 02:55:16 +0400

have—not: