Cheerfulness, unaffected cheerfulness, a sincere desire to please and be pleased, unchecked by any efforts to shine, are the qualities you must bring with you into society, if you wish to succeed in conversation. … a light and airy equanimity of temper,—that spirit which never rises to boisterousness, and never sinks to immovable dullness; that moves gracefully from “grave to gay, from serious to serene,” and by mere manner gives proof of a feeling heart and generous mind.
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The planets and their moons, based on what 1953 knew about space.
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It’s been an awkward #spring so far. #nyc (at Union Square Park)
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The New Yorker: Can the Supreme Court Hurry Love?
Margaret Talbot on the scene outside the Supreme Court today: “What is marriage for? How do children fare in families headed by same-sex couples? To what extent is sexual orientation inborn and immutable? They’re fascinating questions, but they can hardly be settled in oral arguments of less…
L.A. rush hour, 1929 style?
Wilshire and Western on Feb. 10, 1929. Two years later, real estate developer Henry de Roulet, whose office is in the center of the photo, would build the Wiltern Theater and Pellisser Building at the intersection.
At the time, he called it one of the busiest corners in the world.
Photo: Los Angeles Times file
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My heart just broke. It already hurt after today. Thanks, Tumblr.
Wow. Wow.
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