May 3, 2012 • 163 notes • citizenkerry

barry tells me about race relations in the US, giving up his seat for a white lady, and more

citizenkerry:

This is a series in which you help me learn about America.

Barry is a 50 year-old African-American man who was born Jackson, Tennessee and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. Today he lives in Brighton, Michigan (about 40 miles west of Detroit), and works at Ford Motor Company as an Engineer with his wife of 21 years and 13 year-old daughter.  He was kind enough to tell me about his take on race relations in the US, and I hope you find his stories as interesting as I did!

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January 24, 2012 • 459 notes • downtonpawnee
I snerkled.

I snerkled.

January 21, 2012 • 49 notes • missanthropicprinciple
missanthropicprinciple: Well hello.

missanthropicprinciple:

Well hello.

January 21, 2012 • 33 notes • a-customdomainname

I’m melting.

January 21, 2012 • 6 notes • readerlygeek

Readerly Geek: Below Stairs - A Review

readerlygeek:

With the present success of the British television series Downton Abbey, St. Martin’s Press has re-released the classic memoir, Below Stairs. In Below Stairs, Margaret Powell recounts her career in domestic service and vividly recreates the world in which she lived.

As a child, Margaret…

January 20, 2012 • 117 notes • lexcanroar

lexcanroar: the amount of times that there was a shot of Mary that Matthew sidled...

lexcanroar:

the amount of times that there was a shot of Mary that Matthew sidled into or a scene with Mary in it that Matthew stormed into in the Downton Abbey Christmas special was actually hilarious. somebody more talented than me needs to make a gif of him just sliding into frame or popping up in some…

January 19, 2012 • 9 notes • latenightflight

The Mary X Matthew relationship summed up in gifs.

latenightflight:

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January 19, 2012 • 7 notes • commodorevanderbilt
Perfect. Even Edith.

Perfect. Even Edith.

January 19, 2012 • 37 notes • charzyvamp-x
SPOILERS AMERICA!!!!!!!! charzyvamp-x: <3<3<3<3

SPOILERS AMERICA!!!!!!!!

charzyvamp-x:

<3<3<3<3

January 19, 2012 • 4 notes • austenmeetsdisney
austenmeetsdisney: Sir Richard: I will be leaving in the morning Lady Grantham, I doubt you’ll be seeing much more of me.Lady Grantham: Do you promise? 

austenmeetsdisney:

Sir Richard: I will be leaving in the morning Lady Grantham, I doubt you’ll be seeing much more of me.
Lady Grantham: Do you promise?