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“Uhura” comes from the Swahili word UHURU meaning “freedom”. Uhura was pretty much the first ever black main character on American television who was not a maid or a domestic servant in 1966. TV network NBC refused to let Nichelle Nichols be a regular, claiming Deep South affiliates would be angered, so Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry hired her as a “day worker,” but still included her in almost every episode. She actually made more money than any of the other actors through this workaround, and it was kept secret from the other actors, but it was still a humiliating second-class status. The network people made life hard for Nichols, constantly trying to pare down her screen time, purposefully dropping racist comments in her presence and even withholding her fan mail from her.This deplorable state of affairs led Nichols to make the decision to quit after the 1st season, but then she happened to meet the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. who pleaded with her to stick with the show because as a Black woman she was portraying the first non-stereotypical role on television. I had a crush on Uhura as a kid. LOL.
“Complete Failure,” Blood Orange (Coastal Grooves, 2011)
This was the record of the summer, even if it did come just a little too late.
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While some artists use photoshop to create all sorts of surreal scenes, Sandy Skoglund builds and photographs incredibly elaborate sets instead. “Her works are characterized by an overwhelming amount of one object and either bright, contrasting colors or a monochromatic color scheme.”
In this piece from 1992, entitled Body Limits, the walls, floor, sculpted figures, and furniture have all been coated with bacon. Mmm…bacon.
[via My Modern Metropolis]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luzmv2iF6s1qzfsnio1_1280.jpg)
While some artists use photoshop to create all sorts of surreal scenes, Sandy Skoglund builds and photographs incredibly elaborate sets instead. “Her works are characterized by an overwhelming amount of one object and either bright, contrasting colors or a monochromatic color scheme.”
In this piece from 1992, entitled Body Limits, the walls, floor, sculpted figures, and furniture have all been coated with bacon. Mmm…bacon.
[via My Modern Metropolis]
Sometimes my mind wonders away frm me I know…I lght my dutchie up “puff”. Maybe oneday ill flyyy…who knows
Oh my god this picture is giving me feelings.
NnnnnNnnng.
From Katharine Hepburn’s 1981 interview with Barbara Walters:
Hepburn: “I have not lived as a woman. I have lived as a man…I’ve just done what I damn well wanted to and I made enough money to support myself. And I ain’t afraid of being alone.”
Walters: “Is that why also you wear pants?”
Hepburn: “No, I just wore pants because they’re comfortable.”
Walters: “Do you ever wear a skirt, by the way?”
Hepburn: “I have one.”
Walters: “You have one.”
Hepburn: “I’ll wear it to your funeral.”
hot bitch in charge.
