Internet Readalong
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evilpuppy (who has suffered back injuries and requires assistance while traveling) had a truly horrible experience with United Airlines: "I won't apologize for her actions and I'm not sorry for what happened to you. It's not in our contract to assist passengers with their luggage and we reserve the right to refuse assistance to anyone. If that's what you need, then perhaps in the future, you should make other travel arrangements."
* Relatedly,feyandstrange offers up Disabled air travel: how to survive.
* A possible cure for melanoma has been found. Full recovery in 16% of patients, you guys. Full recovery.
* On altmuslimah - The dos and don'ts of defending Muslim women: If a Muslim woman doesn’t ask you to be her voice or speak for her, don’t. If you wish to help a Muslim woman you feel is voiceless, help her get a voice. Never assume you have the right to speak on someone else’s behalf.
* The Hathor Legacy profiles Dr. Clelia Mosher: Among other accomplishments, she polled 45 women who’d been sexually active during the Victorian Era about their sex lives between 1892 and 1920 – or in other words, conducted one of the earliest known sex surveys. The results serve as a reminder that history is a tale told by the winners.
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cimorene has a brief essay up on Karl Marx, the US Civil War, and how history is taught in the States.
* Speaking of the civil war, Ta-Nehisi Coates has an amazing essay up on The Ghost of Bobby Lee. It's the latest in a long series of pieces he's done on the war and the culture that surrounded it - if you're interested in intelligent, thoughtful, and informative discussion, Ta-Nehisi is your man.
* Karen Healey - who's old Girls Read Comics blog was super formative for baby!feminist Effex - has written a book! AN AMAZING BOOK!bookshop will tell you all about it and also give away her copy, which is more then you'll get from me. [clutches book tight] giving away an extra copy!
*copperbadge is watching all the old Doctor Who series and doing writeups - Series One just went up and is an excellent read for those of us who've only seen New Who.
*cleolinda has done a 15 Minutes for Clash of the Titans!
* Joss Whedon is going to direct the Avengers movie. I'm not particularly happy about this. [shakes fist] WHEEEEDON!
* 1 Chicken, 17 Healthy Meals, $26 Bucks, No Mayo. My roommate and I are totally going to try this.
Lastly, some art/creative stuff:
* A great list of links and resources for artists.
* Compare Your Life to Pixar
evilpuppy (who has suffered back injuries and requires assistance while traveling) had a truly horrible experience with United Airlines: "I won't apologize for her actions and I'm not sorry for what happened to you. It's not in our contract to assist passengers with their luggage and we reserve the right to refuse assistance to anyone. If that's what you need, then perhaps in the future, you should make other travel arrangements." * Relatedly,
feyandstrange offers up Disabled air travel: how to survive.* A possible cure for melanoma has been found. Full recovery in 16% of patients, you guys. Full recovery.
* On altmuslimah - The dos and don'ts of defending Muslim women: If a Muslim woman doesn’t ask you to be her voice or speak for her, don’t. If you wish to help a Muslim woman you feel is voiceless, help her get a voice. Never assume you have the right to speak on someone else’s behalf.
* The Hathor Legacy profiles Dr. Clelia Mosher: Among other accomplishments, she polled 45 women who’d been sexually active during the Victorian Era about their sex lives between 1892 and 1920 – or in other words, conducted one of the earliest known sex surveys. The results serve as a reminder that history is a tale told by the winners.
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cimorene has a brief essay up on Karl Marx, the US Civil War, and how history is taught in the States. * Speaking of the civil war, Ta-Nehisi Coates has an amazing essay up on The Ghost of Bobby Lee. It's the latest in a long series of pieces he's done on the war and the culture that surrounded it - if you're interested in intelligent, thoughtful, and informative discussion, Ta-Nehisi is your man.
* Karen Healey - who's old Girls Read Comics blog was super formative for baby!feminist Effex - has written a book! AN AMAZING BOOK!
bookshop will tell you all about it and also *
copperbadge is watching all the old Doctor Who series and doing writeups - Series One just went up and is an excellent read for those of us who've only seen New Who.*
cleolinda has done a 15 Minutes for Clash of the Titans!* Joss Whedon is going to direct the Avengers movie. I'm not particularly happy about this. [shakes fist] WHEEEEDON!
* 1 Chicken, 17 Healthy Meals, $26 Bucks, No Mayo. My roommate and I are totally going to try this.
Lastly, some art/creative stuff:
* A great list of links and resources for artists.
* Compare Your Life to Pixar