February 2012
Love and Sex and Faith and Fear: This Tortoise Is... →
mentalflossr:
Even with the long life expectancy of giant tortoises, an Aldabra Giant Tortoise named Adwaita blows all others away with a life lasting around 255 years. Estimates put his birth date around 1750, making him an entire generation older than the United States of America.
I believe in Sherlock: Texting for Sherlockians →
di0medes:
batchofcucumbers:
badwolfonbakerstreet:
hungariansherlockian:
thatdanishchick:
daftwithoneshoe:
the-girl-who-was-sherlocked:
OMG - oh my godtiss
NMD - not my division
LHD - let’s have dinner
FA - fucking anderson
INASB - i need a shock…
@paperclippe: You’ve been warned.
How To Get Kids To Read? Give Them Banned Books →
bookoisseur:
What a great philanthropy idea! I love it!
I’m a rebel, I read banned books and recommend/share them with others.
WIL WHEATON dot TUMBLR: How to Run a Business That... →
fishingboatproceeds:
So Hank and I run or help run several businesses at the moment: Vidcon, DFTBA Records, the juggernaut that is 2-D Glasses, ecogeek, vlogbrothers, scishow, and crashcourse, as well as administering the nonprofit Foundation to Decrease Worldsuck. These are…
Now I’m wondering if the foundation to decrease worldsuck has any job openings. No, really.
The AP version of the story didn't have Karen... →
shortformblog:
I am deeply disappointed by the gross mischaracterizations of the strategy, its rationale, and my involvement in it. I openly acknowledge my role in the matter and continue to believe our decision was the best one for Komen’s future and the women we serve. However, the decision to update our granting model was made before I joined Komen, and the controversy related to Planned...
The Baker Street Babes: Thrillerbatch video - FYI →
moonblossom:
qthewetsprocket:
So, the Thrillerbatch video seems to be making the rounds again. For those who were lucky enough to miss all the drama the first time around, here’s a breakdown:
What it is: Benedict Cumberbatch dancing to the song “Thriller” with some friends at a…
“Let me break it down for you: she’s writing herself into existence. She’s giving...”
– Liz Phair on Why Lana Del Rey Scares Rock’s Boys Club - Speakeasy - WSJ
Liz Phair is fucking awesome.
And this—what I was talking about with Meg, with Melissa, with so many people—the rage at women who aren’t “overwhelmingly talented” but dare to speak up anyway. Dare to be messy and angry and...
“A man who assisted in autopsies in a big urban hospital, starting in the...”
– “The Way It Was” — Mother Jones Magazine — Abortion before Roe v. Wade. (via deltumbles) (via homotronic)
Trigger Warning: Article describes molestation by a backalley abortion provider. (via prolifehypocrisy)
Wow.
Watchneil-gaiman:
Alan Moore visits Occupy London. I found it heartwarming.
The media is, in general, ignoring the continued existence of #ows sites. Don’t.
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“ You want a physicist to speak at your funeral. You want the physicist to talk...”
– Aaron Freeman “You Want A Physicist To Speak at your Funeral”
(source: npr
(via violetbambi)
@paperclippe, I think you’ll like this. #physics #scienceisspiritual
Dear Ron Paul and fans: "Honest rape?" Go fuck...
TRIGGER WARNING: Blunt description of circumstances surrounding rape.
Three men drugged me in a hotel bar, then my friends let them take me back to my hotel room, where two of them used me as a living sex doll and one watched. They left no bruises and I didn’t even know what happened to me until after the drugs’ effects wore off.
It took me six months to piece together all of the...
