August 2011
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30 days of summer break Doctor Who: Favorite Quote...
Day 3: Favorite Quote or One-Liner
“We’re all stories in the end, just make it a good one.” - The Eleventh Doctor, “The Big Bang.”
It’s true, because in all the things that happen to us, all the things we do and how we place those things into a context, we create the story of ourselves. Creating who we are may be an unconscious act, but it’s how we hide...
July 2011
On the notion that asexuality is slut-shaming in... →
marielikestodraw:
subtlefire:
shaunsense:
I couldn’t be a sex-positive feminist if I wasn’t comfortable in my asexual identity.
Before I identified as asexual (and therefore before I figured out sexual attraction wasn’t what I thought it was), I could convince myself that everyone around me who was having sex had “looser…
^ This. Every word. Um, except y’all are my gender studies...
Watchthedailywhat:
Trendsetter? of the Day: A Pennsylvania restaurateur has banned kids under six from patronizing his establishment.
Mike Vuick, owner and operator of McDain’s on Broadway Boulevard in Monroeville wrote in an e-mail to customers that his eatery “will no longer admit children under six years of age” beginning July 16th. “We feel that McDain’s is not a place for young children,” Vuick...
History lesson:
keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus:
“There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution.”
— John Adams (via azspot) Seriously feeling this these days. It is as if no one in...
A Nerdy Girl Talking about Geeky Things: Feminism... →
geekyjessica:
Being “geek” has long been assumed to be a primarily male-dominated area. But recently Geek Girls have been coming out of the woodwork, and through the internet (blogs, twitter, etc) they are having their voices heard. There is a lot of hot debate in the geek world about geek girls being a…
I’d like to point out: if this was a project being put out by the major...
katie doyle's thoughts and wishes: A Man I Could... →
katiedoyle:
Reading a follow up from The Daily What on that terrible “Marriage Vow” business from a couple days ago, I saw a quote from Republican candidate Gary Johnson who reased a statement about the vow saying it was “offensive and unrepublican.”
WOAH. That is…crazy.
Intreagued by this guy, I went to…
This is intriguing. I don’t necessarily agree with it, but I’m...
“So why are the rich getting paranoid? After all, here in the U.S. it looks like...”
– $230,000 For a Guard Dog: Why the Wealthy Are Afraid Of Violence From Below | | AlterNet
I’ll give you a hint: it’s class war.
(via champagnecandy)
Read this. I’ve been saying for a while that in the US and Europe, governments are enacting policies that are looking more and more like...
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30 Days of Summer Break Doctor Who: Day 1
Which regeneration of the Doctor would you most want to meet, and why?
I wish I could say that this was a hard question. It’s not. Eleven. Nine was my first Doctor, (voluntary, I don’t count being forced to watch Four way past my bedtime at the age of four,) and I will always love Nine, and Ten. Eleven is my Doctor, though. From the moment he walked into a tree because the steering...
“They can preserve and reheat foods? Oooh-la-la! I guess the poor are too good...”
– STEPHEN COLBERT, on a conservative group’s findings that “99.8 percent” of the nation’s poor own a refrigerator and that the majority own a microwave — making them, we guess, not poor? — on The Colbert Report.
The federal definition of poverty is a family of four subsisting on less than $22,000 a...
In which the Daily Fail covers TTSS with depth,... →
It is possible that hell has frozen over. I highly recommend the Le Carre interview, as a unique point of view on the intelligence services and the Cold War-era espionage environment. There is nary a sensationalist or slanted word in the entire set of interviews. I am impressed, Daily Fail. Keep this up and I might have to start referring to you as the Mail again.
I’ll warn for spoilers,...
in a time of myth and a time of magic: Five... →
writingadvice:
by Nathan Bransford
Reading the seven books in the Harry Potter series is like taking a master class on plot and character development and world building and pacing, and, well, pretty much everything else that goes into writing one of the most beloved series of all time….
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“The truth is that even big collections of ordinary books distort space, as can...”
– Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards! (via cuteenoughtoshootyoudown)
This is so very true. It’s also why I love bookshops.
Agent M Loves Tacos: I NEED INTERNS! →
agentmlovestacos:
I’m currently reviewing internship applications for the fall! Do you want to intern for me at Marvel HQ in NYC? Sure ya do!
Apply here: http://marvel.com/corporate/internshipform?interest=Web+Editorial
Get more info here: http://agentmlovestacos.com/tagged/interns
Apply for other…
Y’all, if I were in college… Seriously, if you’re in college or know...
“You have to question a cinematic culture which preaches artistic expression, and...”
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Ryan Gosling, actor and feminist, in a letter protesting the NC-17 rating of Blue Valentine. The rating was based on one consensual sex scene. (via snowstorminjuly)
I was SO fuckin ANGRY when I read the drama about the movie, and how all of the above happened. Gosling was absolutely fantastic in...
Calling all geeks: I need your input
What book/show/film of a geeky nature, would you most equate with mythic traditions, and why?
drop answers in my ask box and whether/how you’d like to be credited if I quote you.
It may have gotten crickets at the Doctor Who panel, but I have a deep and burning need to explore sci-fi/fantasy/horror as a form of modern myth-making.
The Greeks and Romans had their gods, heroes and...
Men Should Be Allowed to Veto Abortions (from FOX... →
keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus:
In short: WHAT ABOUT TEH MENZ???
Trigger warning for basic misogynistic anti-choice ciscentric privileged bullshit.
The abortion debate has left one issue largely off the table: The proper rights of men to prevent the abortion of their children.
I believe that in those cases in which a man can make a credible claim that he is the father of a developing child...
“Republicans say government cannot create jobs. It certainly seems capable,...”
– Time For a New Plan: Frightening Jobless Numbers Show Flaws in GOP Austerity Agenda | News & Politics | AlterNet
I wrote 1000 words about the jobs numbers and none of them were “fuck.”
(via champagnecandy)
^ That, is what you call dedication and strength of will. I am incapable of writing...
Champagne Candy: I asked Mother Jones a Question →
meredithclark:
I wanted to know why the magazine, one of the good ones, chose to run an article about the current state of Jamie Leigh Jones’ case against KBR. The state of it is not good, in large part because now, four years after the alleged attack, imprisonment, and…
Read it. And people have the temerity to wonder why it’s an under-reported crime. HA. I’m amazed...
Pelosi: "It Is Clear We Must Enter an Era of... →
wilwheaton:
That’s the sound of the Democratic Party’s leader in the House caving on the argument that motivated Democrats for the past three years; or 80 years, if you want to get smart about it. But that’s the statement in support of the Reid Plan: “It is clear we must enter an era of austerity; to reduce the deficit through shared sacrifice.”
So, to recap: just a few months ago: LESS TAXES...
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Unpopular Opinion: The jury did their job
It’s not a miscarriage of justice. It’s the way the law is supposed to work, although it usually doesn’t. “Not guilty,” isn’t the same as, “Innocent.” Whether Caylee’s death was an accident, negligent homicide or murder, there’s a very important phrase that every juror in every criminal trial has to keep front and center, “Beyond a...
