Quite possibly the stupidest study I have ever seen. Some douche analyzed the size of the food relative to the size of the heads in paintings of the Last Supper and concluded OH NOES WE ARE ALL DOOMED.
*beats head repeatedly against desk*
I do not even know where to START. So here, have some better links:
An open letter to conservatives, written by a disenchanted former Republican. Absolutely staggering in that it JUST KEEPS GOING AND GOING.
Gorgeous collection of 16th-century portraits of women -- mostly English, but not exclusively. The person who posted these has a ton of absolutely gorgeous Tudor-era art in her photostream; definitely check it out.