Other, less disturbing stuff on my tabs
I finally watched Anne of the Indies on youtube, and I very much recommend it. Talk about a strong, interesting female lead!
Picture of the Vatican. I totally thought at first that this was a Renaissance painting, looking at the clothing of the figures. But no! It's a modern photograph!
Four major areas where mankind's long-term progress is striking.
CBS jumps on Sherlock Holmes bandwagon; causes this reader to facepalm.
Creepy (true?) story of the internet, complete with treasure hunt, Chaucer, and a twist ending
Amazing, hard-hitting article, and something that all of us need to be reminded of. Excerpt: I’ve heard the hate. I’ve heard the disgust. I’ve heard the disdain. I’ve heard the gossip. I’ve heard the distrust. I’ve heard the anger. I’ve heard it all, and I’ve heard it tucked and disguised neatly beneath a wrapper of self-righteousness and a blanket of “caring” or “religious” words. I’ve heard it more times than I care to number.
About gay people. About people who dress differently. About people who act differently. About fat people. About people with drug addictions. About people who smoke. About people with addictions to alcohol. About people with eating disorders. About people who fall away from their faiths. About people who aren’t members of the dominant local religion. About people who have non-traditional piercings. About people who just look at you or me the wrong way.
We shouldn’t choose who we will love and who we won’t.
My classmate Liz sent me this video for my birthday! It's a Blackadder I'd never seen before!
The first woman to go around the world did it as a man.
The Pillars of Creation refers to a photograph taken by the Hubble Telescope of elephant trunks of interstellar gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula, some 7,000 light years from Earth. ... The Pillars of Creation no longer exist. In 2007, astronomers announced that they were destroyed about 6,000 years ago by the shock wave from a supernova. Because of the limited speed of light, the shock wave's approach to the pillars can currently be seen from Earth, but their actual destruction will not be visible for another millennium.
Deer crashes into York County school, knocks over student
Picture of the Vatican. I totally thought at first that this was a Renaissance painting, looking at the clothing of the figures. But no! It's a modern photograph!
Four major areas where mankind's long-term progress is striking.
CBS jumps on Sherlock Holmes bandwagon; causes this reader to facepalm.
Creepy (true?) story of the internet, complete with treasure hunt, Chaucer, and a twist ending
Amazing, hard-hitting article, and something that all of us need to be reminded of. Excerpt: I’ve heard the hate. I’ve heard the disgust. I’ve heard the disdain. I’ve heard the gossip. I’ve heard the distrust. I’ve heard the anger. I’ve heard it all, and I’ve heard it tucked and disguised neatly beneath a wrapper of self-righteousness and a blanket of “caring” or “religious” words. I’ve heard it more times than I care to number.
About gay people. About people who dress differently. About people who act differently. About fat people. About people with drug addictions. About people who smoke. About people with addictions to alcohol. About people with eating disorders. About people who fall away from their faiths. About people who aren’t members of the dominant local religion. About people who have non-traditional piercings. About people who just look at you or me the wrong way.
We shouldn’t choose who we will love and who we won’t.
My classmate Liz sent me this video for my birthday! It's a Blackadder I'd never seen before!
Click to viewThe first woman to go around the world did it as a man.
The Pillars of Creation refers to a photograph taken by the Hubble Telescope of elephant trunks of interstellar gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula, some 7,000 light years from Earth. ... The Pillars of Creation no longer exist. In 2007, astronomers announced that they were destroyed about 6,000 years ago by the shock wave from a supernova. Because of the limited speed of light, the shock wave's approach to the pillars can currently be seen from Earth, but their actual destruction will not be visible for another millennium.
Deer crashes into York County school, knocks over student