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My bio people will love this. A six-page fan-letter to JK Rowling in the form of a paper on wizarding genetics. Reminds me so much of those fake term papers kadaria put on Dr. Fisher's door one year for Senior Night! :D -
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A friend on facebook linked to this article: it's really good. Hello, my sin is...: The problem behind the common Christian policy of “Love the sinner, hate the sin.” Also: Called to Party?: Why Christian hospitality should look less like fine china and more like a dance party in your living room. I love Relevant magazine. :P ( Read more... ) -
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When I was looking for calls for papers, I was excited to see one devoted to Georgette Heyer as a romance writer!
I was also rather amused that this cfp for an issue dedicated to the Mayan apocalypse on Dec 2012 won't be coming out until May of 2013. WE'LL ALL BE GONE BY THEN!!! lol
La Vie Electrique: Written in 1892, this futuristic story ( Read more... ) -
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Virtual haircut! Put on your headphones and press play.
RAPTORS EXIST.
14 punctuation marks you never knew existed
Apparently, when you drop a gummy bear into potassium chlorate it opens a portal into hell.
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Temporal Distortion from Randy Halverson on Vimeo.
One man, 100,000 toothpicks, and 35 years: An incredible kinetic sculpture of San Francisco
Trying to sell Barad-Dur?
Finally, MLA weighs in on how to cite a Tweet.
The Eglinton Tournament of 1839 was a re-enactment of a medieval joust and revel held in Scotland on Friday 30 August. Widely ( Read more... ) -
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A commenter brought this Forbes article to my attention: it describes more clearly exactly what Pepsi is doing. What they're actually using for research are cells that have been cultured from a cell line that was started in the 1970s from a fetus. I recommend reading the whole article; the second page gives what I think is a pretty a balanced look ( Read more... ) -
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Naturally-occurring foam in hog barns causing said barns to EXPLODE.
Monty Python wedding cake topper, found by morallydiseased
Sleeping for 8 hours straight each night is unnatural: and a relatively recent practice!
RIP Jan Berenstain, co-creator of the Berenstain Bears
Recent rediscover of the head of Henry IV of France. Guy had a very interesting life!
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Is it VERY sad that I feel so good because an online quiz says I'm worth 9 goats? :P -
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"You know what he's like after a few novels!"
I'm trying to revise my bibliography for bibliography and methods and it is absolutely MADDENING. So I'm taking a break to clear off my tabs. :)
( World's funniest joke, how a parasite may be manipulating your brain, 10 things people never tell you about the British, and more )
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