Linkspam really wants another Hobnob
Michelle Rodriguez wants to be the lead in an action movie (presumably she would get to survive?), and then go make comedies and whatnot. I would love to see that.
ESPN on competitive cheering for the under-10 set.
The Atlantic on casting Katniss Everdeen. Although I wouldn't laud the novels nearly as highly as Lewit does, I do think it's important to get the casting right.
Bitch Media on whitewashing video games.
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Gotta say: one cannot define a terrorist as only people who attack the United States directly. Seriously. ::rolls eyes forever::
The New York Review of Books on prison rape in America.
This link made the rounds last weekend, but in case you didn't see it: Ask an Abortion Provider, a witty and humane essay by a young nurse studying to provide reproductive health services.
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Via BoingBoing: an enormous map of the history of SF. I wonder what I shall find if I count the names of women on it?
I don't read Reddit, but I saw the link to this story, and it's really awesome (it's the long yellow text box). The comments below are very amusing as well. "Did you find the laptop yet?" "Nope, just more lube and dental dams."
So hey, I'm going to FogCon! Hope to see some of you there. I am not staying over, though, as I have dog-sitting duties, so my socializing will be confined mostly to daytime hours. And I'm trying to figure out if it's worth it to take BART in and then walk up Van Ness (which is rather a climb, but then I'd get some exercise, all to the good).
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Given up for Lent: bitching about the job situation to all and sundry. I am allowed to ask questions and give answers; I am not allowed to whinge incessantly.
Crossposted from DW, where there are
comments; comment here or there.
ESPN on competitive cheering for the under-10 set.
The Atlantic on casting Katniss Everdeen. Although I wouldn't laud the novels nearly as highly as Lewit does, I do think it's important to get the casting right.
Bitch Media on whitewashing video games.
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Gotta say: one cannot define a terrorist as only people who attack the United States directly. Seriously. ::rolls eyes forever::
The New York Review of Books on prison rape in America.
This link made the rounds last weekend, but in case you didn't see it: Ask an Abortion Provider, a witty and humane essay by a young nurse studying to provide reproductive health services.
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Via BoingBoing: an enormous map of the history of SF. I wonder what I shall find if I count the names of women on it?
I don't read Reddit, but I saw the link to this story, and it's really awesome (it's the long yellow text box). The comments below are very amusing as well. "Did you find the laptop yet?" "Nope, just more lube and dental dams."
So hey, I'm going to FogCon! Hope to see some of you there. I am not staying over, though, as I have dog-sitting duties, so my socializing will be confined mostly to daytime hours. And I'm trying to figure out if it's worth it to take BART in and then walk up Van Ness (which is rather a climb, but then I'd get some exercise, all to the good).
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Given up for Lent: bitching about the job situation to all and sundry. I am allowed to ask questions and give answers; I am not allowed to whinge incessantly.
Crossposted from DW, where there are
comments; comment here or there.