linkspam has some complaints.
Ursula Le Guin has a fascinating post on plot vs story and the uses thereof.
John Scalzi attempts to define the advantages of being a straight white male in western society without using the "P" word. The comments are... well, they're better than they would have been three years ago. (But that's not saying much.)(On later revisiting, no, they're not good at all, since apparently the post got linked by some MRA site. EW. Happily, Scalzi is wielding the Mallet of Loving Correction with some authority.)
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Planning geekery: The Republicans in the House of Representatives want to delete the American Community Survey. ::facepalm:: They really don't have a clue, do they? Anyone who has done any planning work (city, transportation, environmental, regional, etc) knows how valuable that data set is. Killing it is just stupid.
Tom Junod, over at Charlie Pierce's place, has a moving discussion of why bullies remember being bullies, and why they should.
Dude. Takes some cojones to stand in front of Brandi Chastain and bitch about Title IX. Seriously?
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You are what you read? Huh.
Brain Pickings provides a video primer on Shakespearian insults. Cool!
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You want some shawarma? check it out (Fanart).
I forget where I found this link, but this is a great series of posts analyzing costume design in The Avengers franchise.
Are we sure they didn't hire this woman as Johannsen's stunt double? That's just an awesome move.
More than 90% of all American cars have automatic transmissions. What does this mean for the future?!!
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By way of the Buffistas: a Very Big Horse. Awww.
Crossposted from DW, where there are
comments; comment here or there.
John Scalzi attempts to define the advantages of being a straight white male in western society without using the "P" word. The comments are... well, they're better than they would have been three years ago. (But that's not saying much.)(On later revisiting, no, they're not good at all, since apparently the post got linked by some MRA site. EW. Happily, Scalzi is wielding the Mallet of Loving Correction with some authority.)
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Planning geekery: The Republicans in the House of Representatives want to delete the American Community Survey. ::facepalm:: They really don't have a clue, do they? Anyone who has done any planning work (city, transportation, environmental, regional, etc) knows how valuable that data set is. Killing it is just stupid.
Tom Junod, over at Charlie Pierce's place, has a moving discussion of why bullies remember being bullies, and why they should.
Dude. Takes some cojones to stand in front of Brandi Chastain and bitch about Title IX. Seriously?
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You are what you read? Huh.
Brain Pickings provides a video primer on Shakespearian insults. Cool!
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You want some shawarma? check it out (Fanart).
I forget where I found this link, but this is a great series of posts analyzing costume design in The Avengers franchise.
Are we sure they didn't hire this woman as Johannsen's stunt double? That's just an awesome move.
More than 90% of all American cars have automatic transmissions. What does this mean for the future?!!
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By way of the Buffistas: a Very Big Horse. Awww.
Crossposted from DW, where there are
comments; comment here or there.