Has anyone noticed an odd lack of campaign signs in people's front yards? Not just me, I think?

In other political news, I ordered a set of shattered glass ceiling shot-glasses. Hopefully, they will arrive in time to be used on Election Night.

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I loved this: GQ gets seriously trolled for its sexism by Outdoor Research. This is priceless ( Read more... )

This picture. I just... what. the. hell?

ETA: Her name is Leshia Evans. She has a 5-year-old son. She may or may not still be in jail, I'm seeing conflicting reports on Twitter as of 9 PM PDT.

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I love this story: a woman just won one of the most badass endurance races around.

The Atlantic has been doing some great work on reproductive justice recently. Here is a thread of women telling their stories about abortions and miscarriages. The takeaway: people are different, their circumstances are different, and women should be able to make ( Read more... )

Five new documentaries about women, mostly women of color. I've seen What Happened, Miss Simone, and it was excellent. I don't think I'll need to see Zoe Saldana in blackface after watching that.


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Benjamin Wallace-Wells of New York Magazine profiles Ta-Nehisi Coates. As a sometime (& mostly mute) member of the Horde, I bristled a tiny bit, but it's a good read.

The reality of thousands of innocent people raped, shot, imprisoned, and systematically disenfranchised are less important than the suggestion that a single White person might be ( Read more... )

Oh, hey, why have I never seen this site before? The Fresh Loaf, for all your bread-baking neepery. (Via MeFi)

Amy Davidson on why the conservatives calling Obergefell the new Dred Scott are so wrong.

I think it would be fun to have a fic challenge that involves using the titles of these unreported Holmes & Watson cases. Seriously, how fun would ( Read more... )

Vee uses her spicy brains to examine the unstated sociological implications of the new Daredevil show. Because despite all the current cell phones, the imagery of the show is deeply rooted in a time long past, if indeed this particular New York ever existed at all.

Last week's link spam got kind of forgotten:

The Internet Archive finds a way to ( Read more... )

Huh, so fish oil is no longer a thing? Oy.

This is an incisive comic about dealing with race and racism in the comics world.

Fantasy shopping: a chaise longue for my living room. (I don't have room for it, or money, but I like the look, and I find them so comfortable...)

Yum, Irish whiskey.

Noted for later reading: The tyranny of ( Read more... )

I ran across this webcomic and really enjoyed it. So noted so I can stick in my feed.

Oh, this is right on point. (Must email N for drinks!)

The Hairpin stands up for Lina Lamont.

I'm sorry, I am not trading in my hefty tea mug for a delicate china cup.

This story reminds me of Otter. Hope she's doing okay!

Crows are amazing, yo.Hollywood ( Read more... )

Got a bike? Don't get too attached to it.

Fascinating article about plant crime. Although it makes sense: people get obsessed with the widest variety of things, and the urge to steal a rare plant comes from the same place as the urge to bring a camera into a movie screening, I suspect.

Also interesting: this article on cruise ship foodIf you're ( Read more... )