Why is the BBC website almost invariably a repository for the crappest articles about arts & humanities? I know people get annoyed at their treatment of science, and rightly so, but it seems clear that non-science topics rarely fare any better.

This time, the execrable Alain De Botton waxes lyrical about how museums are boring and really ought to ( Read more... )

Not anything like perfect yet, but my Friday was an improvement, despite still being very sneezy and somewhat prone to dizziness. My 3rd day on fluoxetine; waiting to see how this works out ( Read more... )

This week has been a pleasing contrast to last week, which was a bit dire, especially the total horror of Wednesday wherein I missed ALL my uni stuff due to administrative cock-ups, AND went home only to find I'd forgotten to take keys. It was a pretty crap day, but my mother, who is lovely, finished work early and met me at the station and took me ( Read more... )

Oh delight. I thought some of you might appreciate this universal guide to Discussions About Sexism On The Internet, from Gabby's Playhouse*, via Scans-Daily.

I think I need to print this out and put it on my wall.

*inevitable point-missing comments, of course

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For those who don't follow brilliant cartoonist Kate Beaton, she recently expressed discomfort with a 'fan' using the "I want to marry you and have your babies". Instead of an apology, she got a good ol' mansplainin' to go. sf_drama has a post here neatly summarising the bullshit ( Read more... )

OK, this film looks so gloriously stupid that I want to watch it now. Chances of it getting a UK release, though? Ehhhhhhh not so much.

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Via Topless Robot, of course.

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Thanks to uk_lolitics & 'Newsround', this will be my new icon for budget, CRS and general Torygeddon woes for the time being, while we use Latin classes to improve the translation for Ceiling Catullus (which is, as I have always said, a bit rub).

Sad Gids is highly apropos.

Look, I've got to find some sort of silver lining, OK?

ETA: original source here

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Yes, it's that time again!

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