Linkety-linkety
How had I never before heard of these? Sole-less Sandals. *want*
Texas ed board adopts social studies standards *weeps for the future*
Sexist Ad of the Day: Your Vagina is a Void
Experts say US doctors overtesting, overtreating
A breath of fresh air in China: Is the government of China easing up a bit on its official prudery toward nonstandard sexualities?
On the much less pleasant side: Chinese zoo blamed for death of 11 Siberian tigers
Women on the pill live longer, study finds -- I sure as hell hope they've controlled for confounding factors better than the studies that originally found HRT beneficial (when in fact, it wasn't, but women getting it were also generally getting better medical care overall). It wouldn't shock me, though. It's a risk-balancing game; it increases some risks, decreases others, and how that works for an individual relies on a lot of very individual health and susceptibility.
Court rules again against vaccine-autism claims
Polys vs. Swingers, as viewed from 2010, which also links to Open war: the polyamorous versus the swingers. It's brilliantly on target, IMO, and given that behaviorally I could choose either or both identities, I think she nails exactly why I identify as poly, specifically.
What I do know is that many polyamorous people define themselves in opposition to swingers, and in fact, at least locally, swingers tend to dwell outside of the intersecting subcultures that one often sees gathered together: the polyfolk, queers and kinksters, the geeks and gamers, the DIYers and cohousers, the pagans and atheist-engineers. I can speculate a number of reasons for this, and lay down a couple of key differences between the general population of swingers and polyfolk. But what I also hope for is a greater understanding between the two groups, who often see each other in a negative light.
also:
Poly people, on the other hand, are often life-hackers: people who are interested in doing things differently from the norm to see if they work better for them. Ha! Damn, do I resemble that remark...
Confessions of a call bear
10 things you didn't know about Dr. Seuss
Credit Checks For Job Applicants May Be Illegal
Don’t Let Them Kill Student Loan Reform
Evolution Fucked Your Shit Up: The World’s 50 Freakiest Animals -- stuff like this makes me indescribably happy. So awesome!
NY Subway Ad Campaign Tells Women "Abortion Changes You"
I'm all for validating and honoring the experience of women who have had an abortion. But there are already TONS of really great support systems for women who have had abortions that are equipped to address a RANGE of post-abortion emotions and outcomes- glee, relief, guilt, sadness, loss, pride, no reaction at all, or a million other possibilities. When an ad campaign chooses to ignore these very real experiences of women who have had abortions, you have to assume that they have an agenda other than helping real women.
A new bill in Georgia passed committee on Wednesday that would outlaw race- and sex-selective abortions. Broadsheet talks about why this is problematic.
When I said in my response to the Hookup Culture issue that I thought things were improving for teens in terms of good honest sexual information availability, Scarleteen was at the forefront of my mind; this is yet another excellent article there, this time about masturbation
A Maternal Mortality FAIL in the U.S.
Rash of Bomb Cases Tied to Radical-Right Views -- yeah, it's freaky and scary, but I'm also sort of snickering at the number who've managed to blow off their own damned hands. Good job there, guys.
Lesbian teen sues to force school to hold prom
Court upholds 'under God' in Pledge of Allegiance
Clinic Defense: Why Are You Here? -- Argh! I'm not, and I'm missing it a hell of a lot. Now that the weather's better, maybe I can slip in a shift here or there. At least the escort potluck next month will be at our place!
Once a Cesarean, Rarely a Choice (but some somewhat encouraging recommendations from the NIH VBAC conference!)
Gay marriage: the database engineering perspective
Recognizing Abortion Providers (Provider Appreciation Day was March 10th)
Stoking Fire: Anti-Choice Leader Arrested for Trespassing and Stalking
Gender and the Olympics: Some Retrospective Comments
Utah Criminalizes Illegal Abortion Charging Criminal Homicide.
Federal judge orders the United States and several government agencies to rescind orders cutting off funding to ACORN and its affiliates and allies. -- Good news, since this has been some serious bullshit.
A bit abstract, but probably NSFW. Really cool image of a 10 minute exposure on two people having sex -- I find it surreal but surprisingly hot
Goth Penguin!
Cryogenic electron emission phenomenon has no known physics explanation
It's Not a Gun -- this is a form of gun appreciation I grok, and it's a beautiful post
AntiCraft: Knitting, Beading, and Stitching for the Slightly Sinister -- looks interesting!
Acrylic on Flesh -- That's a very cool effect!
Wartime Bacony goodness! (well, except for the cooking instructions -- ew!)
Meet the Man Behind Utah's New Law Criminalizing Miscarriages -- really worth reading; it's an interesting interview.
Is Our Sexed-up Society Creating Prosti-Tots?
Super-sexualized 'prosti-tot' culture posits hotness -- as opposed to, say, math -- as a girl's highest attainable goal. -- this is one of the trends that just squicks me in every possible way, as well as being a horribly limiting way to teach kids to interact with the world.
Jesus Fish/Ray Gun stickers by Travis Pitts on sale at Etsy -- that's a new and creative variation!
Decades later, women pilots from World War II get their due
Texas ed board adopts social studies standards *weeps for the future*
Sexist Ad of the Day: Your Vagina is a Void
Experts say US doctors overtesting, overtreating
A breath of fresh air in China: Is the government of China easing up a bit on its official prudery toward nonstandard sexualities?
On the much less pleasant side: Chinese zoo blamed for death of 11 Siberian tigers
Women on the pill live longer, study finds -- I sure as hell hope they've controlled for confounding factors better than the studies that originally found HRT beneficial (when in fact, it wasn't, but women getting it were also generally getting better medical care overall). It wouldn't shock me, though. It's a risk-balancing game; it increases some risks, decreases others, and how that works for an individual relies on a lot of very individual health and susceptibility.
Court rules again against vaccine-autism claims
Polys vs. Swingers, as viewed from 2010, which also links to Open war: the polyamorous versus the swingers. It's brilliantly on target, IMO, and given that behaviorally I could choose either or both identities, I think she nails exactly why I identify as poly, specifically.
What I do know is that many polyamorous people define themselves in opposition to swingers, and in fact, at least locally, swingers tend to dwell outside of the intersecting subcultures that one often sees gathered together: the polyfolk, queers and kinksters, the geeks and gamers, the DIYers and cohousers, the pagans and atheist-engineers. I can speculate a number of reasons for this, and lay down a couple of key differences between the general population of swingers and polyfolk. But what I also hope for is a greater understanding between the two groups, who often see each other in a negative light.
also:
Poly people, on the other hand, are often life-hackers: people who are interested in doing things differently from the norm to see if they work better for them. Ha! Damn, do I resemble that remark...
Confessions of a call bear
10 things you didn't know about Dr. Seuss
Credit Checks For Job Applicants May Be Illegal
Don’t Let Them Kill Student Loan Reform
Evolution Fucked Your Shit Up: The World’s 50 Freakiest Animals -- stuff like this makes me indescribably happy. So awesome!
NY Subway Ad Campaign Tells Women "Abortion Changes You"
I'm all for validating and honoring the experience of women who have had an abortion. But there are already TONS of really great support systems for women who have had abortions that are equipped to address a RANGE of post-abortion emotions and outcomes- glee, relief, guilt, sadness, loss, pride, no reaction at all, or a million other possibilities. When an ad campaign chooses to ignore these very real experiences of women who have had abortions, you have to assume that they have an agenda other than helping real women.
A new bill in Georgia passed committee on Wednesday that would outlaw race- and sex-selective abortions. Broadsheet talks about why this is problematic.
When I said in my response to the Hookup Culture issue that I thought things were improving for teens in terms of good honest sexual information availability, Scarleteen was at the forefront of my mind; this is yet another excellent article there, this time about masturbation
A Maternal Mortality FAIL in the U.S.
Rash of Bomb Cases Tied to Radical-Right Views -- yeah, it's freaky and scary, but I'm also sort of snickering at the number who've managed to blow off their own damned hands. Good job there, guys.
Lesbian teen sues to force school to hold prom
Court upholds 'under God' in Pledge of Allegiance
Clinic Defense: Why Are You Here? -- Argh! I'm not, and I'm missing it a hell of a lot. Now that the weather's better, maybe I can slip in a shift here or there. At least the escort potluck next month will be at our place!
Once a Cesarean, Rarely a Choice (but some somewhat encouraging recommendations from the NIH VBAC conference!)
Gay marriage: the database engineering perspective
Recognizing Abortion Providers (Provider Appreciation Day was March 10th)
Stoking Fire: Anti-Choice Leader Arrested for Trespassing and Stalking
Gender and the Olympics: Some Retrospective Comments
Utah Criminalizes Illegal Abortion Charging Criminal Homicide.
Federal judge orders the United States and several government agencies to rescind orders cutting off funding to ACORN and its affiliates and allies. -- Good news, since this has been some serious bullshit.
A bit abstract, but probably NSFW. Really cool image of a 10 minute exposure on two people having sex -- I find it surreal but surprisingly hot
Goth Penguin!
Cryogenic electron emission phenomenon has no known physics explanation
It's Not a Gun -- this is a form of gun appreciation I grok, and it's a beautiful post
AntiCraft: Knitting, Beading, and Stitching for the Slightly Sinister -- looks interesting!
Acrylic on Flesh -- That's a very cool effect!
Wartime Bacony goodness! (well, except for the cooking instructions -- ew!)
Meet the Man Behind Utah's New Law Criminalizing Miscarriages -- really worth reading; it's an interesting interview.
Is Our Sexed-up Society Creating Prosti-Tots?
Super-sexualized 'prosti-tot' culture posits hotness -- as opposed to, say, math -- as a girl's highest attainable goal. -- this is one of the trends that just squicks me in every possible way, as well as being a horribly limiting way to teach kids to interact with the world.
Jesus Fish/Ray Gun stickers by Travis Pitts on sale at Etsy -- that's a new and creative variation!
Decades later, women pilots from World War II get their due