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The Christmas standard It's a Wonderful Life is taking on more and more relevance these days. For the actress who played Zuzu, George Bailey's little girl, it wasn't such a wonderful life.

Early this fall, a new video game came out that challenges players to live on $8 an hour. It's called "Spent," it's mostly text-driven, and it forces players to ( Read more... )

I didn't post about Steve Jobs' death last week because, while I didn't think he merited a "rot in hell" post, I was annoyed by the glorification of a Randroid who had his Macs made by Chinese slaves instead of American workers, railed against unions in general and teachers' unions in particular, verbally abused his employees in order to "inspire" ( Read more... )

I've been too busy to write much lately, but I do have a bunch of links to share.

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realinterrobang has written a long and excellent post that uses this discussion on Feministe as a springboard. The subject matter:those oh-so-helpful people who, when faced with someone with a problem, begin to proffer non-solution "solutions" starting with the phrase "Why don't you just...?" The "just" there is the kicker; by so saying, the speaker is assuming ( Read more... )

An "inflatable shark" sounds like a sex toy for the aquatic subdivision of the furry subculture, but actually it's a newly discovered species.

( Plagues, fun vehicle noises, and global-warming hip hop )

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You'd think Rivendell Sanctuary were some kind of meditation center for Tolkien fans. No such luck: It's a junior college for fundie kids. Thers:Suppose you have home-schooled your advanced blastocyst in the best evangelical wingnut way, to the age of 18. And suppose you recognize that no matter how much you would like to pray otherwise, your ( Read more... )

An IKEA in London let 100 cats loose in their store at night "to see what happens." It worked out pretty well, actually... my only complaint is the lack of black cats.

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