I know that hosting TKOP is intimidating for some. You don't need a bunch of kinky furniture or a huge place -- I've been to great parties that consisted of a few air mattresses, one bedroom, and twenty fun people. In my view, it's not that different from hosting a regular party (but then, I've been doing this for a while ( Read more... )

Man, this would be the best hotel to host TOKink. It's new, or I would have been holding it there back in the day. Event-space floorplan, for reference ( Read more... )

The Brattle is doing another Jim Henson week. If you're short on cash but long on stamina, they're doing a rare triple feature (pay once for three films) on Sunday: The Muppet Movie at 3:30, The Great Muppet Caper at 5:30, and The Muppets Take Manhattan at 7:30. They're also doing a double feature of Dark Crystal (3:30 & 7:30) and Labyrinth (5:30 ( Read more... )

surrealestate sent me a link to this very funny photo. Note: partially safe for work; picture itself is safe, but contains naughty text. Also, you might have to explain the howls of laughter ( Read more... )

The Senate has compromised its way to 60 votes, and is on track to pass its healthcare bill by Dec. 24. BBC version, Globe & Mail version.

The NYT looks at some of the hidden pork barrels in the Senate healthcare bill.

Results from cognitive neuroscience studies are beginning to change the way children are taught. In particular, children are ( Read more... )

As promised, here are my thoughts on the NYT article Women Who Want To Want (if it asks you to log in, feel free to use the nikkinewsnet id: NNNet/NikkiNews).

( This is going to get long and will include some not-terribly-explicit discussion of my sex life )

This is the funniest thing I've heard in a long time. I especially like the extemporaneous safer-sex advice and plot commentary. Warnings: NSFW in the slightest; direct mp3 link.

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From spike, Betty: color for the hair down there. It comes in pink, purple, and blue! Plus some other colours, I guess. I especially want to get the purple for dr_memoryI'm very curious if the good colours are a one-step process, because my experience with colours like that is that you have bleach first, then apply the colour. They also say that the colours ( Read more... )

wiley_b is taking up the mantle of hosting the Boston Bi Boys Brunch! Yay ( Read more... )

I just posted this on the Infamous Anonymous Confessional and I thought parts of it bore repeating here ( Read more... )