• CIDA’s Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund: millions raised, nothing spent - That's not right.
  
• You tell 'em, Olivia! Also see: All I Want For International Women's Day is Jason Kenney's Resignation
  
• Extinct giant bird DNA recovered from fossil eggs - Potential for Jurassic Park-like shenanigans? CLONE THEM ALL! Crazy dangerous amusement parks for everyone ( Read more... )

This is good article that gives a bit of an overview to the Bronze Age.

- For those of you trying to catch up with the Iranian election and the ongoing protests schmevil has a good round up of links here, and one_hoopy_frood has a post about why you should care about it.

- Carla Hoffman has an awesome post on Robot6 about her experience as an extra in the new Star Trek movie. Although I seem to be only one who thought Enterprise was a ( Read more... )

I found this article, discussing the sexism of having separate awards for male and female actors at the Oscars, via Feministing.com:

For some years, the programme's producers have tried to keep audience numbers up by awarding some of the "lesser big awards" early on, while holding off the "really big awards" until the end. Sunday's show followed ( Read more... )

What? Seriously, what? I've heard the song before (been on my iTunes for ages, for some reason, and I find it delightfully weird and fun), but I never knew there was a video...I mean....why?? LOL

Also, to those of you south-of-the-border, Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all have a nice holiday! (Btw, a Something Positive Thanksgiving comicRight. ( Read more... )

It's funny how a few days without net access can seem so long! lol. After it was finally fixed this afternoon, I checked my inbox and was bombarded with e-cards and alerts from facebook! A very nice bombardment, but I've only just cleared my inbox, and I've yet to respond to the facebook comments (I want to and I will, but tomorrow, because it's ( Read more... )