It's Friday! The final Friday in December. It is also, depending on whether you are reading this before or after sundown, the second or the third day of Christmas. Yes, it is still Christmas! (The first day of Christmas begins at sundown on Christmas Eve, which means that the second day begins at sundown on Christmas Day, and so on. The twelfth day of Christmas is not the invention of some song writer, but rather Three Kings Day or Epiphany, in which many churches celebrate the arrival of the Wise Men at the place where Mary and Joseph and the baby were by that time.)
Anyway, on this, the final Friday of 2015, here is a collection of news and other things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:
My wish for the family with two dads who brought Christmas to a group of homeless LGBT youth. They had to remain anonymous, and not for good reasons...
U.S. Judge Robert Hinkle to Florida officials: Respond by Monday in gay-marriage case. And the judge appears to be losing patience with some state officials.
Florida woman in ‘Catholic Warrior’ t-shirt destroys Satanic Temple’s holiday display.
The Salt Lake Tribune Names Same-sex Marriage Plaintifs the Utahns of the Year.
This Response to Homophobic Bigots Is So On Point It Bleeds. Also, cheers for a comment: "...nobody worries more about the asses of gay men than homophobes do."
Europa’s geysers play hard-to-see.
Fossil fish eye has 300 million-year-old rods and cones.
Why rape is so intrinsic to religion: Stories like the virgin birth lack freely given female consent. It's telling how ready we still are to embrace them.
Gay Marriage Ban on Precarious Legal Ground.
Captive Virgins, Polygamy, Sex Slaves: What Marriage Would Look Like if We Actually Followed the Bible.
Airline passenger freaks out over crew's 'Merry Christmas' greeting.
How Many Stars Did It Take To Make Us?.
I wrote about A holly, jolly time.
I also wrote about how we Muddle through somehow.
Jay Thomas' Lone Ranger Story 2014 - David Letterman, Jay treats the audience to his final telling of the "greatest talk show story of all time":
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Friday, December 26, 2014
Friday, December 19, 2014
Friday Links (All I Want for Christmas edition)!
It's Friday! The third Friday in December. The third! I'm hosting a big party tomorrow and don't have all the shopping or baking done, yet! I'm doooooooooomed!
Anyway, here is a collection of news and other things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:
Christian right’s vile PR sham: Why their bizarre films are backfiring on them. Delving into why the fear and false persecution narrative underlying fundamentalism prevents them from knowing how to tell an interesting story.
HILARIOUS: Model from 'ex-gay' twins billboard is 'out, proud gay man,' not a twin.
Let’s Say Goodbye To ‘White Collar’ With The Best Shirtless Matt Bomer Moments, In GIFs!
Do Pacific Northwesterners Have An Accent?
Gay W. Virginia high school soccer player comes out by dancing with homecoming king.
"Rape Exceptionalism" and Protecting Law Students from "Triggers". And this is a problem because… victims of sexual assault actually need lawyers, prosecutors, and judges who are familiar with the relevant law.
"The Messier 67 Mystery" --Is Our Solar System an Orphan from a Distant Star Cluster?
New Family Tree Illuminates 'Big Bang' in Bird Evolution After Dinosaur Extinction.
Genes that leap from one species to another are more common than we thought. Does this shake up the tree of life?
Stephen Colbert Is Dead. Long Live Stephen Colbert.
Top 10 Things to Love About Letterman’s Top Ten Lists.
The cute rolling ball droid in the new Star Wars is a real robot not CGI.
News Corpse eBook ‘Fox Nation vs. Reality’ Reviewed By Wonkette.
Seattle’s unbelievable transportation megaproject fustercluck.
INDIANA METHODIST CHURCH TO CLOSE AFTER FIRING GAY CHORAL DIRECTOR - VIDEO.
Eartha Kitt - Nothin' for Christmas:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Every year since 1986, David Letterman has invited Darlene Love to perform on the last show of the year before Christmas. Every year, she sings “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home),” her Phil Spector-produced 1963 Christmas classic. Every year, Paul Shaffer and a sprawling cast of musicians backs her up. Next May, Letterman will retire from late-night TV, which means that when Love appears on Friday’s show to sing “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home),” it’ll be the last time singing it on Letterman’s show.
Here is a super-cut Best of Darlene Love Singing "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" on David Letterman:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
The Ramones - Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Billy Idol - Jingle Bell Rock:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Wham! - Last Christmas:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Robbie Williams - So This Is Christmas:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Andy Williams - The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year (From The Andy Williams Show):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
The Muppets ** It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year ** Xmas@Rockefeller Center:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
The Muppets sing Jingle Bell Rock from "Muppet Family Christmas":
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
The Muppets: Ringing of the Bells:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Doctor Who in Dominoes:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
All I Want For Christmas Is You - Christmas Charity Single - Oxford A capella group Out of the Blue:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Anyway, here is a collection of news and other things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:
Christian right’s vile PR sham: Why their bizarre films are backfiring on them. Delving into why the fear and false persecution narrative underlying fundamentalism prevents them from knowing how to tell an interesting story.
HILARIOUS: Model from 'ex-gay' twins billboard is 'out, proud gay man,' not a twin.
Let’s Say Goodbye To ‘White Collar’ With The Best Shirtless Matt Bomer Moments, In GIFs!
Do Pacific Northwesterners Have An Accent?
Gay W. Virginia high school soccer player comes out by dancing with homecoming king.
"Rape Exceptionalism" and Protecting Law Students from "Triggers". And this is a problem because… victims of sexual assault actually need lawyers, prosecutors, and judges who are familiar with the relevant law.
"The Messier 67 Mystery" --Is Our Solar System an Orphan from a Distant Star Cluster?
New Family Tree Illuminates 'Big Bang' in Bird Evolution After Dinosaur Extinction.
Genes that leap from one species to another are more common than we thought. Does this shake up the tree of life?
Stephen Colbert Is Dead. Long Live Stephen Colbert.
Top 10 Things to Love About Letterman’s Top Ten Lists.
The cute rolling ball droid in the new Star Wars is a real robot not CGI.
News Corpse eBook ‘Fox Nation vs. Reality’ Reviewed By Wonkette.
Seattle’s unbelievable transportation megaproject fustercluck.
INDIANA METHODIST CHURCH TO CLOSE AFTER FIRING GAY CHORAL DIRECTOR - VIDEO.
Eartha Kitt - Nothin' for Christmas:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Every year since 1986, David Letterman has invited Darlene Love to perform on the last show of the year before Christmas. Every year, she sings “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home),” her Phil Spector-produced 1963 Christmas classic. Every year, Paul Shaffer and a sprawling cast of musicians backs her up. Next May, Letterman will retire from late-night TV, which means that when Love appears on Friday’s show to sing “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home),” it’ll be the last time singing it on Letterman’s show.
Here is a super-cut Best of Darlene Love Singing "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" on David Letterman:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
The Ramones - Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Billy Idol - Jingle Bell Rock:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Wham! - Last Christmas:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Robbie Williams - So This Is Christmas:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Andy Williams - The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year (From The Andy Williams Show):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
The Muppets ** It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year ** Xmas@Rockefeller Center:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
The Muppets sing Jingle Bell Rock from "Muppet Family Christmas":
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
The Muppets: Ringing of the Bells:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Doctor Who in Dominoes:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
All I Want For Christmas Is You - Christmas Charity Single - Oxford A capella group Out of the Blue:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Friday, December 12, 2014
Friday Links (rest ye merry edition)!
It's Friday! Already the second Friday in December. Only a few more to go and then there will be no more. Before we reach that point, Christmas day will be upon us, and I feel so unprepared!
Anyway, here is a collection of news and other things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:
Joyce Brabner’s ‘Second Avenue Caper: When Goodfellas, Divas, And Dealers Plotted Against The Plague’: Book Review.
Let’s Stop Making Jokes About Furries While Discussing That Recent Terrorist Attack on Furries.
“I won’t be a weapon anymore,” says former symbol of ex-gay movement.
Why Evangelical Christians Oppose Obamacare and Civil Rights.
The dangerous myth at the heart of conservative ideology.
FBI Understates Hate-Motivated Attacks on Transgender People.
Marriage equality in N.C. grows LGBT wedding professionals' businesses.
Michigan House Passes Bill Allowing EMTs To Refuse Gay People.
2 Futures Can Explain Time's Mysterious Past.
Gigantic Cambrian Shrimplike Creature Unearthed in Greenland.
Begun The Christmas Tree War Has. Fight over artificial vs cut live trees has been raging for over 100 years.
Obama’s Approval Rating Is in the Tank Because Americans Are Being Lied To.
Shonda Rhimes Delivered The Most Inspiring, Badass Speech. "How many women had to hit that glass before the first crack appeared?"
HARPERCOLLINS REFUSES TO PUBLISH BOOK UNTIL AUTHOR RENOUNCES GAY DAUGHTER.
Anti-gay N.C. church members indicted on felony kidnapping, assault of gay man.
Bobby Jindal's Prayer Rally Materials Blame Gays & Legal Abortion For Hurricane Katrina.
Good riddance, Darrell Issa: A wasteful blowhard’s humiliating history.
After half a century of waiting – this gay couple were finally allowed to tie the knot.
Pastor Donnie Romero Says Gays Are 'All Pedophiles' Who Should Be 'Put To Death' (VIDEO).
Family Research Council Will Fix Constitutional Flaw That Allows Trans Americans Too Much Freedom.
I'm Still Bitter, Bill.
Becoming Willing to Tell Our (Tragically) Unflattering but Still (Super) Effective Stories of Trans Allyship.
Neil Gaiman recites Jabberwocky:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Carol of the Bells (for 12 cellos) - ThePianoGuys:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
The Couch Gag Before Christmas | THE SIMPSONS | ANIMATION on FOX:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
President Obama Hijacks The Colbert Report ‘I, Stephen Colbert, Have Never Cared for Our President’ - President Obama literally takes over Stephen's job for a segment, and it's awesome:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Mad Max: Fury Road - Official Theatrical Teaser Trailer [HD]:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Iron Sky The Coming Race Official Teaser Trailer 1 (2016) - Fantasy Movie HD:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
DANIEL J CARTIER "THIS CHRISTMAS (STAY)":
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
[Official Video] Winter Wonderland/Don’t Worry Be Happy - Pentatonix (ft Tori Kelly):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Annie Lennox - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Anyway, here is a collection of news and other things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:
Joyce Brabner’s ‘Second Avenue Caper: When Goodfellas, Divas, And Dealers Plotted Against The Plague’: Book Review.
Let’s Stop Making Jokes About Furries While Discussing That Recent Terrorist Attack on Furries.
“I won’t be a weapon anymore,” says former symbol of ex-gay movement.
Why Evangelical Christians Oppose Obamacare and Civil Rights.
The dangerous myth at the heart of conservative ideology.
FBI Understates Hate-Motivated Attacks on Transgender People.
Marriage equality in N.C. grows LGBT wedding professionals' businesses.
Michigan House Passes Bill Allowing EMTs To Refuse Gay People.
2 Futures Can Explain Time's Mysterious Past.
Gigantic Cambrian Shrimplike Creature Unearthed in Greenland.
Begun The Christmas Tree War Has. Fight over artificial vs cut live trees has been raging for over 100 years.
Obama’s Approval Rating Is in the Tank Because Americans Are Being Lied To.
Shonda Rhimes Delivered The Most Inspiring, Badass Speech. "How many women had to hit that glass before the first crack appeared?"
HARPERCOLLINS REFUSES TO PUBLISH BOOK UNTIL AUTHOR RENOUNCES GAY DAUGHTER.
Anti-gay N.C. church members indicted on felony kidnapping, assault of gay man.
Bobby Jindal's Prayer Rally Materials Blame Gays & Legal Abortion For Hurricane Katrina.
Good riddance, Darrell Issa: A wasteful blowhard’s humiliating history.
After half a century of waiting – this gay couple were finally allowed to tie the knot.
Pastor Donnie Romero Says Gays Are 'All Pedophiles' Who Should Be 'Put To Death' (VIDEO).
Family Research Council Will Fix Constitutional Flaw That Allows Trans Americans Too Much Freedom.
I'm Still Bitter, Bill.
Becoming Willing to Tell Our (Tragically) Unflattering but Still (Super) Effective Stories of Trans Allyship.
Neil Gaiman recites Jabberwocky:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Carol of the Bells (for 12 cellos) - ThePianoGuys:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
The Couch Gag Before Christmas | THE SIMPSONS | ANIMATION on FOX:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
President Obama Hijacks The Colbert Report ‘I, Stephen Colbert, Have Never Cared for Our President’ - President Obama literally takes over Stephen's job for a segment, and it's awesome:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Mad Max: Fury Road - Official Theatrical Teaser Trailer [HD]:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Iron Sky The Coming Race Official Teaser Trailer 1 (2016) - Fantasy Movie HD:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
DANIEL J CARTIER "THIS CHRISTMAS (STAY)":
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
[Official Video] Winter Wonderland/Don’t Worry Be Happy - Pentatonix (ft Tori Kelly):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Annie Lennox - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Friday, December 5, 2014
Friday Links (rum-pum-pum-pum)!
It's Friday! It's December. As the year draws to an end we enter Advent Season as everything leads up to the big day we've all been waiting for: when we sacrifice the Holly King so the Sun Child may be born and bring us the Festivus Pole!
(In case you don't know: I'm a taoist who loves Christmas music, decorating trees, and making everything bright and sparkly; my husband is a pagan who puts up with my yuletide mania and helps amp up the silly on my decorating themes.)
Anyway, here is a collection of news and other things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:
Is This The Best Trans Character In The History Of Video Games?.
What If We’re Wrong About Depression?.
Why It’s Impossible to Indict a Cop.
The Pain of the Watermelon Joke. Thanks to @geojlc for the link!
Race ya: White people, we have to do better.
In Mississippi Marriage Ruling, Judge Gives History Lesson on Anti-Gay Discrimination. It really is a must-read.
How to Make Your Last Name Plural This Christmas Season.
Teacher Schools Class On Privilege…With A Recycling Bin And Some Paper.
And someone decided that wasn't a comprehensive lesson: How to really understand white privilege.
No longer true that divorce rate is rising, or that half of all marriages end in divorce--hasn't been for two decades.
VISIBLE GIRLS: LONDON’S LOST FEMALE SUBCULTURES. In the early 1980s, photographer Anita Corbin documented the “informal uniforms” of young women’s subcultures across London.
'In 1995 we announced the arrival of Elizabeth. He informs us we were mistaken. Oops!': Parents' heartwarming birth notice to acknowledge their daughter becoming a transgender son called Kai.
Speaking of stories that restore a bit of my faith in humanity: Andre Johnson Bought A Buttload Of Toys For Kids Again.
Turkeygate: In Defense of Sasha and Malia.
Stephen Colbert's Defense Of The New Lightsaber Is Awesomely Nerdy. Thanks to @tdjohnsn for the link!
Arizona pastor predicts ‘AIDS-free Christmas’ if all gays are killed, as God commands. "Predicts" isn't the right word. He advocates for killing us.
My Great-Great-Aunt Discovered Francium. And It Killed Her.
The typography (and iconography) of Ridley Scott’s Alien. This is awesome!
Cartoon by Steve Stack puts #BlackLivesMatter into clear perspective.
THE GLOWING MALE PHYSIQUES OF DUTCH ARTIST MAURICE HEERDINK. Click through all the pages, the art is worth it.
Has Comet Sliding Spring changed Mars' atmosphere forever? 'Meteoric smoke' from flyby may have altered Martian chemistry.
Eric Radford: Olympic figure skater, medal-winning family man. And gay.
One last gasp: Eric Garner and the failure of racial justice.
Electric Eels Can Remotely Control Their Prey’s Muscles.
Where Are The "Comeback" Columns About Obama? They Were A D.C. Media Staple For Bush.
I wrote about: NaNoWriMo achievement unlocked again!.
And Drop-kick me, Odin, through the goal posts of life*. Catching up on my goals, with a tiny digression about a cheesy country song.
Plus my thoughts On apologizing.
Bing Crosby & David Bowie - The Little Drummer Boy / Peace On Earth:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
American Masters: Bing Crosby Rediscovered | Bowie and Bing | PBS - the story of how Bowie saying he hated the song, led to the creation of a new Christmas classic:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Star Wars Prank (Rémi Gaillard):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Kate Pierson - "Mister Sister" (Official Music Video):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
[Official Video] Little Drummer Boy - Pentatonix:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Queen + Adam Lambert - Somebody To Love (Live on X-Factor 2014):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Carol of the Bells - David Hicken:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
(In case you don't know: I'm a taoist who loves Christmas music, decorating trees, and making everything bright and sparkly; my husband is a pagan who puts up with my yuletide mania and helps amp up the silly on my decorating themes.)
Anyway, here is a collection of news and other things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:
Is This The Best Trans Character In The History Of Video Games?.
What If We’re Wrong About Depression?.
Why It’s Impossible to Indict a Cop.
The Pain of the Watermelon Joke. Thanks to @geojlc for the link!
Race ya: White people, we have to do better.
In Mississippi Marriage Ruling, Judge Gives History Lesson on Anti-Gay Discrimination. It really is a must-read.
How to Make Your Last Name Plural This Christmas Season.
Teacher Schools Class On Privilege…With A Recycling Bin And Some Paper.
And someone decided that wasn't a comprehensive lesson: How to really understand white privilege.
No longer true that divorce rate is rising, or that half of all marriages end in divorce--hasn't been for two decades.
VISIBLE GIRLS: LONDON’S LOST FEMALE SUBCULTURES. In the early 1980s, photographer Anita Corbin documented the “informal uniforms” of young women’s subcultures across London.
'In 1995 we announced the arrival of Elizabeth. He informs us we were mistaken. Oops!': Parents' heartwarming birth notice to acknowledge their daughter becoming a transgender son called Kai.
Speaking of stories that restore a bit of my faith in humanity: Andre Johnson Bought A Buttload Of Toys For Kids Again.
Turkeygate: In Defense of Sasha and Malia.
Stephen Colbert's Defense Of The New Lightsaber Is Awesomely Nerdy. Thanks to @tdjohnsn for the link!
Arizona pastor predicts ‘AIDS-free Christmas’ if all gays are killed, as God commands. "Predicts" isn't the right word. He advocates for killing us.
My Great-Great-Aunt Discovered Francium. And It Killed Her.
The typography (and iconography) of Ridley Scott’s Alien. This is awesome!
Cartoon by Steve Stack puts #BlackLivesMatter into clear perspective.
THE GLOWING MALE PHYSIQUES OF DUTCH ARTIST MAURICE HEERDINK. Click through all the pages, the art is worth it.
Has Comet Sliding Spring changed Mars' atmosphere forever? 'Meteoric smoke' from flyby may have altered Martian chemistry.
Eric Radford: Olympic figure skater, medal-winning family man. And gay.
One last gasp: Eric Garner and the failure of racial justice.
Electric Eels Can Remotely Control Their Prey’s Muscles.
Where Are The "Comeback" Columns About Obama? They Were A D.C. Media Staple For Bush.
I wrote about: NaNoWriMo achievement unlocked again!.
And Drop-kick me, Odin, through the goal posts of life*. Catching up on my goals, with a tiny digression about a cheesy country song.
Plus my thoughts On apologizing.
Bing Crosby & David Bowie - The Little Drummer Boy / Peace On Earth:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
American Masters: Bing Crosby Rediscovered | Bowie and Bing | PBS - the story of how Bowie saying he hated the song, led to the creation of a new Christmas classic:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Star Wars Prank (Rémi Gaillard):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Kate Pierson - "Mister Sister" (Official Music Video):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
[Official Video] Little Drummer Boy - Pentatonix:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Queen + Adam Lambert - Somebody To Love (Live on X-Factor 2014):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Carol of the Bells - David Hicken:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Friday, November 28, 2014
Friday Links (Holiday weekend edition)!
It's Friday! The final Friday in November! Where did the year go? Seriously, where did it go!?
Because we're traveling this week, and my schedule has been disrupted in ways in addition to the traveling, et cetera, this week's links are a little shorter than usual.
Anyway, here is a collection of news and other things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:
That Girl Who Dies: Fridging, Feminism, Writerly and Readerly Doublethink, and Spoilers for Unmade (and oddly.. Little Women and Narnia…). And it't not what you think... well, it's partly what you think but... oh, it's so complicated!
First published a couple years ago, but worth a read: No, you’re not entitled to your opinion.
The Secret Life of Passwords: We despise them – yet we imbue them with our hopes and dreams, our dearest memories, our deepest meanings. It is a beautiful article, illustrated with beautiful animated graphics, and definitely worth your time.
Retina OSX on the Original Macintosh. Very cute!
Compassion is painful. That’s how you know it’s working.
Bob McCulloch Is A Lying, Slimy, Arrogant Tool Who Gave A Masterful PR Performance.
2,000-Year-Old Mosaics Uncovered In Turkey Before Being Lost To Flooding.
The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) Loses, Again, In Appeal Trying To Intervene In Oregon’s Marriage Case (where marriage equality has existed for six months).
Philae: The bouncing baby space probe that gave itself another chance.
Good Police vs Bad Police. A friend said this much better than I could.
Why I Want Pope Francis to Write the Requiem for Gabriel Fernandez, the Boy Slaughtered by His Parents for Appearing Gay.
Readers Push Lucie's Place Fundraiser Past Its Goal. So, because the Duggars donated $10,000 to the campaign to stop a gay rights bill in Arkansas, recorded a nasty robo-call about it, and have been drumming up hysteria at anti-gay rallies, one blogger begged his readers to make a small donation to a homeless youth center that tries to make a safe place for LGBT kids, and other bloggers amplified the signal. In less than 24 hours more than $20,000 was donated to Lucie's Place. So let me take this moment to urge you, whereever you are, to donate some money to a local youth homeless shelter, such as such as Lucie's Place (luciesplace.org), the Ali Forney Center (aliforneycenter.org) or YouthCare (youthcare.org).
How could they? How could we?.
Are you participating in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)? Let's be writing buddies!
Just Dance 2015 - Xmas Tree - Bollywood Santa - 5 Stars (Thanks{?} to Shockwave for the link):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Pastor Manning Discusses Semen (parody... sort of):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
How to Talk To Your Kids About Gay Country Musicians:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Frente! - Bizarre Love Triangle:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Best Snow News Bloopers EVER:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING - GAGARIN (the grooviest music video of the year):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Because we're traveling this week, and my schedule has been disrupted in ways in addition to the traveling, et cetera, this week's links are a little shorter than usual.
Anyway, here is a collection of news and other things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:
That Girl Who Dies: Fridging, Feminism, Writerly and Readerly Doublethink, and Spoilers for Unmade (and oddly.. Little Women and Narnia…). And it't not what you think... well, it's partly what you think but... oh, it's so complicated!
First published a couple years ago, but worth a read: No, you’re not entitled to your opinion.
The Secret Life of Passwords: We despise them – yet we imbue them with our hopes and dreams, our dearest memories, our deepest meanings. It is a beautiful article, illustrated with beautiful animated graphics, and definitely worth your time.
Retina OSX on the Original Macintosh. Very cute!
Compassion is painful. That’s how you know it’s working.
Bob McCulloch Is A Lying, Slimy, Arrogant Tool Who Gave A Masterful PR Performance.
2,000-Year-Old Mosaics Uncovered In Turkey Before Being Lost To Flooding.
The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) Loses, Again, In Appeal Trying To Intervene In Oregon’s Marriage Case (where marriage equality has existed for six months).
Philae: The bouncing baby space probe that gave itself another chance.
Good Police vs Bad Police. A friend said this much better than I could.
Why I Want Pope Francis to Write the Requiem for Gabriel Fernandez, the Boy Slaughtered by His Parents for Appearing Gay.
Readers Push Lucie's Place Fundraiser Past Its Goal. So, because the Duggars donated $10,000 to the campaign to stop a gay rights bill in Arkansas, recorded a nasty robo-call about it, and have been drumming up hysteria at anti-gay rallies, one blogger begged his readers to make a small donation to a homeless youth center that tries to make a safe place for LGBT kids, and other bloggers amplified the signal. In less than 24 hours more than $20,000 was donated to Lucie's Place. So let me take this moment to urge you, whereever you are, to donate some money to a local youth homeless shelter, such as such as Lucie's Place (luciesplace.org), the Ali Forney Center (aliforneycenter.org) or YouthCare (youthcare.org).
How could they? How could we?.
Are you participating in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)? Let's be writing buddies!
Just Dance 2015 - Xmas Tree - Bollywood Santa - 5 Stars (Thanks{?} to Shockwave for the link):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Pastor Manning Discusses Semen (parody... sort of):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
How to Talk To Your Kids About Gay Country Musicians:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Frente! - Bizarre Love Triangle:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Best Snow News Bloopers EVER:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING - GAGARIN (the grooviest music video of the year):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Friday, November 21, 2014
Friday Links (Velvet Morning Edition)!
It's Friday! The fourth Friday in November! The year is running out fast.
This week... I don't want to talk about this week. You don't want to read my whining or griping about this week.
Anyway, here is a collection of news and other things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:
No Offense to Laura Ingalls Wilder.
A Dad Received Messages Of Support From Strangers After Accidentally Discovering His Son Was Gay. And then he explains how things went after...
Does Religion Cause More Harm than Good? Brits Say Yes. Here’s Why They May be Right. You can strike the word "may" from the headline...
Former "reparative therapy" leader John Smid marries same-sex partner.
Amazingly Detailed New Maps of Asteroid Vesta.
NOM CRATERS: Funding for Anti-LGBT National Organization For Marriage Drops by Over 50%. (And this is a big drop from last year's big drop which was a dig drop from the year before...)
New subatomic particles predicted by Canadians found at CERN.
Photos: Incredible Near-Complete Stegosaurus Skeleton.
Mongoose Lookouts Carefully Weigh Risks (and Sing While They Do It).
Totally Insane! Buffalo Suburbs May Have Set a Record for 24-Hour Snowfall in a Populated Area.
Woman opens professional cuddling shop – gets 10,000 customers in first week.
STUDY FINDS STRAIGHT PEOPLE - AND EVEN MANY GAYS - ARE STILL ALARMINGLY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH SAME-SEX PDA.
This is why the iPhone 6 didn’t get a sapphire screen.
US Supreme Court refuses to block SC gay marriages.
Wingers Go Gandhi. Sort of.
WATCH URSULA K. LE GUIN’S AMAZING NBA ACCEPTANCE SPEECH.
Alas, it wasn't all good news: Lemony Snicket Makes Series of Racist Jokes at National Book Awards.
13-Year-Old Comes Out To Best “Bro” On Instant Messenger, Melts The Internet’s Heart.
'Darwin's Dilemma' May Finally Have Been Resolved.
For the Public Good: The Shameful History of Forced Sterilization in the U.S.
Why 'Kidnapped For Christ' Is The Most Faithful Film Of The Year.
Transgender Women In Ohio Are At The Heart Of A National Crisis.
A Texas Dad Remembers His Daughter on the Transgender Day of Remembrance.
This bizarre drone decomposes upon impact.
New Kirk Cameron Movie, 'Saving Christmas,' Finishes In 15th Place During First Weekend Of Release. So don't believe those headlines at Breitbart or on Fox...
Are you participating in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)? Let's be writing buddies!
Playtime with Pup 681:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Doctor Who Christmas Special Preview - BBC Children in Need 2014:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
[HOONIGAN] KEN BLOCK'S GYMKHANA SEVEN: WILD IN THE STREETS OF LOS ANGELES (the fact that I enjoyed watching is so much is probably a symptom of testosterone poisoning... just sayin'):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here. And thanks to Cornwuff for the link!)
WATCH: University of Nottingham hockey team strip off against homophobia:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Motown legend Jimmy Ruffin, whose 1980 smash Hold On To My Love helped usher out an era of gay nightlife, has died at the age of 78: Jimmy Ruffin – Hold On To My Love (Studio, Top Of The Pops):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here. Of course, you need to hear the Robbie Leslie Disconet remix at least once)
Alison Goldfrapp & John Grant ARE the new Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood! "Some Velvet Morning" 18/11/14:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here. If you aren't aware of the bizarre single from 1967, this will make no sense to you.)
This week... I don't want to talk about this week. You don't want to read my whining or griping about this week.
Anyway, here is a collection of news and other things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:
No Offense to Laura Ingalls Wilder.
A Dad Received Messages Of Support From Strangers After Accidentally Discovering His Son Was Gay. And then he explains how things went after...
Does Religion Cause More Harm than Good? Brits Say Yes. Here’s Why They May be Right. You can strike the word "may" from the headline...
Former "reparative therapy" leader John Smid marries same-sex partner.
Amazingly Detailed New Maps of Asteroid Vesta.
NOM CRATERS: Funding for Anti-LGBT National Organization For Marriage Drops by Over 50%. (And this is a big drop from last year's big drop which was a dig drop from the year before...)
New subatomic particles predicted by Canadians found at CERN.
Photos: Incredible Near-Complete Stegosaurus Skeleton.
Mongoose Lookouts Carefully Weigh Risks (and Sing While They Do It).
Totally Insane! Buffalo Suburbs May Have Set a Record for 24-Hour Snowfall in a Populated Area.
Woman opens professional cuddling shop – gets 10,000 customers in first week.
STUDY FINDS STRAIGHT PEOPLE - AND EVEN MANY GAYS - ARE STILL ALARMINGLY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH SAME-SEX PDA.
This is why the iPhone 6 didn’t get a sapphire screen.
US Supreme Court refuses to block SC gay marriages.
Wingers Go Gandhi. Sort of.
WATCH URSULA K. LE GUIN’S AMAZING NBA ACCEPTANCE SPEECH.
Alas, it wasn't all good news: Lemony Snicket Makes Series of Racist Jokes at National Book Awards.
13-Year-Old Comes Out To Best “Bro” On Instant Messenger, Melts The Internet’s Heart.
'Darwin's Dilemma' May Finally Have Been Resolved.
For the Public Good: The Shameful History of Forced Sterilization in the U.S.
Why 'Kidnapped For Christ' Is The Most Faithful Film Of The Year.
Transgender Women In Ohio Are At The Heart Of A National Crisis.
A Texas Dad Remembers His Daughter on the Transgender Day of Remembrance.
This bizarre drone decomposes upon impact.
New Kirk Cameron Movie, 'Saving Christmas,' Finishes In 15th Place During First Weekend Of Release. So don't believe those headlines at Breitbart or on Fox...
Are you participating in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)? Let's be writing buddies!
Playtime with Pup 681:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Doctor Who Christmas Special Preview - BBC Children in Need 2014:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
[HOONIGAN] KEN BLOCK'S GYMKHANA SEVEN: WILD IN THE STREETS OF LOS ANGELES (the fact that I enjoyed watching is so much is probably a symptom of testosterone poisoning... just sayin'):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here. And thanks to Cornwuff for the link!)
WATCH: University of Nottingham hockey team strip off against homophobia:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Motown legend Jimmy Ruffin, whose 1980 smash Hold On To My Love helped usher out an era of gay nightlife, has died at the age of 78: Jimmy Ruffin – Hold On To My Love (Studio, Top Of The Pops):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here. Of course, you need to hear the Robbie Leslie Disconet remix at least once)
Alison Goldfrapp & John Grant ARE the new Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood! "Some Velvet Morning" 18/11/14:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here. If you aren't aware of the bizarre single from 1967, this will make no sense to you.)
Friday, November 14, 2014
Friday Links (comet landing edition)!
It's Friday! The second Friday in November (even though tomorrow is the third Saturday, ooooooooooo)! The year is running out fast.
Last week I was worried about rain and flooding. This week, late-December/January type temperatures arrived a little early. One day my Seahawks stocking cap was too warm to keep on during the bus, the next day I was very, very glad that I'd put in the winter lining in the coat that morning, and wishing I had dug the scarf and gloves out of the bottom of the backpack before leaving the house. Weird!
Anyway, here is a collection of news and other things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:
The Sixth Stage of Grief Is Retro-computing: Networks Without Networks. This is a really beautiful piece that appears, at first glance, to be about computer nostalgia, and at second, to be about a relationship with an old friend who has passed, but while it covers both of those things, they aren't want it's about. It's definitely worth reading the whole thing.
Intersexuality and God Through the Ages: The idea that intersexed bodies are “birth defects” is perpetuated by a lack of familiarity with intersexuality. But it wasn’t always this way. Name checks for both the greek god Hermophroditus and Hedwig and the Angry Inch...
10 Misconceptions Every Trans Ally Needs to Understand.
Breitbart Issues Best Correction Since Forever.
“It’s symbolic annihilation of history, and it’s done for a purpose. It really enforces white supremacy”: Edward Baptist on the lies we tell about slavery.
Comedy doesn't belong to the a**holes anymore.
My Lesbian Mom Died Terrified of Going to Hell.
Mind-Blowing Fossil Preserves Tiny Horse Carrying Unborn Foal.
View of Comet from Lander During Descent. In case you haven't already seen...
Mars and the Mind of Man: Carl Sagan, Ray Bradbury and Arthur C. Clarke in Cosmic Conversation, 1971.
Pregnant Snake Prepares For Motherhood By Eating Toxic Toads.
How Animals Hacked The Rainbow And Got Stumped On Blue.
Imported Glass in Japanese Tomb Identified.
He's Smart Enough to Land a Drone on a Comet, But the Naked-Lady Shirt?
Fascinating comparison of the top 10 causes of death in 1900 and 2010.
The truth about the dungeon master who disappeared in the steam tunnels.
Leonard Matlovich: The Gay Military Hero You've Probably Never Heard Of.
Rachel Maddow trolls anti-science Tea Party school board members in the best way possible.
Gay vets reach milestone in Boston, still struggle nationally.
My Last Words to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. Tomas Young, an Iraq war vet turned anti-war activist, passed away this week in Seattle at the age of 34. Tomas enlisted in the Army just two days after the 9/11 attacks. Following his training at Ft. Hood, Texas he was deployed to Iraq and paralyzed after being shot through his spinal cord just five days into his first tour.
Controversial Texas Restaurant Becoming A ‘Highly Rated’ Gay Bar. This is a story from earlier in the year, but a friend sent me the link, this snippet: "She say she would never broadcast her personal life in public. 'As one who has been married for 45 years to my husband, I don't think that it's my role to stand in the street corner and start talking about the style of private life my husband and I have.'", and then this translation: "I would never broadcast my heterosexual personal life in public. I would never tell everyone how I have been heterosexually married for 45 heterosexual years to my heterosexual husband heterosexually." And I had to share.
Carol Ann Susi, ‘Big Bang Theory’s Mrs. Wolowitz, Dead. (I'm old enough to remember her as Miss Marmelstein on the old Kolchak: the Nightstalker series...)
10 Times Mrs. Wolowitz Was The Best Part Of 'The Big Bang Theory'.
Queer Geeks Unite At Bent-Con 2014: COSPLAY PHOTOS.
Writing, writing, don't stop!.
Not forgotten.
Are you participating in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)? Let's be writing buddies!
I Am Not - Brett Gleason (Official Video):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Chicago zoo welcomes adorable rescued otter pup:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
[MUSIC VIDEO] "Darkest Magic" (Lo Pan feat. Jack Burton) by SuperVillains:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
xkdc live streamed the landing in cartoon, then animated it:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Last week I was worried about rain and flooding. This week, late-December/January type temperatures arrived a little early. One day my Seahawks stocking cap was too warm to keep on during the bus, the next day I was very, very glad that I'd put in the winter lining in the coat that morning, and wishing I had dug the scarf and gloves out of the bottom of the backpack before leaving the house. Weird!
Anyway, here is a collection of news and other things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:
The Sixth Stage of Grief Is Retro-computing: Networks Without Networks. This is a really beautiful piece that appears, at first glance, to be about computer nostalgia, and at second, to be about a relationship with an old friend who has passed, but while it covers both of those things, they aren't want it's about. It's definitely worth reading the whole thing.
Intersexuality and God Through the Ages: The idea that intersexed bodies are “birth defects” is perpetuated by a lack of familiarity with intersexuality. But it wasn’t always this way. Name checks for both the greek god Hermophroditus and Hedwig and the Angry Inch...
10 Misconceptions Every Trans Ally Needs to Understand.
Breitbart Issues Best Correction Since Forever.
“It’s symbolic annihilation of history, and it’s done for a purpose. It really enforces white supremacy”: Edward Baptist on the lies we tell about slavery.
Comedy doesn't belong to the a**holes anymore.
My Lesbian Mom Died Terrified of Going to Hell.
Mind-Blowing Fossil Preserves Tiny Horse Carrying Unborn Foal.
View of Comet from Lander During Descent. In case you haven't already seen...
Mars and the Mind of Man: Carl Sagan, Ray Bradbury and Arthur C. Clarke in Cosmic Conversation, 1971.
Pregnant Snake Prepares For Motherhood By Eating Toxic Toads.
How Animals Hacked The Rainbow And Got Stumped On Blue.
Imported Glass in Japanese Tomb Identified.
He's Smart Enough to Land a Drone on a Comet, But the Naked-Lady Shirt?
Fascinating comparison of the top 10 causes of death in 1900 and 2010.
The truth about the dungeon master who disappeared in the steam tunnels.
Leonard Matlovich: The Gay Military Hero You've Probably Never Heard Of.
Rachel Maddow trolls anti-science Tea Party school board members in the best way possible.
Gay vets reach milestone in Boston, still struggle nationally.
My Last Words to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. Tomas Young, an Iraq war vet turned anti-war activist, passed away this week in Seattle at the age of 34. Tomas enlisted in the Army just two days after the 9/11 attacks. Following his training at Ft. Hood, Texas he was deployed to Iraq and paralyzed after being shot through his spinal cord just five days into his first tour.
Controversial Texas Restaurant Becoming A ‘Highly Rated’ Gay Bar. This is a story from earlier in the year, but a friend sent me the link, this snippet: "She say she would never broadcast her personal life in public. 'As one who has been married for 45 years to my husband, I don't think that it's my role to stand in the street corner and start talking about the style of private life my husband and I have.'", and then this translation: "I would never broadcast my heterosexual personal life in public. I would never tell everyone how I have been heterosexually married for 45 heterosexual years to my heterosexual husband heterosexually." And I had to share.
Carol Ann Susi, ‘Big Bang Theory’s Mrs. Wolowitz, Dead. (I'm old enough to remember her as Miss Marmelstein on the old Kolchak: the Nightstalker series...)
10 Times Mrs. Wolowitz Was The Best Part Of 'The Big Bang Theory'.
Queer Geeks Unite At Bent-Con 2014: COSPLAY PHOTOS.
Writing, writing, don't stop!.
Not forgotten.
Are you participating in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)? Let's be writing buddies!
I Am Not - Brett Gleason (Official Video):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Chicago zoo welcomes adorable rescued otter pup:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
[MUSIC VIDEO] "Darkest Magic" (Lo Pan feat. Jack Burton) by SuperVillains:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
xkdc live streamed the landing in cartoon, then animated it:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Friday, November 7, 2014
Friday Links!
It's Friday! The first Friday in November! The year is running out fast.
November is usually the wettest month of the year in Seattle. Last month was one of the wettest Octobers on record, and we've had a lot of rain this week, so I'm starting to worry this is going to be a year we got a lot of urban flooding, again. At least my current car is much higher off the ground than the old Ford Escort hatchback I was in the year I got caught in a flash flood near downtown...
Anyway, here is a collection of news and other things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:
My Uncle Was Gay, and I Want to Tell the World. A very sweet post that made me tear up more than a little.
Why I Love Halloween -- Now More Than Ever. I bawled my eyes out...
The Day Jesus Redefined Marriage.
What is love?
Why “ethical journalism” is still actually about sexism.
THREE LESSONS FROM THE MIDTERM ELECTION RESULTS FOR LGBT EQUALITY?.
SIXTH CIRCUIT LETS GAY MARRIAGE BANS STAND IN OH, MI, TN, AND KY: LEGAL ANALYSIS, PART 1. Eventually a circuit court was going to back this ruling, forcing the Supremes to be less passive-aggressive about this issue.
JUDGE MARTHA DAUGHTREY RIPS COLLEAGUES IN STINGING DISSENT OF 6TH CIRCUIT MARRIAGE RULING.
NY Pastor Thinks Starbucks' Secret Ingredient Is The 'Semen of Sodomites'. Pastor Manning from Atlah Church is at it again... once more obsessing over sexual topics involving gay men. I wonder why?
Marriage is about love.
Pro Strongman Rob Kearney Comes Out as Gay.
Hollaback and Why Everyone Needs Better Research Methods-And Why All Data Needs Theory.
'Car Talk' Co-Host Tom Magliozzi Dies At 77.
Sherlock Holmes belongs to us all: Supreme Court declines to hear case.
New Clock May End Time As We Know It. When you build a clock so precise, that it can detect the time dilate from moving it up or down a few feet in the Earth's gravitational field...
Students disqualified for helping girl finish race.
Why conservative Christians would have hated Jesus.
He’s Glad You Asked.
The world’s largest butterfly is now also one of the most endangered.
Antigay Haters Reserve the Right to Discriminate Against Homosexuals on the Down Low.
#DudesGreetingDudes Hilariously Proves Catcalling Isn’t ‘Just A Compliment’.
Language Nerd.
Dan Savage on those reality-show starring, anti-gay law supporting super fundies and why it's okay for us to talk about their messed up sexual decisions. (You won't guess that from the NSFW title of the article)
Colorado elects Obama exorcist who wants to spank transgender children.
Random Observations on a Reaming: That'll Teach That Negro to Be President.
Dallas adds LGBT protections to city constitution in landslide vote.
Why is Firefox tweeting Gamergate nonsense?
The Absurdity of the 2014 Midterm Elections, in One Perfect Tweet.
Starstruck: half of universe's stars are orphans with no galaxy.
SO THEY BURNED ALEX SALMOND IN MY HOMETOWN TONIGHT.
Are you participating in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)? Let's be writing buddies!
The Necronomicon:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Benny - Little Game (Official Video):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
November is usually the wettest month of the year in Seattle. Last month was one of the wettest Octobers on record, and we've had a lot of rain this week, so I'm starting to worry this is going to be a year we got a lot of urban flooding, again. At least my current car is much higher off the ground than the old Ford Escort hatchback I was in the year I got caught in a flash flood near downtown...
Anyway, here is a collection of news and other things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:
My Uncle Was Gay, and I Want to Tell the World. A very sweet post that made me tear up more than a little.
Why I Love Halloween -- Now More Than Ever. I bawled my eyes out...
The Day Jesus Redefined Marriage.
What is love?
Why “ethical journalism” is still actually about sexism.
THREE LESSONS FROM THE MIDTERM ELECTION RESULTS FOR LGBT EQUALITY?.
SIXTH CIRCUIT LETS GAY MARRIAGE BANS STAND IN OH, MI, TN, AND KY: LEGAL ANALYSIS, PART 1. Eventually a circuit court was going to back this ruling, forcing the Supremes to be less passive-aggressive about this issue.
JUDGE MARTHA DAUGHTREY RIPS COLLEAGUES IN STINGING DISSENT OF 6TH CIRCUIT MARRIAGE RULING.
NY Pastor Thinks Starbucks' Secret Ingredient Is The 'Semen of Sodomites'. Pastor Manning from Atlah Church is at it again... once more obsessing over sexual topics involving gay men. I wonder why?
Marriage is about love.
Pro Strongman Rob Kearney Comes Out as Gay.
Hollaback and Why Everyone Needs Better Research Methods-And Why All Data Needs Theory.
'Car Talk' Co-Host Tom Magliozzi Dies At 77.
Sherlock Holmes belongs to us all: Supreme Court declines to hear case.
New Clock May End Time As We Know It. When you build a clock so precise, that it can detect the time dilate from moving it up or down a few feet in the Earth's gravitational field...
Students disqualified for helping girl finish race.
Why conservative Christians would have hated Jesus.
He’s Glad You Asked.
The world’s largest butterfly is now also one of the most endangered.
Antigay Haters Reserve the Right to Discriminate Against Homosexuals on the Down Low.
#DudesGreetingDudes Hilariously Proves Catcalling Isn’t ‘Just A Compliment’.
Language Nerd.
Dan Savage on those reality-show starring, anti-gay law supporting super fundies and why it's okay for us to talk about their messed up sexual decisions. (You won't guess that from the NSFW title of the article)
Colorado elects Obama exorcist who wants to spank transgender children.
Random Observations on a Reaming: That'll Teach That Negro to Be President.
Dallas adds LGBT protections to city constitution in landslide vote.
Why is Firefox tweeting Gamergate nonsense?
The Absurdity of the 2014 Midterm Elections, in One Perfect Tweet.
Starstruck: half of universe's stars are orphans with no galaxy.
SO THEY BURNED ALEX SALMOND IN MY HOMETOWN TONIGHT.
Are you participating in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)? Let's be writing buddies!
The Necronomicon:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Benny - Little Game (Official Video):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Friday, October 31, 2014
Friday Links (Spoooooky spooks edition)!
It's Friday! But even more importantly, it's Halloween!!!!!!!!!!
Ghouls and goblins and mummies and werewolves on the prowl! We have a pile of candy to hand out, the house has some spooky decorations, and I have picked out some scary movies. We're going to have a great night.
Anyway, here is a collection of news and other things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:
Happy Heteroween: In Defense of Sexy Pirates, Sexy Nuns, and Sexy Cadavers.
5 Years After Passage Of Hate Crimes Law, Religious Right's Dire Predictions Still Haven't Come True.
Dear Author breaks down the actions of the Author who stalked a Good Reads reviewer. (Thanks to shipperx for the link!)
The Choices of Kathleen Hale.
There Really Is an Evangelical Christian War on Halloween.
Is it just me, or does talking about religious violence feel an awful lot like talking about gun violence?
Tim Cook Speaks Up ...and comes out.
Why it matters where — and when — Tim Cook spoke up about being gay.
On crying in public.
xkcd: Zombie Marie Curie.
Totally True Horror Story: A Shocking Tale from the '80s—Illustrated.
Once you see this small typography tweak Apple made in OS X Yosemite, you can’t unsee it.
Last of the Crow war chiefs turns 101 in Montana.
Lonesome George, the Last of His Kind, Strikes His Final Pose.
Woman sues to use wife’s name on South Carolina driver’s license.
Godless millennials could end the political power of the religious right. We can only hope!
Top Ten Most Famous Swords of the Middle Ages. Note: it's not a slide show, so you don't have to click-click-click to see them!
Chemists Find A New Chemical Bond—Forming it requires replacing atoms' electrons with more exotic sub-atomic particles.
#GamerGate Supporters Demonstrate They Don't Know What Ethics in Journalism Means.
Every Other Planet in the Solar System Would Fit Between the Earth and Moon. Factoid I knew long ago, but the image is nice.
Cassini Spies Methane Ice Crystals in Titan's Atmosphere.
WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE GAY IN COMMUNIST ROMANIA.
Brownback Covered Budget Deficit By Tossing Disabled People Off Medicaid.
Ken Ham’s tax-payer subsidized creationist theme park is already in trouble for religious discrimination.
The Evangelical War on Halloween.
And Halloween, Jack Chick, and Anti-Catholicism.
And Colbert is on it: War on Halloween - Costume Swapping & Jesus Ween. (Video plays automatically)
Pope Francis admits he believes in evolution and the Big Bang, says science and religion can peacefully coexist.
On the other hand, Stop Celebrating the Pope's Views on Evolution and the Big Bang. They Make No Sense.
Time magazine is just an embarrassing Internet troll now.
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS TELL PASTORS: HOLD LINE ON GAYS.
Couple plead guilty to torture death of 8-year-old they believed was gay.
The Universe Might Be A Billion Years Older Than We Thought.
Five science ‘facts’ we learnt at school that are plain wrong.
Digging through 316,669 tweets from three days of Twitter’s two-month-old #GamerGate trainwreck. He really digs into the metadata. It's fascinating!
Viewpoint: Arrow of Time Emerges in a Gravitational System.
They don’t all have to be heroes, but….
Fairy rings and h/a/y/ fungal fever.
Are you participating in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)? Let's be writing buddies!
HALLOWEEN PARTY MIX:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Jessica Lange - Gods and Monsters (Lana Del Rey Cover):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
GROOVIE GOOLIES MUSIC VIDEO - MONSTERS ON PARADE - GHOST BAND:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Monster Mash:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Beetlejuice - Day-o (Banana Boat Song):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Melanie Martinez - Carousel (American Horror Story: Freak Show Theme) (Official Video):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
LOL! “Don’t TOUCH My Girlfriend" Pres.Obama! Couple Interviewed - Chris Hayes:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
The Endless Night: A Valentine to Film Noir:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Avengers: My Ultron Will Go On (setting the visual of the Avenger's trailer to Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" is surprisingly awesome):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Ghouls and goblins and mummies and werewolves on the prowl! We have a pile of candy to hand out, the house has some spooky decorations, and I have picked out some scary movies. We're going to have a great night.
Anyway, here is a collection of news and other things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:
Happy Heteroween: In Defense of Sexy Pirates, Sexy Nuns, and Sexy Cadavers.
5 Years After Passage Of Hate Crimes Law, Religious Right's Dire Predictions Still Haven't Come True.
Dear Author breaks down the actions of the Author who stalked a Good Reads reviewer. (Thanks to shipperx for the link!)
The Choices of Kathleen Hale.
There Really Is an Evangelical Christian War on Halloween.
Is it just me, or does talking about religious violence feel an awful lot like talking about gun violence?
Tim Cook Speaks Up ...and comes out.
Why it matters where — and when — Tim Cook spoke up about being gay.
On crying in public.
xkcd: Zombie Marie Curie.
Totally True Horror Story: A Shocking Tale from the '80s—Illustrated.
Once you see this small typography tweak Apple made in OS X Yosemite, you can’t unsee it.
Last of the Crow war chiefs turns 101 in Montana.
Lonesome George, the Last of His Kind, Strikes His Final Pose.
Woman sues to use wife’s name on South Carolina driver’s license.
Godless millennials could end the political power of the religious right. We can only hope!
Top Ten Most Famous Swords of the Middle Ages. Note: it's not a slide show, so you don't have to click-click-click to see them!
Chemists Find A New Chemical Bond—Forming it requires replacing atoms' electrons with more exotic sub-atomic particles.
#GamerGate Supporters Demonstrate They Don't Know What Ethics in Journalism Means.
Every Other Planet in the Solar System Would Fit Between the Earth and Moon. Factoid I knew long ago, but the image is nice.
Cassini Spies Methane Ice Crystals in Titan's Atmosphere.
WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE GAY IN COMMUNIST ROMANIA.
Brownback Covered Budget Deficit By Tossing Disabled People Off Medicaid.
Ken Ham’s tax-payer subsidized creationist theme park is already in trouble for religious discrimination.
The Evangelical War on Halloween.
And Halloween, Jack Chick, and Anti-Catholicism.
And Colbert is on it: War on Halloween - Costume Swapping & Jesus Ween. (Video plays automatically)
Pope Francis admits he believes in evolution and the Big Bang, says science and religion can peacefully coexist.
On the other hand, Stop Celebrating the Pope's Views on Evolution and the Big Bang. They Make No Sense.
Time magazine is just an embarrassing Internet troll now.
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS TELL PASTORS: HOLD LINE ON GAYS.
Couple plead guilty to torture death of 8-year-old they believed was gay.
The Universe Might Be A Billion Years Older Than We Thought.
Five science ‘facts’ we learnt at school that are plain wrong.
Digging through 316,669 tweets from three days of Twitter’s two-month-old #GamerGate trainwreck. He really digs into the metadata. It's fascinating!
Viewpoint: Arrow of Time Emerges in a Gravitational System.
They don’t all have to be heroes, but….
Fairy rings and h/a/y/ fungal fever.
Are you participating in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)? Let's be writing buddies!
HALLOWEEN PARTY MIX:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Jessica Lange - Gods and Monsters (Lana Del Rey Cover):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
GROOVIE GOOLIES MUSIC VIDEO - MONSTERS ON PARADE - GHOST BAND:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Monster Mash:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Beetlejuice - Day-o (Banana Boat Song):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Melanie Martinez - Carousel (American Horror Story: Freak Show Theme) (Official Video):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
LOL! “Don’t TOUCH My Girlfriend" Pres.Obama! Couple Interviewed - Chris Hayes:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
The Endless Night: A Valentine to Film Noir:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Avengers: My Ultron Will Go On (setting the visual of the Avenger's trailer to Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" is surprisingly awesome):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Friday, October 24, 2014
Friday Links (difficult people edition)!
It's Friday! The fourth Friday in October, and Halloween is still a week away!!
Who knew that October '14 would be the month when more than a dozen states would get marriage equality? We knew the good news about equality couldn't last, but why did this week have to be all about douche-y people?
Anyway, here is a collection of news and other things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:
Morning Maddow: Rachel’s Pantheon Of Heroes (Video). In case you're losing your faith in humanity.
GOP using increasingly racist arguments against gay marriage.
How Mars Hill and Mark Driscoll Wooed Unchurched Seattle.
Alvin McEwan explains why "The Erasure of 'Gay' From Black History & the Black Community Must Stop."
The Gamergater's Glossary.
Isaac Asimov Mulls “How Do People Get New Ideas?” An previously unpublished essay on the origins of creativity.
The entire Idaho wedding chapel story is a lie. And it get's better: Caught ya: Far-right's latest marriage 'victim' edited website to make more solid legal case.
What your 1st-grade life says about the rest of it. (Thanks to @tdjohnsn for the link!)
Phyllis Schlafly: End Early Voting Because It Helps Democrats.
>Conservatives Converge Around Fox News as Main Source; No Single Source Dominates on the Left
6,000-Year-Old Temple with Possible Sacrificial Altars Discovered.
Queen of the Underworld Sheds New Light on Greek Tomb - Newly revealed mosaic may hold key to unlocking mystery: Who was buried in the massive mound?
In every heated conversation about faith and violence, there's one thing that everybody gets wrong.
Never say never: why TV networks are suddenly ready to unbundle.
Get Down Tonight: Seattle’s first disco nudged the city toward its left-leaning future.
ADHD Is Different for Women.
The Bad Apples Of #GamerGate.
The worst known case of workplace lead exposure at a U.S. range happened during renovations at Wade’s Eastside Guns in 2012. But documented hazards there go back to 2008.
The real lesson of Ebola in Dallas: this virus is very difficult to spread.
Anti-Gay Group Vows War Against Rob Portman, GOP Over Marriage Equality.
Here's a Better Idea for the Gay Man Who Wants to Raise $150,000 for Anti-Gay Bakers. The self-proclaimed "gay activist" referenced in the story is not; he's gay, yes, but the only things he's ever done is scold other gays for not being tolerant of Christian bigotry.
Vultures circle GamerGate: the narcissists, grifters and creeps arriving in its wake.
Unfortunately for a rare few of you, this is a necessary infographic.
Canada's parliament attacked, soldier fatally shot nearby.
CNN disappointed with Canadians’ lack of panic.
Maybe Guys Are the More Emotional Sex. (thanks to @Sharpclaw for the link!)
Sweden May Have Mystery Sub Cornered, Ready To Use Force To Surface It.
We are citizen radio: Rainn Wilson to produce TV series with accused rapist, White people live life like it’s one long frat party.
13 Lies We Have to Stop Telling About Bisexuals. Listicles are always problematic, but this one suffers more than the usual amount of redundancy. #1 and #2 are the same myth, rephrased, for instance.
Stunning View of Solar System’s Largest Volcano and Valles Marineris Revealed by India’s Mars Orbiter Mission.
Things Are Improving For LGBT Students, But They're Still Really Bad.
White menaces to society: Keene State and the danger of young drunk white men.
Kooky Straight Couple Claims Same-Sex Couples Want to Steal Their Marriage. They filed a typo-ridden epic privilege tantrum as a motion to a federal appeals court.
Churning galaxy boasts a fiery halo of baby stars.
Marvel's "Avengers: Age of Ultron" - Teaser Trailer (OFFICIAL):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
A working hoverboard, it's finally here:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Star Wars (Guardians of the Galaxy Style!):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson - Weird Al Performs:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Pumpkins Spice:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Stephen Colbert Sings Friday with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here. Also, also, also! I think I should post this video every Friday!)
$5.7 BILLION Drop in Hospital Uncompensated Care Costs Due to Obamacare:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Bright Light Bright Light - An Open Heart:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
HALLOWEEN PARTY MIX:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne - Real Love [Official Video]:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Ricky Martin - Adiós (English Version) (Official Video):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Who knew that October '14 would be the month when more than a dozen states would get marriage equality? We knew the good news about equality couldn't last, but why did this week have to be all about douche-y people?
Anyway, here is a collection of news and other things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:
Morning Maddow: Rachel’s Pantheon Of Heroes (Video). In case you're losing your faith in humanity.
GOP using increasingly racist arguments against gay marriage.
How Mars Hill and Mark Driscoll Wooed Unchurched Seattle.
Alvin McEwan explains why "The Erasure of 'Gay' From Black History & the Black Community Must Stop."
The Gamergater's Glossary.
Isaac Asimov Mulls “How Do People Get New Ideas?” An previously unpublished essay on the origins of creativity.
The entire Idaho wedding chapel story is a lie. And it get's better: Caught ya: Far-right's latest marriage 'victim' edited website to make more solid legal case.
What your 1st-grade life says about the rest of it. (Thanks to @tdjohnsn for the link!)
Phyllis Schlafly: End Early Voting Because It Helps Democrats.
>Conservatives Converge Around Fox News as Main Source; No Single Source Dominates on the Left
6,000-Year-Old Temple with Possible Sacrificial Altars Discovered.
Queen of the Underworld Sheds New Light on Greek Tomb - Newly revealed mosaic may hold key to unlocking mystery: Who was buried in the massive mound?
In every heated conversation about faith and violence, there's one thing that everybody gets wrong.
Never say never: why TV networks are suddenly ready to unbundle.
Get Down Tonight: Seattle’s first disco nudged the city toward its left-leaning future.
ADHD Is Different for Women.
The Bad Apples Of #GamerGate.
The worst known case of workplace lead exposure at a U.S. range happened during renovations at Wade’s Eastside Guns in 2012. But documented hazards there go back to 2008.
The real lesson of Ebola in Dallas: this virus is very difficult to spread.
Anti-Gay Group Vows War Against Rob Portman, GOP Over Marriage Equality.
Here's a Better Idea for the Gay Man Who Wants to Raise $150,000 for Anti-Gay Bakers. The self-proclaimed "gay activist" referenced in the story is not; he's gay, yes, but the only things he's ever done is scold other gays for not being tolerant of Christian bigotry.
Vultures circle GamerGate: the narcissists, grifters and creeps arriving in its wake.
Unfortunately for a rare few of you, this is a necessary infographic.
Canada's parliament attacked, soldier fatally shot nearby.
CNN disappointed with Canadians’ lack of panic.
Maybe Guys Are the More Emotional Sex. (thanks to @Sharpclaw for the link!)
Sweden May Have Mystery Sub Cornered, Ready To Use Force To Surface It.
We are citizen radio: Rainn Wilson to produce TV series with accused rapist, White people live life like it’s one long frat party.
13 Lies We Have to Stop Telling About Bisexuals. Listicles are always problematic, but this one suffers more than the usual amount of redundancy. #1 and #2 are the same myth, rephrased, for instance.
Stunning View of Solar System’s Largest Volcano and Valles Marineris Revealed by India’s Mars Orbiter Mission.
Things Are Improving For LGBT Students, But They're Still Really Bad.
White menaces to society: Keene State and the danger of young drunk white men.
Kooky Straight Couple Claims Same-Sex Couples Want to Steal Their Marriage. They filed a typo-ridden epic privilege tantrum as a motion to a federal appeals court.
Churning galaxy boasts a fiery halo of baby stars.
Marvel's "Avengers: Age of Ultron" - Teaser Trailer (OFFICIAL):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
A working hoverboard, it's finally here:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Star Wars (Guardians of the Galaxy Style!):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson - Weird Al Performs:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Pumpkins Spice:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Stephen Colbert Sings Friday with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here. Also, also, also! I think I should post this video every Friday!)
$5.7 BILLION Drop in Hospital Uncompensated Care Costs Due to Obamacare:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Bright Light Bright Light - An Open Heart:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
HALLOWEEN PARTY MIX:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne - Real Love [Official Video]:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Ricky Martin - Adiós (English Version) (Official Video):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Friday, October 17, 2014
Friday Links (with prehistoric giant kangaroos)!
It's Friday! The third Friday in October—only two weeks before Halloween!
Last week was so crazy amazing: ten states got marriage equality over the course of five days. How could anything top that? Well, the dominoes keep falling!
Anyway, here is a collection of news and other things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared.
So, here are my links for the week:
20 HILARIOUS RESPONSES TO NOM'S WARNING THAT GAY MARRIAGE WILL LEAD TO PEOPLE MARRYING THEMSELVES.
Largest, oldest creature on Earth?.
Why I Deleted IHeart Radio From My Devices And You Should Too.
Texas Just Crowned Their First Transgender Homecoming King.
Uprooted, Again. An interesting ending to a story about one woman who used DNA testing to fill in her family tree...
The strange world of the bright blue Velella.
New Particle Is Both Matter and Antimatter: The Majorana fermion.
Second draft of document on accepting gays bows to pressure from bishops.
Everyone Keeps Falling for the Catholic Church's Good Cop/Bad Cop Routine.
Adorable photos of flying lemurs! And other interesting pictures, but the flying lemurs are incredibly cute! (They aren't true lemurs, they're a species that split off from the primates 79 million years ago, but they're basically a cross between a lemur and a flying squirrel!)
A wonderfully accurate comic about Gamer Gate.
Presbyterian workers wore no hazmat suits for two days while treating Ebola patient.
Saturn's 'Death Star' Moon May Hide Subsurface Ocean.
Frigid Polar Vortex Unlikely to Repeat This Winter.
Locomotion in Extinct Giant Kangaroos: Were Sthenurines Hop-Less Monsters?
The media is doing an awful job explaining Ebola, and #ClipboardMan is proof.
CASSINI CAUGHT IN HYPERION'S ELECTRON BEAM.
Condition Called Tetrachromacy Allows This Artist To See 100 Million Colors.
Hubble Finds Extremely Distant Galaxy through Cosmic Magnifying Glass.
Man with possible explosive device lodged inside his leg brought to UAB Hospital.
Paramedic refused to leave man with grenade lodged in his leg: nerves, humor and body armor all part of 8-hour ordeal.
Nijicon: Philly’s First-Ever LGBT Comic Convention Is This Weekend.
Leaving the GOP Gov. Huckabee? Great, Take the Other Anti-gay Republicans With You.
In North Carolina, Thom Tillis is the Last Holdout Against Gay Marriage.
And by the way, those people claiming these marriage equality rulers are anti-Christian? Remember that in North Carolina, it was United Church of Christ ministers (among others) who sued to get the ban overturned: United Church of Christ wins for marriage in NC.
Christian right’s vile PR sham: Why their bizarre films are backfiring on them.
A conservative judge's devastating take on why voter ID laws are evil.
Anti-Gay Marriage Group Alleges Bias on Federal Appeals Court. They don't understand probability...
Matt Zarley - I Just Knew:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Nick Deutsch - Run:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Columbus Day - How Is That Still A Thing (HBO):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
David Guetta - Dangerous (Lyric Video) ft Sam Martin:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Last week was so crazy amazing: ten states got marriage equality over the course of five days. How could anything top that? Well, the dominoes keep falling!
Anyway, here is a collection of news and other things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared.
So, here are my links for the week:
20 HILARIOUS RESPONSES TO NOM'S WARNING THAT GAY MARRIAGE WILL LEAD TO PEOPLE MARRYING THEMSELVES.
Largest, oldest creature on Earth?.
Why I Deleted IHeart Radio From My Devices And You Should Too.
Texas Just Crowned Their First Transgender Homecoming King.
Uprooted, Again. An interesting ending to a story about one woman who used DNA testing to fill in her family tree...
The strange world of the bright blue Velella.
New Particle Is Both Matter and Antimatter: The Majorana fermion.
Second draft of document on accepting gays bows to pressure from bishops.
Everyone Keeps Falling for the Catholic Church's Good Cop/Bad Cop Routine.
Adorable photos of flying lemurs! And other interesting pictures, but the flying lemurs are incredibly cute! (They aren't true lemurs, they're a species that split off from the primates 79 million years ago, but they're basically a cross between a lemur and a flying squirrel!)
A wonderfully accurate comic about Gamer Gate.
Presbyterian workers wore no hazmat suits for two days while treating Ebola patient.
Saturn's 'Death Star' Moon May Hide Subsurface Ocean.
Frigid Polar Vortex Unlikely to Repeat This Winter.
Locomotion in Extinct Giant Kangaroos: Were Sthenurines Hop-Less Monsters?
The media is doing an awful job explaining Ebola, and #ClipboardMan is proof.
CASSINI CAUGHT IN HYPERION'S ELECTRON BEAM.
Condition Called Tetrachromacy Allows This Artist To See 100 Million Colors.
Hubble Finds Extremely Distant Galaxy through Cosmic Magnifying Glass.
Man with possible explosive device lodged inside his leg brought to UAB Hospital.
Paramedic refused to leave man with grenade lodged in his leg: nerves, humor and body armor all part of 8-hour ordeal.
Nijicon: Philly’s First-Ever LGBT Comic Convention Is This Weekend.
Leaving the GOP Gov. Huckabee? Great, Take the Other Anti-gay Republicans With You.
In North Carolina, Thom Tillis is the Last Holdout Against Gay Marriage.
And by the way, those people claiming these marriage equality rulers are anti-Christian? Remember that in North Carolina, it was United Church of Christ ministers (among others) who sued to get the ban overturned: United Church of Christ wins for marriage in NC.
Christian right’s vile PR sham: Why their bizarre films are backfiring on them.
A conservative judge's devastating take on why voter ID laws are evil.
Anti-Gay Marriage Group Alleges Bias on Federal Appeals Court. They don't understand probability...
Matt Zarley - I Just Knew:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Nick Deutsch - Run:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Columbus Day - How Is That Still A Thing (HBO):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
David Guetta - Dangerous (Lyric Video) ft Sam Martin:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Out! Out! Come out now!
Today is National Coming Out Day. If Ray were still alive, it would also be the day we’d be celebrating the twenty-first anniversary of our commitment ceremony (he promised to stay with me for the rest of his life, and he did).
Since I am still occasionally surprised to learn that someone I know or work with hasn’t figured out that I’m gay: my husband (Michael) and I are both men, and we’re very much in love with each other and happy together...
(The rest of this post, revealing some other personal truths is at FontFolly.Net.)
Friday, October 10, 2014
Friday Links ('I do' edition)!
It's Friday! The second Friday in October, a week with birthdays of at least two people I know, and only three weeks before Halloween!
Anyway, here is a collection of news and other things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared. I'm grouping them by topic, today. I know there's even more links related to gay rights than usual, but think about this week in perspective. Wikipedia had to update the map showing which states allow same sex couples to marry, which ban them from it, and which have some form of domestic partnerships instead eight times over the course of the first four days of the week.
That's just amazing!
So, here are my links for the week:
Creationism Is About Gay Marriage, Not Science. Interviews with the financial backer and the primary "scientific consultant" at the Creation Museum reveal all.
I Demand Pocket Equality.
"So yes, there is a blog out there that is praising Ruth Bader Ginsburg as Notorious R.B.G., but if you don’t know the difference between a blog and a tumblr, that’s because you are not as hip and with it as 81-year-old Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg."
All Your Life, Charlie Brown. All Your Life: The complete history of Lucy’s pulling the football away..
A SWEET TRIUMPH: SAME-SEX COUPLES CAN FINALLY WED ON THE LAS VEGAS STRIP.
Why the GOP hates U.S. history: Inconvenient truths that freak out American conservatives.
Voter ID Explained In One Photo.
This is what same-sex marriage looks like now: as gay as the Mormon missionary position.
When ‘Redefining Marriage’ Meant That Women Had To Be Treated Like Human Beings.
Huckabee Urges States To Ignore Rulings On Marriage Equality, Abortion Rights & Church-State Separation. Related: Why the wingnut base won’t let Republicans move on.
WWE "Going Purple" and Partnering with GLAAD for Spirit Day.
How Straight Spouses Cope When Their Partners Come Out.
Best of the worst: The 10 most unhinged conservative reactions to expanding marriage equality.
Transgender Actress Erika Ervin On Her 'American Horror Story: Freak Show' Role. A trans actress playing a trans character! Whoa!
Traditional marriage?
Romanian 'Orthodox Priests' Calendar 2015 Pays Tribute To Social Tolerance. "the 2015 Orthodox Calendar features 12 months of hunky models striking homoerotic poses alongside religious iconography."
Reading Stuff Will Eliminate 90 Percent of Your Stupid Questions.
What If You're Against Football, But for the Seahawks?
OPEN CARRY ENTHUSIAST’S GUN STOLEN AT GUNPOINT.
Everyday People: 12-year-old boy gains confidence through My Little Pony.
Scientists say DNA determines coffee consumption.
Forget Ebola. Worry about the unvaccinated kid down the street.
New global Mars image from Mars Orbiter Mission features Gale crater.
Strange Red Supergiant-Neutron Star Object Discovered.
An iPad filled with apps weighs more than one with nothing installed.
Why I've stopped using Google apps on my iPhone 6 Plus.
New Dark Matter Theory Solves Milky Way's "Missing Satellite-Galaxies" Puzzle.
Foom! ‘Superflares’ Erupt From Tiny Red Dwarf Star, Surprising Scientists.
THE POETRY OF THE ICE AGE.
How bad user interface design killed a child cancer patient.
5 Fonts that will kill your design (and 5 great alternatives).
Tap, tap, tappity-tap-tap-tappity-tap!.
If Buying Condoms Was Like Buying Birth Control:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
THE LIQUIDATOR 'Main Title' - Shirley Bassey:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Levi Kreis, Handcuff My Soul:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
George Ezra - Blame It on Me:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Mary J. Blige - Right Now (From The London Sessions):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
[Official Video] Rather Be - Pentatonix (Clean Bandit Cover):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Anyway, here is a collection of news and other things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared. I'm grouping them by topic, today. I know there's even more links related to gay rights than usual, but think about this week in perspective. Wikipedia had to update the map showing which states allow same sex couples to marry, which ban them from it, and which have some form of domestic partnerships instead eight times over the course of the first four days of the week.
That's just amazing!
So, here are my links for the week:
Creationism Is About Gay Marriage, Not Science. Interviews with the financial backer and the primary "scientific consultant" at the Creation Museum reveal all.
I Demand Pocket Equality.
"So yes, there is a blog out there that is praising Ruth Bader Ginsburg as Notorious R.B.G., but if you don’t know the difference between a blog and a tumblr, that’s because you are not as hip and with it as 81-year-old Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg."
All Your Life, Charlie Brown. All Your Life: The complete history of Lucy’s pulling the football away..
A SWEET TRIUMPH: SAME-SEX COUPLES CAN FINALLY WED ON THE LAS VEGAS STRIP.
Why the GOP hates U.S. history: Inconvenient truths that freak out American conservatives.
Voter ID Explained In One Photo.
This is what same-sex marriage looks like now: as gay as the Mormon missionary position.
When ‘Redefining Marriage’ Meant That Women Had To Be Treated Like Human Beings.
Huckabee Urges States To Ignore Rulings On Marriage Equality, Abortion Rights & Church-State Separation. Related: Why the wingnut base won’t let Republicans move on.
WWE "Going Purple" and Partnering with GLAAD for Spirit Day.
How Straight Spouses Cope When Their Partners Come Out.
Best of the worst: The 10 most unhinged conservative reactions to expanding marriage equality.
Transgender Actress Erika Ervin On Her 'American Horror Story: Freak Show' Role. A trans actress playing a trans character! Whoa!
Traditional marriage?
Romanian 'Orthodox Priests' Calendar 2015 Pays Tribute To Social Tolerance. "the 2015 Orthodox Calendar features 12 months of hunky models striking homoerotic poses alongside religious iconography."
Reading Stuff Will Eliminate 90 Percent of Your Stupid Questions.
What If You're Against Football, But for the Seahawks?
OPEN CARRY ENTHUSIAST’S GUN STOLEN AT GUNPOINT.
Everyday People: 12-year-old boy gains confidence through My Little Pony.
Scientists say DNA determines coffee consumption.
Forget Ebola. Worry about the unvaccinated kid down the street.
New global Mars image from Mars Orbiter Mission features Gale crater.
Strange Red Supergiant-Neutron Star Object Discovered.
An iPad filled with apps weighs more than one with nothing installed.
Why I've stopped using Google apps on my iPhone 6 Plus.
New Dark Matter Theory Solves Milky Way's "Missing Satellite-Galaxies" Puzzle.
Foom! ‘Superflares’ Erupt From Tiny Red Dwarf Star, Surprising Scientists.
THE POETRY OF THE ICE AGE.
How bad user interface design killed a child cancer patient.
5 Fonts that will kill your design (and 5 great alternatives).
Tap, tap, tappity-tap-tap-tappity-tap!.
If Buying Condoms Was Like Buying Birth Control:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
THE LIQUIDATOR 'Main Title' - Shirley Bassey:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Levi Kreis, Handcuff My Soul:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
George Ezra - Blame It on Me:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Mary J. Blige - Right Now (From The London Sessions):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
[Official Video] Rather Be - Pentatonix (Clean Bandit Cover):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Friday, October 3, 2014
Friday Links (with super science)!
It's Friday! The first Friday in October, a month which contains one of my favorite holidays, birthdays of several people I love, an anniversary, and some of my favorite weather.
In honor of this first Friday in October, here is a collection of news and other things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:
Cyber harassment study reveals the unsurprising!
OMFG Teach Your Kids Accurate Names for Body Parts Already.
Look: Harlem Hate Pastor Posts Violent New Anti-Gay 'Biblical' Message.
Consumer Reports tests suggest iPhone 6 ‘bend-gate’ a bit overblown.
Bendgate Unbent: Apple And Viral iPhone 6 Plus Bender Are Both Right.
No, you probably can’t bend the iPhone 6 Plus. Unless you’re a bodybuilder.
The Death Of The Saturday Morning Cartoon Is Complete.
R.I.P. Buster Jones. The voice behind some of your favorite Saturday morning cartoon characters.
The Secret Goldman Sachs Tapes. "no one feels individually accountable for financial crisis mistakes because management is through consensus."
High School football death is 3rd in recent days. Ebola has killed zero people in America this week, while High School football has killed three. So, what should we be worried about?
Most People With Addiction Simply Grow Out of It: Why Is This Widely Denied?
Strange New Type of Brain Cell Discovered.
Calif. governor signs bill prohibiting ‘gay panic’ defense in murder charges. And that's not all: Four Exciting New Laws Protecting Gay and Trans People Passed in California!
Man exonerated after 10 years in prison will get $500,000.
Video: Late-night octopus-watching off West Seattle’s shore.
The Sound So Loud That It Circled the Earth Four Times.
The War Nerd: Let’s put Islamic State’s menacing advance into perspective by… looking at a map.
Why the genetic code is not universal.
Building an Ark for the Anthropocene.
Alaska actually wants to use the Jim Crow approach in defending its gay marriage ban.
Weird 'Island' on Saturn Moon Titan Puzzles Scientists (Video, Photos).
The Babylonian map of the world sheds light on ancient perspectives.
How American parenting is killing the American marriage.
Adorable Alligatorellus.
Rejected Princesses: HYPATIA: THE MARTYR MATHEMATICIAN.
The Unexceptional Devil’s Hole Pupfish.
The Enemy Of Archaeology Is Not People, It's Salt.
Rumor calls out Windows 95 as the reason Microsoft skipped version 9.
Republicans Angry that a Republican Attorney General Who has been caught having registered to vote in multiple states, has been removed from the ballot in accordance with state law. The irony meter is exploding...
Republicans In ‘Republicans Are People Too’ Ad Are Not Actual Republican People. The entire lame campaign is stock photos.
5 public health threats in Texas scarier than Ebola.
Lost ‘Sherlock Holmes’ Film Discovered After Almost a Century.
‘Science’ Center Teaches Boys Rocketry, Girls Makeup. Internet Certain To Be Pleased. (Updated).
Supernova! --"Are They the Reason the Milky Isn't Crawling with Biological and Machine Intelligence" (Or Is it?).
Lies of the Devil Talkers.
…and a sonic screwdriver!
Lesbian Misogyny #YesAllWomen:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Pharrell Williams - It Girl:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
At Long Last, An Invisibility Cloak We Can Believe In:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Hollysiz - The light (you may need a whole box of kleenex):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Handsome Man ~ Matt Alber (Official):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
In honor of this first Friday in October, here is a collection of news and other things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:
Cyber harassment study reveals the unsurprising!
OMFG Teach Your Kids Accurate Names for Body Parts Already.
Look: Harlem Hate Pastor Posts Violent New Anti-Gay 'Biblical' Message.
Consumer Reports tests suggest iPhone 6 ‘bend-gate’ a bit overblown.
Bendgate Unbent: Apple And Viral iPhone 6 Plus Bender Are Both Right.
No, you probably can’t bend the iPhone 6 Plus. Unless you’re a bodybuilder.
The Death Of The Saturday Morning Cartoon Is Complete.
R.I.P. Buster Jones. The voice behind some of your favorite Saturday morning cartoon characters.
The Secret Goldman Sachs Tapes. "no one feels individually accountable for financial crisis mistakes because management is through consensus."
High School football death is 3rd in recent days. Ebola has killed zero people in America this week, while High School football has killed three. So, what should we be worried about?
Most People With Addiction Simply Grow Out of It: Why Is This Widely Denied?
Strange New Type of Brain Cell Discovered.
Calif. governor signs bill prohibiting ‘gay panic’ defense in murder charges. And that's not all: Four Exciting New Laws Protecting Gay and Trans People Passed in California!
Man exonerated after 10 years in prison will get $500,000.
Video: Late-night octopus-watching off West Seattle’s shore.
The Sound So Loud That It Circled the Earth Four Times.
The War Nerd: Let’s put Islamic State’s menacing advance into perspective by… looking at a map.
Why the genetic code is not universal.
Building an Ark for the Anthropocene.
Alaska actually wants to use the Jim Crow approach in defending its gay marriage ban.
Weird 'Island' on Saturn Moon Titan Puzzles Scientists (Video, Photos).
The Babylonian map of the world sheds light on ancient perspectives.
How American parenting is killing the American marriage.
Adorable Alligatorellus.
Rejected Princesses: HYPATIA: THE MARTYR MATHEMATICIAN.
The Unexceptional Devil’s Hole Pupfish.
The Enemy Of Archaeology Is Not People, It's Salt.
Rumor calls out Windows 95 as the reason Microsoft skipped version 9.
Republicans Angry that a Republican Attorney General Who has been caught having registered to vote in multiple states, has been removed from the ballot in accordance with state law. The irony meter is exploding...
Republicans In ‘Republicans Are People Too’ Ad Are Not Actual Republican People. The entire lame campaign is stock photos.
5 public health threats in Texas scarier than Ebola.
Lost ‘Sherlock Holmes’ Film Discovered After Almost a Century.
‘Science’ Center Teaches Boys Rocketry, Girls Makeup. Internet Certain To Be Pleased. (Updated).
Supernova! --"Are They the Reason the Milky Isn't Crawling with Biological and Machine Intelligence" (Or Is it?).
Lies of the Devil Talkers.
…and a sonic screwdriver!
Lesbian Misogyny #YesAllWomen:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Pharrell Williams - It Girl:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
At Long Last, An Invisibility Cloak We Can Believe In:
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Hollysiz - The light (you may need a whole box of kleenex):
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Handsome Man ~ Matt Alber (Official):
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