It's Friday. April is nearly over! Now I'm starting to freak out just a bit about how fast the year is careening by!
Anyway, here is a collection of some of the things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:
Glass frog's organs are visible through its belly.
For more information about other species of glass frogs: Glass Frogs - The See-through Frogs.
The Hidden FM Radio Inside Your Pocket, And Why You Can't Use It.
Men's Rights Activist Group Honey Badger Radio Removed From Calgary Expo For False Information, Disruption.
Dan Savage Mocks GOP Presidential Hopefuls For Their 'Imaginary Hypothetical Gay Friends'.
Mystery of Largest Structure Ever Identified in the Universe --The Eridanus Supervoid and Cold Spot.
Ceres' Bright Spots Come Back Into View.
Oldest crucible steel weapon in East Europe found by Russian archaeologists.
In 2017, Norway will be first country to shut down FM radio. Analog radio is going away, which is why last week's story about networks petitioning smart phone makes to turn on the FM chip in more phones is another example of skating to where the puck is...
Chemistry Ph.D. student illustrates her thesis in comic book.
Iron Age Owl Brooch Unearthed in Denmark.
A massive study of 95,000 children finds no link between MMR vaccines and autism spectrum disorders. Still and again!
Neighbors at war over feeding of crows in Portage Bay.
Iceman Already Kinda Sorta Tried to Come Out as Gay in the 1990s.
Scott Walker, forever tarnished: Republican governors have tanked the GOP brand.
Dr. Oz Can’t Afford Me.
Falling meteor may have changed the course of Christianity.
MONTANA FINALLY JOINS 49 OTHER STATES AS GOVERNOR SIGNS ANTI-BULLYING BILL INTO LAW.
10 egregious myths the religious perpetuate about atheists, debunked.
CNN/ORC Poll: Economic optimism hits new peak under Obama.
Finally, a Democrat who calls “bulls**t”: Martin O’Malley drops a profane truth bomb on GOP’s deranged economic policy.
Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor Crosses Finish Line.
Hoosier Finds Inspiration, Hope at Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference.
Christian America is an invention: Big business, right-wing politics and the religious lie that still divides us. The idea of "one nation under God" is a modern one -- and does not date back to the Founding Fathers
Taking the Homophobia Out of Fantasy.
A young man who survived “ex-gay ministries” taught me what it means to be a Christian. "The campaign against marriage equality sent me fleeing from the church. Here's what brought me back."
The Tea Party will never understand the Constitution: What the right misses about its favorite document.
New WaPo/ABC News Poll: Support for Same-Sex Marriage at Record High. And opposition to state bans is ALSO had a record high!
Keeping Up With the Hugos.
Janet Porter: Gay Marriage To Blame For Noah's Flood, Will Usher In End Times.
http://www.vox.com/2015/4/22/8465027/lgbt-nondiscrimination-laws.
Nevada state Assembly rejects controversial transgender ‘bathroom bill’.
“You are entitled to this”: The real reason Amy Schumer’s rape culture takedown is so perfect.
Portraits Of Lord Byron, In Order Of Lord Byron-ness.
Senate Confirms Loretta Lynch as Attorney General After Long Delay.
MR HOLMES - OFFICIAL UK TRAILER [HD] - IAN MCKELLEN:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Kevin Kantor - "People You May Know" (CUPSI 2015 Finals) {When He Stumbled Across His Rapist’s Facebook Profile}:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
In 1966 Lucille Ball filmed a special called "Lucy in London" and Phil Spectre, wrote, produced, and sang a song about it:
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The story of an all-electric, record-shattering '68 Mustang:
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Imperial Stormtrooper Muppets live from Star Wars Celebration VI (mute it as soon as you get there...):
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Friday, April 24, 2015
Friday, April 17, 2015
Friday Links (Hugos and movies edition)
It's Friday. April is flying past quickly, now. Amazing how time just keeps moving forward. My NaNoWriMo word count is not flying by, but then, I'm only counting net words, so whenever I delete stuff as I'm revising, that lowers my count.
Anyway, here is a collection of some of the things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:
Is Fanfiction Legal? Great summary (the answer is not what most of you think!)
Harvard prof falsified sleep data: Sleep Apnea Not Related to Weight.
4,000-Year-Old Copper Crown Found in India.
World’s oldest stone tools discovered in Kenya.
'Pull my finger!' say scientists who solve knuckle-cracking riddle.
The long reign of terror: he fascinating history of the Terror Birds.
Cow Milk Without the Cow Is Coming to Change Food Forever.
'Love hormone' turns mothers into moms.
Sasquan Replaces Two Ineligible Nominees on Hugo Ballot.
WHY I WON’T BE A PRESENTER AT THE HUGO AWARDS THIS YEAR.
Hugo Story Withdrawn.
a statement on my hugo nomination.
The Real Problem With That Chart.
Will the NRA’s Wayne LaPierre Ever Stop Lying?
Marco Rubio is an empty suit.
I Will Not Be Held Hostage by This Election: Hillary or No Hillary.
Coffee Shop Gives Anti-LGBT Lawmakers A Taste Of Their Own Medicine With New 'Ban'.
CNN host wallops Marco Rubio: On marriage equality, ‘you’re the candidate of yesterday’.
Christian Pastor Condemns Colleague for Not Wanting Gay People Put to Death.
FRC's eighth day of fasting-for-discrimination: Uses passage about forced drowning to condemn gay parents.
FATAL SHOOTING OF GAY NC COLLEGE PRINT SHOP MANAGER UNDER INVESTIGATION AS HATE CRIME.
Michigan Mechanic Won’t Serve The Queers, Time To Crank Up The Old GoFundMe.
Meanwhile, I wrote about The stories I have to tell and Pronoun trouble.
WAS BUGS BUNNY THE FIRST TV DRAG QUEEN? (thanks to @sharpclaw for the link!):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Marriage Equality: Bring Your Family With You (a beautiful ad about the upcoming vote in Ireland):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Mad Max: Fury Road – Legacy Trailer – Official Warner Bros. UK:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser #2:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
I Really Like You Lip Sync - 23 People In One Van:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Garbage - The Chemicals feat. Brian Aubert (Official Video):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
[Official Video] Daft Punk - Pentatonix:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Anyway, here is a collection of some of the things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:
Is Fanfiction Legal? Great summary (the answer is not what most of you think!)
Harvard prof falsified sleep data: Sleep Apnea Not Related to Weight.
4,000-Year-Old Copper Crown Found in India.
World’s oldest stone tools discovered in Kenya.
'Pull my finger!' say scientists who solve knuckle-cracking riddle.
The long reign of terror: he fascinating history of the Terror Birds.
Cow Milk Without the Cow Is Coming to Change Food Forever.
'Love hormone' turns mothers into moms.
Sasquan Replaces Two Ineligible Nominees on Hugo Ballot.
WHY I WON’T BE A PRESENTER AT THE HUGO AWARDS THIS YEAR.
Hugo Story Withdrawn.
a statement on my hugo nomination.
The Real Problem With That Chart.
Will the NRA’s Wayne LaPierre Ever Stop Lying?
Marco Rubio is an empty suit.
I Will Not Be Held Hostage by This Election: Hillary or No Hillary.
Coffee Shop Gives Anti-LGBT Lawmakers A Taste Of Their Own Medicine With New 'Ban'.
CNN host wallops Marco Rubio: On marriage equality, ‘you’re the candidate of yesterday’.
Christian Pastor Condemns Colleague for Not Wanting Gay People Put to Death.
FRC's eighth day of fasting-for-discrimination: Uses passage about forced drowning to condemn gay parents.
FATAL SHOOTING OF GAY NC COLLEGE PRINT SHOP MANAGER UNDER INVESTIGATION AS HATE CRIME.
Michigan Mechanic Won’t Serve The Queers, Time To Crank Up The Old GoFundMe.
Meanwhile, I wrote about The stories I have to tell and Pronoun trouble.
WAS BUGS BUNNY THE FIRST TV DRAG QUEEN? (thanks to @sharpclaw for the link!):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Marriage Equality: Bring Your Family With You (a beautiful ad about the upcoming vote in Ireland):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Mad Max: Fury Road – Legacy Trailer – Official Warner Bros. UK:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser #2:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
I Really Like You Lip Sync - 23 People In One Van:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Garbage - The Chemicals feat. Brian Aubert (Official Video):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
[Official Video] Daft Punk - Pentatonix:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Friday, April 10, 2015
Friday Links (bully for brontosaurus!)
It's Friday. Is it really already the second Friday in April? I will be very glad if we get some April showers sometime soon to drive the pollen count down a bit.
Anyway, here is a collection of some of the things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:
Brontosaurus is back! New analysis suggests genus might be resurrected. Despite its relegation to a subset of the Apatosaurus family in 1903, new research suggests that the Brontosaurus might be distinct enough to be a genus.
Existing Glaciers of Mars --"Could Cover the Entire Red Planet with One Meter of Ice."
Galaxy S6 edge gets the bend test, actually fares worse than the iPhone 6 Plus (Video). And surely the tech press and mainstream media are going to give this story as much attention as they did to Apple with "Bendgate"... *crickets* Yeah, that's what I thought.
Inside the Rainbow Gulag: The Technicolor Rise and Fall of Lisa Frank.
Same-Sex Marriage Is a Religious Institution Deserving Lawful Protection.
Cured Of Being Cured; The Testimony of an Ex 'Ex-Gay'.
And Now, Political Virgins. "I’m working up to a point here. The nation is becoming more rational about gay sex and more irrational about heterosexual sex. Who would have thought?"
I Got It Wrong On Purpose: A Trans Woman On "Passing."
How I spent 16 years in an abusive, conservative Christian cult — and finally escaped. I love how she unpacks the economic side of the quiver full movement and extreme fundamentalism: "That’s right. “Traditional Family Values” is a product and we bought it big-time..."
This Canadian cop is fighting homophobia and looking good doing it.
What to make of a gay 1916 icon? Roger Casement’s heroic status was denied.
Religious Right Leaders Continue to Insist: GOP Will Never Win Presidency if They Soften Gay Rights Stance. Demographics indicate the exact opposite, but, hey, if they want to keep losing, I'm okay with that.
This Is What Happens When You Undergo Gay Conversion Therapy.
Over $127,000 raised for homeless LGBT youths in response to Indiana pizzeria fund.
I Support Your Right to Share My Rights.
Hating LGBT people has come to define American Christianity—and that was no accident: Voters in Springfield, MO, Repeal LGBT Civil Rights Law.
on buying some hugo awards, and voting NO AWARD.
How Sci-Fi’s Hugo Awards Got Their Own Full-Blown Gamergate.
Hijacking the Hugo Awards Won't Stifle Diversity in Science Fiction.
I wrote briefly about The stages of truth.
And about the travails of editing: Yea, though I write through the valley of the shadow of death.
The Young Professionals - All Of It But Me ft. Anna F.:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Kadie Elder - First Time He Kissed a Boy [Official Music Video]:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
A Shred of Decency (it is adorble!!!):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Monty Python - Theory on Brontosauruses by Anne Elk (Miss).:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Anyway, here is a collection of some of the things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:
Brontosaurus is back! New analysis suggests genus might be resurrected. Despite its relegation to a subset of the Apatosaurus family in 1903, new research suggests that the Brontosaurus might be distinct enough to be a genus.
Existing Glaciers of Mars --"Could Cover the Entire Red Planet with One Meter of Ice."
Galaxy S6 edge gets the bend test, actually fares worse than the iPhone 6 Plus (Video). And surely the tech press and mainstream media are going to give this story as much attention as they did to Apple with "Bendgate"... *crickets* Yeah, that's what I thought.
Inside the Rainbow Gulag: The Technicolor Rise and Fall of Lisa Frank.
Same-Sex Marriage Is a Religious Institution Deserving Lawful Protection.
Cured Of Being Cured; The Testimony of an Ex 'Ex-Gay'.
And Now, Political Virgins. "I’m working up to a point here. The nation is becoming more rational about gay sex and more irrational about heterosexual sex. Who would have thought?"
I Got It Wrong On Purpose: A Trans Woman On "Passing."
How I spent 16 years in an abusive, conservative Christian cult — and finally escaped. I love how she unpacks the economic side of the quiver full movement and extreme fundamentalism: "That’s right. “Traditional Family Values” is a product and we bought it big-time..."
This Canadian cop is fighting homophobia and looking good doing it.
What to make of a gay 1916 icon? Roger Casement’s heroic status was denied.
Religious Right Leaders Continue to Insist: GOP Will Never Win Presidency if They Soften Gay Rights Stance. Demographics indicate the exact opposite, but, hey, if they want to keep losing, I'm okay with that.
This Is What Happens When You Undergo Gay Conversion Therapy.
Over $127,000 raised for homeless LGBT youths in response to Indiana pizzeria fund.
I Support Your Right to Share My Rights.
Hating LGBT people has come to define American Christianity—and that was no accident: Voters in Springfield, MO, Repeal LGBT Civil Rights Law.
on buying some hugo awards, and voting NO AWARD.
How Sci-Fi’s Hugo Awards Got Their Own Full-Blown Gamergate.
Hijacking the Hugo Awards Won't Stifle Diversity in Science Fiction.
I wrote briefly about The stages of truth.
And about the travails of editing: Yea, though I write through the valley of the shadow of death.
The Young Professionals - All Of It But Me ft. Anna F.:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Kadie Elder - First Time He Kissed a Boy [Official Music Video]:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
A Shred of Decency (it is adorble!!!):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Monty Python - Theory on Brontosauruses by Anne Elk (Miss).:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Friday, April 3, 2015
Friday Links (foolish laws edition)
It's Friday. March is gone, we're into April. And once again my husband and I are not at NorWesCon with a bunch of our friends.
Anyway, here is a collection of some of the things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:
Tim Cook: Pro-discrimination ‘religious freedom’ laws are dangerous.
A SMARTER TAKE ON SEX COULD HAVE SAVED 'LOOKING'.
Sociologist Michael Kimmel explores the history of the aggrieved American male, but fails to capture what drives our age's most prominent discontents: the men's rights movement.
Anglo-Saxon remedy kills hospital superbug MRSA.
A Truce in the War Over Family.
My personal Libertarian hell: How I enraged the movement — and paid the price.
When men are afraid to pee: The bizarre, scientific reason why urinals cause stage fright.
Gay Passion of Christ Envisioned and Attacked.
Alan Stern on Pluto’s Wonders, New Horizons’ Lost Twin, and That Whole “Dwarf Planet” Thing.
NC Lawmakers Want Hospitals To Be Able To Turn Away Gay Patients.
What Indiana Could Learn From Utah About Gay Tolerance.
Economic Inequality: It’s Far Worse Than You Think.
State Attorneys Tell Supreme Court That Gay People Are Too Powerful To Have Equal Rights.
How Conservatives Hijacked 'Religious Freedom'.
I'm a Transgender Woman, and This Is What It's Like.
US Senator: Hey Gays, Get Some 'Perspective' – 'In Iran They Hang You For The Crime Of Being Gay'.
Astronomers Solve Decades-Long Mystery of the "Lonely Old Stars."
Ted Cruz goes ballistic over “radical” idea that gay people should enjoy equality.
This infographic breaks down the top five misconceptions about evolution.
Oakland A's Pitcher Sean Doolittle & Girlfriend Buy Tickets To Fill Stadium On LGBT Night.
Anti-Gay Activists Furious People Joined Dan Savage's 'It Gets Better' Campaign Against Bullying.
The right’s made-up God: How bigots invented a white supremacist Jesus.
“You Were on the Right Side of History After All."
I wrote about Indiana's license to discriminate bill, Bullied bullies: Indiana’s license to discriminate hurts more than queers.
And followed up with Indiana law worse than ‘similar’ bans.
And pointed out that isn't the only assault worth figthing: Putting the bigotry into the school bathroom.
On a less dire note, I wrote about (among other things) my favorite writing tools: I’m the Cheerful Fairy (no joke)!
SPECTRE (next James Bond movie) - Domestic Trailer:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Calling My Nanna #RingYourGranny Tag - JAMESMITCHELL[TV] (You'll need a kleenex):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Eli Lieb - Lightning In A Bottle:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
A Capella Science - The Surface Of Light! (Lion King Parody):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Beyonce End Of Time Target Flash Mob :
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Anyway, here is a collection of some of the things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:
Tim Cook: Pro-discrimination ‘religious freedom’ laws are dangerous.
A SMARTER TAKE ON SEX COULD HAVE SAVED 'LOOKING'.
Sociologist Michael Kimmel explores the history of the aggrieved American male, but fails to capture what drives our age's most prominent discontents: the men's rights movement.
Anglo-Saxon remedy kills hospital superbug MRSA.
A Truce in the War Over Family.
My personal Libertarian hell: How I enraged the movement — and paid the price.
When men are afraid to pee: The bizarre, scientific reason why urinals cause stage fright.
Gay Passion of Christ Envisioned and Attacked.
Alan Stern on Pluto’s Wonders, New Horizons’ Lost Twin, and That Whole “Dwarf Planet” Thing.
NC Lawmakers Want Hospitals To Be Able To Turn Away Gay Patients.
What Indiana Could Learn From Utah About Gay Tolerance.
Economic Inequality: It’s Far Worse Than You Think.
State Attorneys Tell Supreme Court That Gay People Are Too Powerful To Have Equal Rights.
How Conservatives Hijacked 'Religious Freedom'.
I'm a Transgender Woman, and This Is What It's Like.
US Senator: Hey Gays, Get Some 'Perspective' – 'In Iran They Hang You For The Crime Of Being Gay'.
Astronomers Solve Decades-Long Mystery of the "Lonely Old Stars."
Ted Cruz goes ballistic over “radical” idea that gay people should enjoy equality.
This infographic breaks down the top five misconceptions about evolution.
Oakland A's Pitcher Sean Doolittle & Girlfriend Buy Tickets To Fill Stadium On LGBT Night.
Anti-Gay Activists Furious People Joined Dan Savage's 'It Gets Better' Campaign Against Bullying.
The right’s made-up God: How bigots invented a white supremacist Jesus.
“You Were on the Right Side of History After All."
I wrote about Indiana's license to discriminate bill, Bullied bullies: Indiana’s license to discriminate hurts more than queers.
And followed up with Indiana law worse than ‘similar’ bans.
And pointed out that isn't the only assault worth figthing: Putting the bigotry into the school bathroom.
On a less dire note, I wrote about (among other things) my favorite writing tools: I’m the Cheerful Fairy (no joke)!
SPECTRE (next James Bond movie) - Domestic Trailer:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Calling My Nanna #RingYourGranny Tag - JAMESMITCHELL[TV] (You'll need a kleenex):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Eli Lieb - Lightning In A Bottle:
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
A Capella Science - The Surface Of Light! (Lion King Parody):
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
Beyonce End Of Time Target Flash Mob :
(If embedding doesn't work, click here.)
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