Femmostroppo Reader, September 21st 2012

If you follow me on Twitter, you may have already seen these items of interest encountered recently in my feed-reader or via twitter (please consider following some of the bloggers/tweeters) – marriage equality, the working poor, mental illness, gender roles and more. Sadly missing is discussion of Australia’s ongoing disregard of black deaths in custody. What did I miss? Leave your own interesting links in comments. Shameless self-promotion entirely welcome!

GeekFeminism: “Announcing the release of the Interactive Feminist Bingo Card” http://bit.ly/Uo5aD4 
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Ed Yong ?@edyong209: Is science more beautiful than art? asks the Guardian. Tomorrow: are pears more terrifying that Wednesdays? http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2012/sep/19/science-more-beautiful-than-art …
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Woefully bad study design! “The Infant Sleep and Cry It Out Study That Proved…Nothing” http://bit.ly/R1SIrf 
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Mark Colvin ?@Colvinius: RT @RuthDE Agatha Christie essay on detective fiction published for the first time http://gu.com/p/3afnd/tw 
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“Skepchick Quickies 9.19″ http://bit.ly/T7oI0S 
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“Teaching your daughter how to pose like a girl” http://bit.ly/OdQmY9 
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‘Why Are There No Women Writers in Vogue’s Edith Wharton Spread?” http://bit.ly/UfZyMC 
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rodneycruise ?@rodneycruise: Pls read and share this amazing letter from @clementine_ford: letter to Sen Helen Polley regarding same sex marriage: http://clementineford.tumblr.com/post/31909708502/an-open-letter-to-senator-helen-polley …
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Child marriage in Britain http://bit.ly/Rx0jRd 
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“The working poor haven’t abdicated responsibility for their lives. They’re drowning in it.” @ezraklein on #mittromney http://bloom.bg/S63D4a 
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Captain Awkward #357: Dispatches from the Mean Old People Internet http://bit.ly/Ukt4N5 
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RT @thinkprogress Family of 3 would have to remain on welfare for 328 yrs to receive as much govt assistance as Romney pic.twitter.com/JBvs4t6f
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David Paris ?@DavidParis: 98 politicians voted no to #MarriageEquality. @allout‘s superb collage of shame. http://ow.ly/dQqvR 
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Know somebody with a mental illness? The Friend Manual: Part I http://freethoughtblogs.com/ashleymiller/2012/09/19/the-friend-manual-part-i/ …
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Tangerina ?@ColeyTangerina: Award for the least surprising piece of research goes to… http://jezebel.com/5944642/women-speak-75-less-when-theyre-surrounded-by-dudes-and-thats-bad …
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Sarah Stokely ?@stokely: Happy #talklikeapirateday, me hearties. Hope once you’ve slept off your rum hangover, you’ll join us on 22 Sept for #talklikeahobbitday :)
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Jeff Carlson ?@jeffcarlson: Wow, cool: Instapaper now offers a font to make reading easier for dyslexics. Didn’t know such a thing existed: http://blog.instapaper.com/post/31834532875 …
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Dominic Knight ?@domknight: There’s a Mrs Jesus? DON’T TELL ME DAN BROWN WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG?! http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/19/us/historian-says-piece-of-papyrus-refers-to-jesus-wife.html?smid=tw-nytimes&moc.semityn.www …
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David Gedge ?@weddingpresent: From a 1972 Archie comic where he time-travels to the year 2012. (via Mark Newman) pic.twitter.com/DqvWV4UM
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from @JustineLavaworm blog / The problem with girls who hate girls: http://bit.ly/OCsE1U