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Shows us your cats

By hatbluemilk on 2011-07-27 • ( 1 )

Image: Tacocat I highly recommend “Sexist Queers” by Bree McKenna over at the Stranger about the expectations placed on feminists by their own community and the sexism of music media: I’ve always wanted to write a review of a dude… Read More ›

Farewell Margaret Olley

By hatbluemilk on 2011-07-26 • ( 2 )

Margaret Olley died today. She was 88 years old. One of Australia’s most distinguished painters and supporters of young and emerging artists, Olley was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1991. She spoke openly about her efforts to overcome both alcoholism and then later in life depression …

Methods of Rationality: completely made of win

By tigtog on 2011-07-25 • ( 10 )

Nerdcore squad, get thee to your Potterverse fan-fiction reading place!

Vale Amy Whitehouse 1983-2011

By tigtog on 2011-07-24 • ( 3 )

Whatever it was that sets artists apart, Amy Winehouse had it. The fact that she “lost it” meant little.

When I hired Pam, I didn’t tell her she was going to be doing anything like that. It wasn’t supposed to be that kind of show. So I said, “You know what, I’ll do it.”