Teaching the kids to play contract bridge.
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Sunday Science links
Image Source: National Geographic: Best Science Images of 2008 Announced (Honorable Mention, Photography: “Squid Suckers: The Little Monsters That Feed the Beast” by Jessica Schiffman) Ig Nobels The Annals of Improbable Research has just had its annual big night out:… Read More ›
Otterday! And Open Thread.
Today’s outrageously cute baby otter is courtesy of Rover75 ! on Flickr. Check out the rest of the Banham Zoo set. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden: Top 10 reasons I love The Sound of Music
Can I find a feminist narrative (or at least bits of one) within The Sound of Music? Superficially: The Sound of Music is the story of novice nun Maria, who is a “problem” to be solved, due to her lack… Read More ›
Debate watch: Biden/Palin
Later this morning I’m heading to Amanda‘s for a wonkfest (it’s sad to hoot and make moose-calls at the screen on one’s own). Like many of you, I suspect, the peculiar interview moments of the last few weeks have left… Read More ›
Thursday Cheezburger
Runner-up (via Tigtog; I didn’t have one this week.) I made another political macro today, inspired by this thread at Shakesville.
Procrastination Aid of the Day
Your challenge is to write crossover fanfiction combining Twilight Zone and Sex and the City. The story should use the future as a plot device! Generated by the Terrible Crossover Fanfiction Idea Generator Your challenge is to write crossover fanfiction… Read More ›
Whoydensday: Marry, Shag or Cliff? (Writers Edition)
As usual, you may match one and only one of the people below to each fate. So, who shall it be? Russell T. Davies, who masterminded the return of Doctor Who to our screens in 2005? Steven Moffat, who has… Read More ›
Virtual Travelling: Florida
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } girl power, originally uploaded by KarensJilly. a fanciful day ~ it was a perfect… Read More ›
Book Giveaway: The Great Feminist Denial
I can’t deny, the timing on this has been a little awkward. We had a monster thread nearly two weeks ago about an op-ed written by one of the co-authors of this book, Monica Dux, where the general sense was… Read More ›