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• Seed Vault under the Arctic frost

  By tigtog on 2008-02-27 • ( 6 )

  A “Doomsday vault” even: The project is intended to provide a failsafe against disaster so that if a seed collection is destroyed in its natural habitat there is an alternative source of supply. Cary Fowler, executive director of the Global… Read More ›

• “Honey, what’s five plus three?”

  By lauredhel on 2008-02-26 • ( 2 )

  Via Copyranter, this ad for “Love Machine” condoms. (Extra thick? Anaesthetic-endowed? Who knows?) Their other ad has a join-the-dots bunny centred on a headless woman’s navel. What market are they going for? The chaps who are thinking, “What?! You want… Read More ›

• Tuesday Verse

  By tigtog on 2008-02-26 • ( 4 )

  Observation If I don’t drive around the park, I’m pretty sure to make my mark. If I’m in bed each night by ten, I may get back my looks again. If I abstain from fun and such, I’ll probably amount… Read More ›

• Congratulations Shakesville!

  By lauredhel on 2008-02-25 • ( 1 )

  Congratulations to Shakesville for winning the Best International Feminist Blog in the Canadian F-Word Blog Awards! Check out the rest of the winners, too. There is some terrific feminist writing out of Canada.

• “Revealed: the Butcher of Bega”

  By lauredhel on 2008-02-25 • ( 1 )

  [image source: the Daily Telegraph. The book in his hand is, I believe, Kathy Reichs’ novel “Bones to Ashes“, the story of a forensic scientist investigating the murders of three teenage girls. Fucking creepy.] There is a followup article on… Read More ›

• Historical scenes of sexual equality: must be fiction, or just some ritual

  By tigtog on 2008-02-25 • ( 7 )

  Bolded emphasis mine: In order to understand their relatively enlightened attitudes toward sexual equality, it is important to realise that the Egyptians viewed their universe as a complete duality of male and female. Giving balance and order to all things… Read More ›

• Blogplug! “Oohsome”.

  By lauredhel on 2008-02-24 • ( 2 )

  Some real-life friends of mine have started a new blog project, “Ooh, I’ve got something to show you!” over at oohsome.blogspot.com. From the Welcome blurb: Oohsome has evolved out of almost daily instant message discussions between Acanthus and whoozqueen on… Read More ›

• “Older women […] are inclined to be cantankerous and fussy.”

  By lauredhel on 2008-02-24 • ( 21 )

  Via Get Shouty: Danger! Women At Work! A 1943 Guide to Hiring Women, from Transportation Magazine. Scans of the original can be found at snopes [caution, pop-ups and such]. Eleven Tips on Getting More Efficiency Out of Women Employees There’s… Read More ›

• Some weekend reading

  By tigtog on 2008-02-23

  Firstly, the obligatory funny picture: From ICHC Dave at Orcinus: If conservatives really, really hate being called fascists … #6 … then maybe they ought to quit talking like them. Suzanne Kleid at McSweeney: ABSTINENCE-ONLY DRIVER’S ED: stamping out unbridled… Read More ›

• Photoessay of the day

  By tigtog on 2008-02-23 • ( 2 )

  The US Navy shoots down a decaying satellite. The news story is here H/T to one of my Best Mates, Terry.

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