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Quickies
Skepchick Quickies 10.21
On October 21, 1921, George Melford’s film The Sheik premiered. This film is notable because it made a star out of Rudolph Valentino. (He is my second favorite sheik, though–the top spot goes to Frank Zappa as Sheik Yerbouti.) What People Really Think About Women, Men, and Feminists – An ad campaign featuring the Google Search Autocorrect Meme. A modest proposal…
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Skepchick Quickies 10.16
On October 16, 1869, the Cardiff Giant, an allegedly petrified-corpse of a giant, was “discovered.” Of course, it was all a hoax, but the backstory is pretty interesting. UW female professors building a culture for engineering – “The University of Washington has seen steady growth in the number of women in engineering and science faculty positions since it received a…
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Skepchick Quickies 10.14
On October 14, 1888, the world’s earliest-surviving motion-picture was filmed by Louis Le Prince, called Roundhay Garden Scene. I don’t know the plot, but you can watch it here. Free Floating Feel: How Gravity Simulates Zero-G – Did you see this movie yet? (I haven’t had the time to catch it yet.) Christian delusions are driving the GOP insane –…
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Skepchick Quickies 10.9
On October 9, 1604, the most recent supernova in the Milky Way was observed (and aptly named “Supernova 1604”). This mom with a rare form of cancer can’t get treatment she needs due to government shutdown – I hope she will be able to continue her treatment before it’s too late. From CriticalDragon1177. The 9 nerdiest criticisms of sci-fi TV…
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Skepchick Quickies 10.7
On October 7, 1916, Georgia Tech beat Cumberland College in a football game. I’m not even a sports fan, so I wouldn’t have mentioned that, except the score was a stunning 222-0. (The background story was pretty interesting, actually.) Bras in Space: The Incredible True Story Behind Upcoming Film Spacesuit – The interesting history behind spacesuit design. From Michael. When…
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Skepchick Quickies 10.2
Per Wikipedia, on October 2, 1263, “The battle of Largs [was] fought between Norwegians and Scots.” Note that “Largs” is a place, and not some sort of weird floppy battleaxe, as I imagined. Hugs Are Falsely Intimate Power Plays. Stop Imposing Them on Everyone You Meet. – Also, the unfamiliar-relative-automatic-cheek-kiss, I would like to stop that as well. Anti-vaccine parents…
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Skepchick Quickies 9.30
Happy Monday everyone! Who watched Breaking Bad last night? If you want, dish in the comments. (Also, now I need another show to fill in the empty place in my heart.) Xbox One Presenter Humiliated Me on Stage, Says Transgender Journalist – “Laura Kate Dale, who is a transgender woman, says she was called ‘he,’ ‘it,’ ‘thing’ and ‘this one,’…
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Book Club
Skepchick Book Club: The Girls of Atomic City
Note: Details for next month’s book are at the bottom of this post. Welcome back to the Skepchick Book Club! This month, we read The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II. The “Atomic City” refers to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the sister city to Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project (the…
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