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Quickies
Skepchick Quickies 1.30
Today in the US has been designated as National Croissant Day. If you haven’t already celebrated, you know what to do. Take Back The Net: it’s time to end the culture of online misogyny – From Veronica. The Republican Garden of Eden – For your morning laugh. (NSFW illustration, because of Eve.) Husbands who do ‘her’ chores have less sex,…
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Quickies
Skepchick Quickies 1.28
Today is January 28th, also known internationally as Data Privacy Day. Take a minute to educate yourself and double check your own privacy settings. The Lonely Existence of Mel Feit, Men’s Rights Advocate – What do you think of this article? Catholic Hospital Claims a Fetus Is Not a Person To Protect Itself From a Lawsuit – From CriticalDragon1177. Happy…
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Book Club
Skepchick Book Club: Unorthodox
(Note: The bottom of this post contains information for next month’s book club) Welcome back to the Skepchick Book Club! This month’s book was Unorthodox by Deborah Feldman. I’ll admit, sometimes I struggle to get all the way through the book club books (I prefer dystopic future and other fiction) because non-fiction can be densely packed with facts, but I…
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Quickies
Skepchick Quickies 1.23
On January 23, 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female doctor in the US, received her medical degree. To be admitted to medical school, the dean and faculty let the 150 male students vote, with the stipulation that one negative vote would deny her entry. Fortunately, the students thought it was a prank and they unanimously voted to allow Elizabeth to…
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Quickies
Skepchick Quickies 1.21
On January 21, 1960, Little Joe 1B, a Launch Escape System for the Mercury Program, was tested and launched. The only subject inside was a rhesus monkey, Little Sam, and fortunately the test was successful and she survived. The 5 Most Outrageous Hoaxes – Surprisingly, Scientology is not on the list. From CriticalDragon1177. Toward the Stars – A gender neutral…
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Random Asides
Sunday Open Thread: Share Your Music
Heard any good music lately? Looking for some music to add to your playlist? Join our open thread and share away! My music playlist is short because I’m so picky about music. And then I find a song I like, I play it five times, and I’m over it. I’ve used Apple’s Genius a few times to find songs but…
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Featured
Guest Post: Woo-ing Wine Drinkers
In today’s guest post, Julia Burke talks about dowsing and pseudoscience marketing in the wine industry. I guess when you’ve had a little to drink, believing in magical sticks doesn’t seem so far-fetched. ——————————————————————— When I took an editorial position at the Center for Inquiry and became immersed in the skeptic/secular movement, I had no idea how relevant to my…
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Featured
Betty White Day: A Holiday I Made Up (Because Why Not)
Guess what today is? January 17th is Betty White’s 91st birthday, and a few years ago I made a decision to celebrate it as Betty White Day (creative, huh) because (a) I have been watching the The Golden Girls since I was a little kid, and (b) I really like Betty White (and the rest of the cast). I would…
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