On April 24, 1885, Annie Oakley was hired to be part of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show. In addition to being an amazing sharpshooter, she had an interesting upbringing, so take a minute today and read about her. The Real Problem With That Controversial, Sexy Video Game Sorceress – It is amazing the amount of dudes who will go to great lengths to explain that grotesquely over-sized (and ... »
Applications open for Mars One, the first human space colony – From Critical Dragon1177. Malignantly dense prof lectures against “sexual” “assault” “awareness” – From Megan. Don’t be a creepy photographer – With good advice on how not to be creepy in general, too. From Kim. She works: Advice to your younger self? – “Because I ... »
On this day, the US Congress passed the Coinage Act of 1864, which is the first act to authorize the phrase “In God We Trust” on the two-cent coin. Unfortunantely, this phrase ended up replacing the superior “E Pluribus Unum.” The sexist fans of ‘I f-cking love science’ – This line really got me: ‘‘I mean you are an attractive woman. Doesn’t make it ... »
Stories in the smoke: What a bomb expert sees – The reality of dealing with a bombing crime scene. High schooler protests “slut shaming” assembly, despite alleged threats from her principal – From Steve T., who points out the best part is the tweet from Wellesley at the end. (Yay for my alma mater!) Why young adult literature sex scenes matter Is the Grand Canyon showing it... »
New Zealand passes marriage equality – The 14th country to do so! The reaction from the gallery was to break into a traditional New Zealand love song. Also, watch the second video for an amazing use of physics to mock bigotry. Good day care was once a top feminist priority, and it should be again – Hey, look, another thing the religious right screwed us over on. Why the right is wrong ... »
On this day in 1897, the Aurora UFO Incident (in Texas) occurred. Surprise ending: the story is most likely a hoax. In a related story, “UFO enthusiasts admit the truth may not be out there after all.” My lucky day: the view from mile 22 – One woman’s account of the kindness of people after the Boston Marathon explosions. From The Edge. 5 Basic Facts of Life (Were Made Up b... »
Alex Jones: Boston explosion a government conspiracy – Related to this, a recording of a conspiracy theorist heckler at a Boston press conference. He’s the voice you hear yelling about “false flags”. After 8 years, rape victim needs to “get over it” – So says her rapist, who moved in next door to her. From James. Dove real beauty sketches – In the ad... »
Happy Tax Day, for those of you living in the US! (And for Massachusetts people, happy Patriots’ Day!). Here are a bunch of freebies you can take advantage of today. Why Dr. Kermit Gosnell’s Trial Should Be a Front-Page Story – This is a very graphic account of what happened at Gosnell’s clinic (and I use that term very loosely). This is not about abortion, it is about murd... »
