- History Channel might do something right– They’ll be premiering a new show called EVOLVE on June 17th and the first show is on eyes.
- Pap psychology– A Jezebel post about a Radar article on the weird/funny/disturbing comments that women have heard from their gynecologists. Haven’t we all had one of those moments?
- Smells like holy spirit– Review of the book Scenting Salvation: Ancient Christianity and the Olfactory Imagination. Was the alternate title WWJSL?: What Would Jesus Smell Like? Via Improbable Research.
- The benefits of a big bottom- I couldn’t not include this. Subcutaneous fat which collects in the butt and hip area improves sensitivity to insulin, which offers some protection from diabetes.
- Scapula or pelvis?- I had to include this to satisfy my osteology love. The scapula is a deeply weird bone that can be very confusing when it’s in pieces.
A bill to repeal Alabama’s ban on sex toys died in legislature.
That scapula-or-pelvis question bugged me ALL the time when I was digging in a cemetery last summer.
P.S. I am an archaeologist, not a mad scientist grave robber….