- ‘Unwanted’ Indian girls get new start in name ceremony: “More than 200 Indian girls whose names mean “unwanted” in Marathi have been given a fresh start at a mass renaming ceremony in Maharashtra state.” (From Agranulocytosis, Craig and Joel.)
- Amish reel from bizarre beard-cutting attacks. (From Mark.)
- Your formula for a kick-ass young adult heroine.
- Last homosexual Holocaust survivor dies at 98.
Very well, then.
>add(“Ashmita”)
>list
Hermione
Eowyn
Elizabeth
Ashmita
Just in case I ever have a daughter, see?
At first glance saw that as heroin…
In Natalie Zutter’s piece, while it was likely the majority of us were males at the Avengers panel, the funny part was that the majority of folks who made it up for the audience question portion were women with fun (though gushing) questions.
Meanwhile, I got stuck with a loudmouthed fanboy with a serious “dude-bro” complex sitting behind me, who had plenty to say, just not to anyone’s face up on the stage.
Jen,
That story about the Indian Girls being able to change their names is really nice. Its good that there are some people over there that see what’s wrong with calling a child “unwanted.”