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Seriously, people. Too many tabs.

- Have a fascinating editorial about pagans and hunting. While I’m not currently a hunter or an angler, this is very much the thought I’m having about trying these things out.

- Ways in which the TSA is making us safer include leaving a bladder cancer survivor covered in his own urine, making their own agents miserable, failing to have a clear chain of command or policy, exposing a traveler’s breasts, and forcing a flight attendant to remove her prosthetic breast (note: they’re apparently working on updating rules about flight crews). Shakesville gives more rundown, coyotegoth offers some resources, and elusis has a lot of really brilliant things to say.

- With apologies to my favorite canning blog: I’d forgotten that decorative (motherfucking) gourd season could be quite so…phallic.

- James Moran takes on the great scammy mire that is Amazon Studios.

- Holy crap, this pie. WANT.

- A few months after the Gulf oil spill, the people of Grand Isle, Louisiana are still suffering.

- Mad Poet’s Perfumery Menace is code for awesome. I really want to pick up some samples soon, especially The Secondhand Bookshop.

- 79 countries have won a vote to remove sexual orientation from the list of reasons for which it is unacceptable to execute someone. Thanks, guys. That makes me feel a lot better about everything ever.

- Ancient whistles of death and haunting conchs.

- Publishers Weekly asks, How Are You Observing National Short Story Week?

- Maxwell’s demon demonstration turns information into energy. Rad.

- My friend Jean Kang clued me in to this amazing project to animate Neil Gaiman’s story “The Price.” Make a pledge at Kickstarter to support the project!

- Don’t forget to support Dogboy & Justine!

- Mark Twain’s autobiography is selling so fast the publisher is having to print more. This is awesome, and I can’t wait to be part of the problem.

- The Pope has reportedly said that condom use is okay for male prostitutes in order to prevent HIV, but with a lot of hemming and hawing, qualifiers, and I’m told he’s still known for restricting condom use any time fertility is a factor (e.g. HIV status discordant couples, any time women have sex with men, etc). I’m inclined to say this isn’t so much a step in the right direction as an awkward fumble.

- It shames me to admit I kind of want to see this.

- An artisan cheesemaker is butting heads with the FDA. In general, I’m a proponent of the locovore movement. While I’m terrible at making it happen, I want to eat things produced locally, sustainably, and which are minimally processed. When processed, I want to know that the processing and safety protocols aren’t just as unhealthy as (and that they don’t cause uglier) foodborne illnesses. Even so, I am skeptical of a Vast FDA Conspiracy, and am not a fan of listeria. Give me real cheese, but do it safely.

- I flaked entirely to link to their fundraising raffle, but the Carl Brandon Society is Freaking Awesome. Support them.

- Lots of stuff about the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas Special, and Series Six.

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