Category Archives: Mind-blowing Miscellania and other Neat Stuff

Trifecta of Neat Stuff Part I: Sex Workers in Science Fiction

Today, I’m going to post a trifecta of neat stuff in three short entries, staggered through the afternoon and evening. The first thing is an entry about sex & sex work in science fiction, which is smart and interesting, but … Continue reading

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The In-fucking-credible Stress Syllable Test

From Mind Hacks: As an aside, once, whilst drinking with a psycholinguist (say that after a few pints) I was taught a useful way of quickly working out the stressed syllable in any English word – something which is apparently … Continue reading

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Consumerist Evil + Laziness + Spring Water = Hahahaha! Our World Is Being Destroyed! (Oops, I made myself sad.)

Bottled water companies sell liquid water in plastic ice trays for you to stick in the freezer and freeze yourself. I know this is like a sign of the consumer apocalypse, but it’s also absolutely hilarious. . . . . … Continue reading

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Spot the Liar!

One of these things is not like the other, One of these things is not the same… Can you guess which one? Oh, I take it back. They’re all hilarious.

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The Coming Atheist Takeover

From a recent article in The New Yorker: After making allowances for countries that have, or recently have had, an officially imposed atheist ideology, in which there might be some social pressure to deny belief in God, one can venture … Continue reading

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Blog Against Sexism Day 2007

I know this isn’t my usual Armchair Activist series, but i figured no one would mind if i just took a moment to remind everyone of Blog Against Sexism Day, which is coming up on March 8th – less than … Continue reading

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I love this photo

Birds over a junkyard in Kosovo, photographed by Reuters photographer Damir Sagolj.

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Wrongful Conviction: The Jeffrey Deskovic Case

One of the news stories that has really moved me over the past few weeks is the case of Jeffrey Deskovic. Thus far, the Deskovic story has been covered by the local media in depth, but it hasn’t received much … Continue reading

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Avast ye mateys!

Arrr! That’s right, it be International Talk Like a Pirate Day, possibly the silliest idea ever. But admit it: You’re dyin’ t’ drink some grog and tell someone t’ go walk the plank. This silliness be about pop culture pirates, … Continue reading

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Sociologists Find Americans Are Losing Their Friends

A new study indicates that the number of confidants Americans have has decreased over the past 20 years. This finding marks one of several studies that indicate that Americans’ social networks are decreasing. The primary proponent of this theory is … Continue reading

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