Category Archives: Whatever

Great, but highly technical, post on the heritability and malleability of IQ

Posted on October 6, 2007 by Ampersand

From the blog “Three-Toed Sloth.” This is just a couple of excerpts, it’s worth it to go and read the whole thing (even though it’s a slog if you don’t have a science background):

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"Kill Me" by Vylar Kaftan, and "Snake's Wife" by Ann Leckie

Posted on October 2, 2007 by Mandolin

In the wake of recent discussions, I thought this newly published story by Vylar Kaftan might be an interesting read. I’m not all the way to the end yet, so I can’t say what conclusions I’d draw from the text, … Continue reading →

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Serious Question for Everyone About Tobacco

Posted on September 30, 2007 by Rachel S.

I’m stepping outside the usual fare because I saw something a few weeks ago that surprised me, and I was curious what others thought. I walked into a local discount store, and the first thing I saw was Big League … Continue reading →

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Mandolin Is Interviewed & Open Thread

Posted on September 26, 2007 by Mandolin

By the by, I recently got interviewed about my short story writing. Update: And since this is a place for self-promotion, feel free to promote yourselves here, too! Anything we should all pop over to your blog to read? Shower … Continue reading →

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Coming In October

Posted on September 18, 2007 by Ampersand

8.5″ by 11″, 100 pages, 190 cartoons, $16. I’m still figuring out how many to print, so let me know if you think you’ll buy a copy. :-)

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Beneath the Surface (poem)

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Mandolin

I wrote this awhile ago, about a friend who was raped at fifteen by the eighteen-year-old man who said he loved her. Beneath the Surface i. air thins as in high places, whirring like an insect’s buzz between your ears … Continue reading →

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A Question for the Ages

Posted on September 10, 2007 by Mandolin

Why is it so much more amusing to give voice to one’s complaints in letter form to vast & unresponsive entities? For instance: Dear Prison-Industrial Complex, You’re a fuckhead. Do you even understand how much of a fuckhead you are? … Continue reading →

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More about bleeding!

Posted on September 6, 2007 by Mandolin

I’m sorry, y’all. I was unclear about what I meant in the last post. Let me try to be more clear! And specific! Woo, I know you all wanted that TMI. So: I have a medical disorder which means that … Continue reading →

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More Than You Wanted To Know About My Bleeding.

Posted on September 5, 2007 by Mandolin

Quickie post: A while ago there was a post on Alas about whether or not the use of birth control pills to suppress menstruation was pathologizing womanhood and moving women away from a more “natural” state. I have irregular periods. … Continue reading →

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Portland: Stumptown Comics Fest Is Looking For Volunteers!

Posted on September 3, 2007 by Ampersand

The Stumptown Comics Fest (taking place in Portland, Oregon, September 29 & 30) is seeking volunteers to help run the fest! Volunteers will take tickets, help guests and attendees find their tables and events, watch entrances, help with AV equipment … Continue reading →

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