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We're Taking a Little Break 24 Aug 2013 | 02:51 am
So, I need a break. Like, a total break. Not a "we'll still have open threads and they'll still be moderated and I'm still accountable for anything that goes sideways, so I'm never really on vacation"...
The Virtual Pub Is Open 24 Aug 2013 | 02:30 am
[Explanations: lol your fat. pathetic anger bread. hey your gay.] TFIF, Shakers! Belly up to the bar, and name your poison!
I'll Sit With You 24 Aug 2013 | 01:45 am
Last night, Dudley crawled up next to my outstretched legs on the sofa, tucking his body behind them, and rested his chin on my ankle with a contented sigh. When Dudley first came to live with us, in...
And Also 24 Aug 2013 | 12:33 am
[Content Note: Rape culture; violent misogyny.] Anna North has a piece in Salon about why journalism's elite corps is still overwhelmingly dominated by men, and her theory (or one theory, among other...
Fort Hood Shooting Update: Hasan Convicted 23 Aug 2013 | 11:52 pm
[Content Note: Terrorism; guns.] In late 2009, Army Major Nidal Hasan went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas. Earlier today, a military jury convicted him of 13 counts of premeditated murder. ...
Dismembered Women as Art 23 Aug 2013 | 11:03 pm
by Shaker Hallelujah_Hippo [Content Note: erasure, dehumanization, predatory misogyny, commodification of women's bodies, violence against women] I was working on an art project recently (a birthday...
Friday Blogaround 23 Aug 2013 | 10:06 pm
This blogaround is brought to you by a very naughty beaglemix. Jason: Humanizing the Religious Other: Pope Francis Takes a Step Forward [CN: Rape culture, abuse, misogyny, racism, fat hatred] Janell...
Daily Dose of Cute 23 Aug 2013 | 09:30 pm
Livsy, just being cute. Which is her specialty. As always, please feel welcome and encouraged to share pix of the fuzzy, feathered, or scaled members of your family in comments.
Two-Minute Nostalgia Sublime 23 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
McAlmont & Butler: "Yes" This week's TMNS brought to you by '90s Britpop.
In the News 23 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
Here is some stuff in the news today! [Content Note: War; war crimes] President Obama calls reports of the use of chemical weapons in Syria a "big event of grave concern." He says that the US is stil...
