May 2012
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fionafix-it:
communistsextips:
Never fuck a capitalist. They refuse condoms because they don’t like protection for the workers.
never go down on a capitalist, they’ll let you do all the work and then insist they came solely through their own hard work & self-determination.
Seriously, this tumblr is genius.
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“The heterosexuality or homosexuality of many individuals is not an all-or-none...”
– Alfred Kinsey, in Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948). Kinsey was an early researcher in the field of human sexuality. His Kinsey Scale first introduced the idea that sexual orientation was a continuum.
(via plannedparenthood)
8 Ways To Be Positive You’re Sex Positive - The... →
thefrisky:
Here in the land of lady blogs, most of us believe that sex and exploring your sexuality is a great thing. “Sex positive” is the go-to term for this, which is the philosophy that all consensual expressions of sexuality are good and healthy. Sex positivity also includes advocating for sex education and safer sex. Sounds good, right?
But simply labeling yourself “sex-positive” doesn’t...
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“While the poor conditions that prevail in U.S. prisons and jails undercut the...”
– Ending Prison Rape | Joanne Mariner | Verdict | Legal Analysis and Commentary from Justia (via charliemielczarek)
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“I have my mind … and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is...”
– Tyrion Lannister, A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin (via chos)
“I think it’s the beginning of the end of the valley as we know it. Silicon...”
– Steve Blank, professor, Berkeley and Stanford, discussing the Facebook IPO with the Atlantic. The Golden Age of Silicon Valley Is Over, and We’re Dancing on its Grave (via futurejournalismproject)
“The poster case for government persecution of the down-and-out would have to be...”
– How Corporations and Local Governments Use the Poor As Piggy Banks | Mother Jones
Isn’t that called debtors prison? (via meganwest)
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“Originally Tesla wanted to be a poet, but after getting zapped by static...”
– The Oatmeal - Why Nikola Tesla was the greatest geek who ever lived (via crookedindifference)
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Chicago Sun-Times: Oral Sex Could Lead to Throat... →
turnabout:
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abloodymess:
callthisrational:
midwest-monster:
OH COOL, WAY TO GIVE THEM ALL A FUCKING GREAT FUCKING EXCUSE
“No honey, I can’t! I could get cancer. You wouldn’t want me to get cancer?!”
Welp.
giving a lady oral sex is worth dealing with cancer if it came down to it. you would have to chop off my fucking tongue and lips to make me stop.
emphasis mine.
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think on this.: ugh i am an old →
abbyjean:
today in class, my professor was talking about the negotiation tactic of “playing a game of chicken” and illustrated it with a film clip. i instantly knew that it was going to be the death-defying tractor clip from footloose, and indeed it was. but while i was tapping my feet and singing along…
Wow. I even feel old now.
crookedindifference:
Radiolab: Is There an Edge...
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Tattoos: Permanent Blog Entries
twonew:
by Philip Umbrino
(via)
I went to a local Verizon store to have my TV box, for lack of an official term (are they DVR boxes? Receivers? I think receivers) exchanged with a different TV box. The store was no bigger than my bathroom, which is only sort of large because we have a tub from the Taft era.
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the sociologist: You Eat That? →
thesociologist:
By RACHEL HERZ l WSJ Jan.28, 2012
Disgust is one of our most basic emotions—the only one that we have to learn—and nothing triggers it more reliably than the strange food of others.
Nattō is a stringy, sticky, slimy, chunky fermented soybean dish that Japanese regularly eat for breakfast….
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“The human race is just a chemical scum on a moderate-sized planet, orbiting...”
– Stephen Hawking (via crookedindifference)
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“When you speak up about any sense of unfairness or injustice, you’re told that...”
– Jessica Valenti on MCA’s feminist legacy (via thenationmagazine)
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“You know who my gods are, who I believe in fervently? Herman Melville, Emily...”
– Maurice Sendak on religion and faith. [complete interviews here] (via nprfreshair)
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“E-books have no supply — if I buy one, it doesn’t reduce how many remain,...”
– Wrote Chuck Wendig yesterday. GigaOM thought about it, too.
But since this is about us, the audience, then we should say so ourselves, whatever our opinions may be. So tell us:
Would you be willing to pay more for an e-book from an indie publisher than from, say, Penguin?
Reblog and answer...
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The Loose-Fishery: DIRTY WORK and RIDES are now... →
jaybushman:
About a year ago, the Head of Development walked into my office and said “We should do a show about a crime scene cleanup crew.”
And about a day ago, that show launched online.
Here’s the official synopsis:
Dirty Work is a dark comedy that follows the gruesome misadventures of a Los Angeles…
This is awesome. Check it out. You won’t regret it.
