January 2010
35 posts
The more blatant lesson of Avatar is not that American imperialism is bad, but...
– In Which We Teach James Cameron A Thing Or Two from Lauren Bans over at This Recording. (via bugeyedbistro)
Unpackaged: a food shop in london →
We believe that most packaging is unnecessary so we’re doing something about it.
You have been told that real life is not like college and you have been...
– Meryl Streep (via nancysun)
The average amount of time the ball is in play on... →
tumbledore:
People watch three hours of football to witness 11 minutes of actual play. This is why American football is boring and why basketball and soccer are the greatest sports in the world.
11 minutes of actual play
12 minutes of shots of the head coaches and referees
17 minutes of replays
60 minutes of commercials
75 minutes of shots of players huddling, standing at the line of...
In other words, if a woman admits to having sexual fantasies, she asked for it....
– Strike one for patriarchy: manchester gang-rapists acquitted over victim’s fantasies.
Enthusiastic consent should not be a difficult concept to grasp.
via gauntlet
(via sexartandpolitics)
Spain calls for Europe-wide protection for... →
gauntlet:
Spain launched a campaign for a Europe-wide system of restraint orders aimed at curbing violence against women, calling for crime statistics to be reconfigured to highlight gender violence and for EU legislation offering protection to battered women across national borders.
Opening Madrid’s six-month rotating presidency of the EU and seeking to build on its progressive governance...
“July Flame” - Laura Veirs
You will become mentally ill in 2013 →
The Economist vents spleen on PM's decision to... →
Canada without Parliament: Halted in mid-debate |... →
“The danger in allowing the prime minister to end discussion any time he chooses is that it makes Parliament accountable to him rather than the other way around.”
It is too bad that prorogation isn’t something that our soldiers had in their...
– Rick Mercer, Proroguing is for children (and Stephen Harper) - The Globe and Mail (via bugeyedbistro)