January 2011
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The Trouble with Bright Girls (Psychology Today) →
psychotherapy:
Successful women know only too well that in any male-dominated profession, we often find ourselves at a distinct disadvantage. We are routinely underestimated, underutilized, and even underpaid. Studies show that women need to perform at extraordinarily high levels, just to appear moderately competent compared to our male coworkers.
But in my experience, smart and talented...
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Mother Jailed For Sending Kids to Wrong School... →
An Ohio mother of two was sentenced to 10 days in jail and placed on three years probation after sending her kids to a school district in which they did not live. Kelley Williams-Bolar was sentenced by Judge Patricia Cosgrove on Tuesday and will begin serving her sentence immediately. […] This case is a textbook example of everything that remains racially wrong with America’s educational,...
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Do you realize that when you belittle people for... →
volcanoes:
I have posted the gist of this before as a comment, but given my late arrival to the very popular thread about people asking stupid questions and the importance of this issue, I think it deserves a thread in and of itself.
I hate threads that ask about stupid, ignorant questions other people ask. They are belittling and low. Self-congratulatory assholes who snicker and roll their...
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Death From Above 1979 - Blood On Our Hands
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COACHELLA
DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 IS REUNITING TO PLAY AT COACHELLA?! WTF!!!
WHY DO I HAVE TO MISS THIS!?
Sorry for obnoxiousness, but caps lock was absolutely necessary.
I think my heart might have skipped a beat when I saw their name on Coachella’s website. It’s going to take me a couple of days to come to terms with the fact that I can’t attend. Sorry, but I can’t spend that...
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Elinor Carucci
I’m obsessed. Reminds me a lot of Nan Goldin.
Haircut, 1994
Making the Bed, 1996
Mother With Shadows, 1997
PMS, 1997
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Someone on ebay is selling Banksy's identity →
More shockingly, someone on ebay is willing to pay practically $1 million for Banksy’s identity.
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“Female sexuality has always been forced to conform to a social mold — either...”
– Bad Subjects writing on Courtney Love. (via tulletulle)
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“The problem with prestige (and the problem with money) is that even when...”
– the ch!cktionary: A fat envelope is not what it’s cracked up to be. (via rachelhills)
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“Nerds like us are allowed to be unironically enthusiastic about stuff. Nerds are...”
– John Green (via takingthetardistohogwarts)
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Really? (via Sociological Images)
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Controlling Video Games With Your Pee – SEGA... →
The Japan branch of the multinational company recently announced that they are testing their Toylets male urinal video game at select locations around Tokyo. Toylets uses a pressure sensor located on the back of the urinal to measure the strength and location of your urine stream. A small LCD screen above the urinal allows you to play several simple video games including a simulator for...
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Metric - Black Sheep
This song is interfering...