My university, like many others across the country, is facing unbelievable budget cuts (40%!!!). They’re cutting programs and employees right and left. What I don’t get is why they aren’t cutting athletics.
“Corrective rape” of lesbians in South Africa goes unprosecuted.
Incredibly bad news for women in Arizona. Come back, Janet!
Dear Famous Asshole Neurologist Who Said “Ridiculous” When I Suggested My Migraines Were Caused By Weather Changes, Fuck you.
Ever heard of Chiditarod? It’s exactly like the Iditarod except with shopping carts instead of dogsleds. Also it’s in Chicago instead of Alaska. Oh, and the costumes are way better.
Chiditarod
Remy Lidereau’s architectural photos:
Women’s bodies, food, and what people say.
What you didn’t learn in your high school history class.
We need to change the way we pay for college. It’s ridiculous that I have $30,000 in loans and have been on almost full scholarship at state schools my entire college career.
The absentminded professor: eccentric or insane?
Animal welfare is really important and something I definitely support. Animal rights activisits, on the other hand, have gone off the deep end and some are very very cruel and dangerous. A better punishment than jail, I think, would be to force them to truly live by the principles they espouse and deny them anything that’s come from human use of non-human animals – vaccines, surgeries, medicine, etc.
Must read book
Dangerous attitudes towards violence against women in the UK.
Public transportation and poverty: One more reason to invest in good public transportation.
Another wonderful post on the ecology of the sandpaper plant by Mary at A Neotropical Savanna.