May
28
Are You A Certified Ahole?
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[From: Massion Bission]
Are You A Certified Ahole?
Sure it’s a promo for his new book, but Bob Sutton is offering us all a chance to see if we’re assholes with the Asshole Rating Self-Exam (ARSE).
After 24 questions like “You secretly enjoy watching other people suffer and squirm” (hey, what’s wrong with a little schaedenfreud?) you’ll find [...]
May
28
Atomic Test Photos From Los Angeles
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Atomic explosion, the largest yet set off on the Nevada test range, was
clearly visible in Los Angeles. Staff photographer Perry Folwer was
ready with his camera on a tripod on the roof of the Herald-Express
building when the blast occurred at 5:49 a.m. Reporter Jack Smith,
points towards the great white flash that clearly silhouetted mountains
to the east. [...]
May
24
Maplight.org takes Opensecrets.org by making data mashups that correlates the money contributed to elected officials and how these officials vote.
MAPLight.org brings together campaign contributions and how legislators vote, providing an unprecedented window into the connections between money and politics. We currently cover the California Legislature and U.S. Congress.
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May
20
Weekly Feminist Reader
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[From: feministing]
Internationally, girls are more likely than boys to be malnourished, suffer poverty, face violence and be refused an education.
There are 25 shelters nationwide that serve homeless queer youth.
A new novel is about two sisters who separately deal with domestic violence.
Leonard Nimoy: Size-positivity crusader.
Are Katie Couric’s ratings low because she’s a woman? (Answer: No.)
Japanese [...]
May
16
Do you know where that cookie’s been?
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May
16
The Climate Mash
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Bobby “Boris” Pickett passed away April 25th, 2007. Best known for his hit “The Monster Mash,” in 2005 recorded a new environmentally themed version called “The Climate Mash.”
The Flash video is viewable at www.theclimatemash.org.





