December 2010
53 posts
Hugh Hefner's engaged! →
“It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when...”
– Oscar Wilde (via tobeshelved)
Does school support your creative growth? | The... →
douglaseby:
Of course, there are many opportunities to develop creative talents and art careers. But it is still worthwhile to question where mainstream schools fail to help creative people.
LGBT Laughs: If The Christian God Hates Homos →
thepeacockangel:
If the Christian god exists and doesn’t like gays, please explain the following?:
Why do men have prostates?
Why is the clitoris on the outside?
Why has almost all of the most famous Christian religious art been created by gay men? I mean seriously, Michelangelo anyone?
Why does he make the pope dress like that?
An evolutionary biologist explains the one thing... →
sapiosexual (n.) — a person who is sexually...
Redefining "Mental Illness" (Seed Magazine) →
psychotherapy:
As consensus emerges on the physical basis of mental illness, the mental-health community is fracturing over what, exactly, constitutes “mental illness” in the first place…
5 Typical Acts of Politeness That are Inefficient... →
I understand the function of politeness and social conventions: how they make people feel at ease, how they provide a familiar, comfortable context for interactions in which all is not known. I like politeness and social conventions for this, but I think that some are inefficient and should be banned. Here are five.
Special needs pupils account for seven in 10... →
UK Government wants broadband providers to block... →
A good start by our government. But what is needed in my opinion is a stop in the sexualization of almost everything in the media.
Student who conned Harvard U. says sorry →
Orlando Magic's bold moves →
Magic trade Rashard Lewis for Gilbert Arenas; Marcin Gortat, Mikael Pietrus and Vince Carter for J-Richardson, Hedo Turkoglou, and Earl Clark.
Are these desperate attempts to keep Dwight Howard next summer?
Thought for Food: Imagining Food Consumption... →
psychotherapy:
If you’re looking to lose weight, it’s okay to think about eating your favorite candy bar. In fact, go ahead and imagine devouring every last bite — all in the name of your diet.
A new study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, published in Science, shows that when you imagine eating a certain food, it reduces your actual consumption of that food. This landmark discovery...
Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg named as Time... →
At 26, he is the youngest to receive this award.
the patriarchy phrasebook →
checkerss:
sunshinebill:
feministslut:
humorlessfeminist:
Patriarchy: ‘He loved women’ Translation: ‘He fucked a lot of women’
Patriarchy: ‘You’re a feminazi/ bitch/ dyke/ delusional woman/ whore/ desperate for a fuck’ Translation: ‘I am threatened by your argument and am scared of you and it’
Patriarchy: ‘Smile, love!’ Translation: ‘Why are you not deferential to my masculinity?’
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time flies when you're having fun →
“Somebody’s boring me, Ithink it’s me!”
– Dylan Thomas
Real- life Quidditch! →
The psychology of procrastination - Al Jazeera... →
Why do people procrastinate, and what are the social and economic impacts of waiting until the last minute?
Whether it is for fear of failure or lack of motivation, the reasons why people procrastinate are fundamentally irrational, yet it comes to many as a natural impulse.
Psychologists argue that today’s “culture of now” and thirst for instant gratification is driving such behaviour that,...
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whatmakesmesmile365:
Let me start with thanking my girlfriend and her family for a wonderful day out. We had a nice meal after Christmas shopping.
