News in Asia
This week’s news roundup includes various protests, ghost ships and the remembrance of the horrific attack on a school in Pakistan. (more…)
News in Asia
This week is quick links because I’m moving and getting my own place! No pants days shall commence soon! (more…)
This Week in Lady Reads
Over the past week, there’s been quite a bit of coverage of Caitlyn Jenner, so we’ve found a few posts you can use to refute the ignorant haters. We’ve also got lots of good reads about feminism and other social justice topics, pop culture, a bit of science (with an unfortunate side of sexism), and some fun stuff to cheer you back up if you make it to the end. (You can do it!) (more…)
#distractinglysexy#amy schumer#bernie sanders#black widow#boobs#burn it to the ground#Caitlyn Jenner#Chris Hemsworth#Christopher Lee#Clickhole#climate change#ESPYS#Facebook#feminism#game of thrones#ghostbusters#harry potter trivial pursuit#hypocrisy#irony#Jon Stewart#Joyce Carol Oates#Jurassic Park#Jurassic World#Laverne Cox#liberals#Mike Huckabee#missy piggy#Pajiba#real hero#Reductress
#Afghanistan#bill and melinda gates foundation#china#climate change#Fan Bingbing#glaciers#Guo Pei#human trafficking#Immigration#India#Indonesia#Kim Jong-un#Met Gala#Nepal#Nepal earthquake#New Zealand#news in asia#North korea south korea and marilyn monroe#pakistan#philippines#Rihanna#Rohingya Muslims#russia#Salman Khan#Thailand
Friday News Bites: Indiana's Discrimination Bill, Germanwings Crash + More
Happy Friday, everyone. Is it Springtime where you are yet? I hope so. This week’s newsy roundup has a lot of political stories, but we’ll end with good news. Let’s get started: (more…)
#affordable care act#Alberta Watson#Amy&039;s Kitchen recall#angelina jolie#Angelina Jolie Pitt#Christie Schoen Codd#climate change#Courtney Enlow#Deadline#FEMA#Ferguson Library#Friday News Bites#Gen Con#Germanwings#Germany#Indiana#Jeremy Clarkson#Jon Hamm#Joseph Codd#Lemony Snicket Award#LGBTQ news#Montana#NASA#Native Americans#Obamacare#obits#obituaries#product recall#R.I.P.#Richard III
Friday News Bites: Ferguson Updates, Leonard Nimoy + More
Happy Friday, Unicorns. It’s time for your (favorite?) weekly round-up of politics, science, entertainment and other newsy bits from around the interwub. Let’s get started.
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#BlackLivesMatter#Avijit Roy#bangladesh#bisexual characters#California#Catwoman#Cleveland#climate change#Daniel von Bargen#downton abbey#Ferguson#Galapagos giant tortoises#global warming#GOP asshats#Homeland Security#Idris Elba#Immigration#leonard nimoy#Luther#marriage equality#Marvel Movie Marathon#Missouri#Neil deGrasse Tyson#obits#obituaries#ohio#prostitution#R.I.P.#Rafida Ahmed Bonya#science
Friday News Bites: #SOTU15, Yemen + More
President Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday had its fair share of highlights, and we’ve also got updates on the situation in Yemen, a found Mars lander, and much more. It’s time for Friday News Bites…
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#SOTU15#affordable care act#Anne Kirkbride#BBC#cats#climate change#Coronation Street#Corrie#CSNY#Dallas Taylor#Darren Wilson#Emma Sulkowicz#Ferguson#Fox News#France#Friday News Bites#GLAAD Media Awards#global warming#Governor Steve Bullock#healthcare#Kitten Bowl#LGBTQ#LGBTQ news#marijuana sales#marriage equality#Mars#medicaid expansion#Michael Brown#Missouri#Montana
On Reparations, Gentrification, the Role of Police, and Other Intellectual Pursuits
I know all you bookish and clever women have read quite a bit over the last year. What’s the hardest/best thing you’ve read lately? (more…)
News in Asia Is Back
Welcome back lovelies! I hope the new year has started off well for all of you. (more…)
This Week in Misogyny
There was a ton of great writing about Bill Cosby this week, and because there needs to be balance in the universe or some shit, a corresponding amount of truly heinous commentary. Let’s dive on in. (As usual, trigger warnings for pretty much everything apply.) (more…)
#"Literally I Can&039;t"#DonLemonReporting#FeministPrincessBride#shirtstorm#8chan#a voice for men#abortion#bad cops#Barbie#bill cosby#birth control#Blue Cross#Calvin Klein#campus sexual assault#catcalling#climate change#clinic protestors#condoms#Congress#Dapper#Dillard&039;s#don lemon#el salvador#Ellen Pao#GamerGate#Howard Kurtz#Indonesia#intersex#Janice Dickinson#jessica valenti
News in Asia Is Attending Summits
Much of this week’s news focuses on the meeting of world leaders in Asia and Australia for the G20 Summit. There is other news going on, but that’s what’s dominating the headlines. (more…)
The Music Of Science
Music and science may seem to be strange bedfellows — the only songs I could think of were Thomas Dolby’s “She Blinded Me With Science” from the ’80s (and if you’re not old enough to remember that era and its fabulous goofy technopop, check out Devo while you’re at it), and “I Sing The Body Electric” from Fame (from the ’70s, which is making me feel really old). (more…)
A Few Things I Need to Get Off My Chest
Because I just can’t deal with this ignorant shit anymore. WHY are we still debating evolution??…
Science News: 12/20/13
It’s time for one last quick dose of science news before the holidays. (more…)
#alligators#AMNH#anti-vaxx idiocy#bees#breastmilk#bubonic plague#cats#Chang&039;e lander and rover#climate change#cockroaches#crocodiles#dino poop#early humans#earthquakes#egypt#fracking#gallifrey#gardasil#global warming#google#katie couric#Madagascar#math#measles#multivitamins#NASA#New Horizons#planet HD 106906 b#pneumonic plague#porcupine
Science News: 10/31/13
It’s mostly fun stuff in this edition of science news! We’ve got good news regarding a possible…