The big story –on my planet, which is celebrating a forever-long moratorium on the infidelities of professional sports people, but sadly has reached its maximum capacity of 1 human, all past present and future cats, and a sauropod resurrected through a secret potion I accidentally-on-purpose swallowed– is that people are both shocked and Not Shocked [...]
Surplus Cats
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Soft men & broad brushes
Comrade Sisters! Tom Purcell is on to us and our girlification of the menfolk. It is true.
This man, this hunka hunka macho manly man-ness, has sounded an alarm that’s totally new and the guys are probably going to give him some manner of phallus-shaped trophy for his exceptional work in preserving all that is great [...]
Links of note
Good reads around the Internet (a.k.a. Things I’ve starred in Google Reader to write about later but only manage to put in lists):
My internet friend Lindsey Markel was mentioned in the current editon of Bitch Magazine. And she posted an excerpt from the introduction to her upcoming book, You Are Among Friends, in her blog. [...]
Do I even want to go to TAM?
Lately I am in need of a reminder of why I want to go to The Amazing Meeting. What is in it for me as a woman without a science background who has an interest in skeptical subjects but isn’t making a career out of it? Is there any reason for me to go when [...]
Slides You Might’ve Missed.
Much respect and love for the first woman in space, Colonel-Engineer Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova.
Of engineers and princesses
As a child I would’ve been absolutely stoked to go to Legoland. In my head, it’s always been a place filled with so many primary colored bits and pieces that the sky is the limit — where you could build something that exceeded the constraints of your lesser Lego collection at home. Truly epic possibilities!
My [...]
Save the boys from pianos!
In an accidental feat of awesome timing, Don Netflixed The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T and we watched it on Sunday before even realizing Monday was Dr. Seuss’s birthday. (Thanks Google!)
This live-action musical is visually interesting and perfect for a Dr. Seuss tale. The sets and costumes, and even the musical instruments have all of [...]
Wondering why more teenage girls aren’t into science?
Maybe it’s got something to do with the mythical image of frumpy granola spinsters of science who are devoid of other interests, disparaging color and style as useless frippery.
I mean, if the women who are currently in the careers you wish to pursue would slight you for having an eye for good design, and denigrate [...]
beadazzled microscopes, maribu trimmed lab coats
Take a look at the Toys R’ Us online catalog section for Learning & More > Science & Discovery > Girls
That’s right. Butterflies, perfume, unicorns, and princess gardens.