1. I don’t know if all of this is true, but I like it.

    I don’t know if all of this is true, but I like it.

  2. thedailywhat:

    African Stereotype of the Day: Gabriel, Benard, Brian, and Derrik, who live in Kenya, were inspired to poke fun at the way African men are portrayed by Hollywood: “If people believed only what they saw in movies,” they said, “they would think we are all warlords who love violence.” Mama Hope — an organization that partners with African organizations to help transform their communities — was more than happy to hand them a mic as part of a video campaign to “Stop the Pity, Unlock the Potential.”

    Good stuff.

    [boingboing]

  3. deepdowntraumahounds:

    Neil DeGrasse Tyson - A Fascinatingly Disturbing Thought

    I love this man.

  5. Awesome birthday card I received.  Definitely made me smile. 

    Awesome birthday card I received.  Definitely made me smile. 

  6. TARDIS blue scarf with Gallifreyan symbol for Time Lord that a great friend sent to me for my birthday last month.

    TARDIS blue scarf with Gallifreyan symbol for Time Lord that a great friend sent to me for my birthday last month.

  7. nonplussedbyreligion: Carolyn Porco

    nonplussedbyreligion:

    Carolyn Porco

  8. questionall: theramblingnarcissist: Time to pay up. Agreed.  I’m not even sure why churches are tax exempt in the first place.  I know they are considered a 501c3 but most churches don’t give away enough of their profit to qualify for this status and all of them discriminate based on their own religious bias.  They should not be tax exempt.

    questionall:

    theramblingnarcissist:

    Time to pay up.

    Agreed.  I’m not even sure why churches are tax exempt in the first place.  I know they are considered a 501c3 but most churches don’t give away enough of their profit to qualify for this status and all of them discriminate based on their own religious bias.  They should not be tax exempt.

  9. Happy World Book Day. http://www.worldbookday.com/

    Happy World Book Day.

    http://www.worldbookday.com/

  10. jalwhite:

    Jaime Lynn Butler is an 11-year old Navajo Artist from Northern Arizona. Follow her story as she tells about the ways climate change is affecting her and her family, and her fight to be heard. Watch and share Jaime’s story, help us spread the word!

    Jaime Lynn Butler sued Janice Brewer, the Governor of Arizona, for failure to combat climate change.

  11. dead-logic: May geeks of all forms live in harmony. [via Steampunk Boba Fett]

    dead-logic:

    May geeks of all forms live in harmony.

    [via Steampunk Boba Fett]

  13. Shadeism.  Interesting short documentary about society instilling shame in people because of the shade of their skin.  

    Being at the other end of the spectrum, I’m sure the ridicule I was faced with in no way compares to what these girls have been subjected to, but I can definitely relate in certain ways.  I’m fairly pale, don’t tan and often blush profusely - things that were often pointed out to me as something to be ashamed of or laughed at.  When I was younger, I would NEVER wear shorts or skirts unless I had dark/black tights to wear to cover my pale legs.  I feel absolutely ridiculous thinking about this now, but I actually wore black tights with my P.E. uniform every day because I was ashamed of my white/pink legs.  I can’t remember a time when anyone ever told me it was OK to be the pale shade that I was.  Everyone around me always talked about wanting to be tan because it was prettier and somehow made you look thinner and they were always working on a tan.  (Even now, I’m surrounded by women obsessed with tanning.)  I suppose I should commend myself for at least never trying to BE tan.  I would say they were silly for going to tanning beds and they would perhaps be more wrinkled or get skin cancer as they grew older, but I would still cover my pale legs at all times.  How silly I was.   

    Why can’t we help each other accept and be proud of whatever shade we happen to be?

  14. I just finished reading another article by Robert Krulwich, NPR “sciencey” blog contributor, and I’m going to try not to complain this time.  I DO enjoy the content of these articles.  He has exposed me to some very interesting stories I might not have otherwise seen.  I just have a bit of an issue with some of his added opinion, I suppose.  This time, he posted an interesting article about an anonymous artist that has been leaving intricate book sculptures in various locations (libraries, bookshops, a theater) in Scotland.  Even when the artist was apparently discovered, the evening news took a poll asking whether people wanted to know the artist’s identity or have it be left a secret, and the public decided to protect the artist’s anonymity.  My only tiny complaint about the article is that Krulwich implies that Americans can’t stand to be left in the dark like that and basically asks that anyone who might know the secret should post it in the comments.  I just think it’s much more beautiful left as a mystery.   If you click on the picture it will take you to Krulwich’s article, but I find the link below to be much better, actually.  The photographs show much more detail and better focus on the artist’s sentiments and intent.   http://community.thisiscentralstation.com/_Mysterious-paper-sculptures/blog/4991767/126249.html

    I just finished reading another article by Robert Krulwich, NPR “sciencey” blog contributor, and I’m going to try not to complain this time.  I DO enjoy the content of these articles.  He has exposed me to some very interesting stories I might not have otherwise seen.  I just have a bit of an issue with some of his added opinion, I suppose.  This time, he posted an interesting article about an anonymous artist that has been leaving intricate book sculptures in various locations (libraries, bookshops, a theater) in Scotland.  Even when the artist was apparently discovered, the evening news took a poll asking whether people wanted to know the artist’s identity or have it be left a secret, and the public decided to protect the artist’s anonymity.  My only tiny complaint about the article is that Krulwich implies that Americans can’t stand to be left in the dark like that and basically asks that anyone who might know the secret should post it in the comments.  I just think it’s much more beautiful left as a mystery.  

    If you click on the picture it will take you to Krulwich’s article, but I find the link below to be much better, actually.  The photographs show much more detail and better focus on the artist’s sentiments and intent.  

    http://community.thisiscentralstation.com/_Mysterious-paper-sculptures/blog/4991767/126249.html

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