You know, I expect anti-feminism from regular dudes, I really do. But it's funny how betrayed I feel when the dude in question is queer. For instance: there are two men in my Introduction to Interpreting class, and they're both gay. Last week during class, I was in a small discussion group with one of them (whom I won't name, since the world is small, after all). The discussion was about the ethics...

Oh yay. A report about research into "why women have sex" Again courtesy of Sir Links A Lot aka erudito) emphasises the "women have sex to manipulate men" idea and the "women like the power that their sexuality gives them" thing. They do go on about how terribly psychologically complex we wimminz are. On that front, I'd be more interested to see a study into why women don't have sex. A side...

Widespread unemployment is characterised visually by groups of unemployed men loitering in the streets with nothing to do. Woe is them, it is so bad the their sense of self worth. They have nothing to do. The idleness is soul destroying. As this blog article (courtesy of erudito ) points out, we never see photos of groups of dispirited women spending hours and hours sitting or standing around the...

Boingboing led me to Clara's Depression era cooking youtube videos. Clara is Italian and in her 90s. I can't stop watching them! Before I saw Clara's link I had eaten eggs and mushroom ( sly_girl 's recipe) on toast for dinner. It was yum, but at the time I was feeling a bit down and a bit lonely and a bit sad and sorry for myself. I've eaten a lot of canned food and eggs recently and...

Well. erudito came over and we ate some nice Vietnamese food and had a nice chat, not having caught up for a while. Unfortunately, I got to experience the food twice - once going down, once coming back up, but I'm okay now. And he took it all very calmly, I'm pleased to say. I'm not quite sure what the proper etiquette is for explaining to a dinner guest that you've just thrown up and had...

erudito   linked to this article about the removal of freedom of speech when what is said "might offend" religious types . Can you believe that the UN now employs people whose job it is to stop anyone "defaming religion"? I am very fond of my right to say "Your religious belief is not supported by what I know of reality, therefore I choose not to abide by your religion." I believe that...

Выборка разномастных текстов из сегодняшней френдленты: - Мы не перестаем играть, потому что мы взрослеем. Мы взрослеем, потому что перестаем играть. Есть всего лишь несколько составляющих Вашего успеха, молодости и счастья. Вы должны улыбаться и каждый день находить что-то смешное в жизни. Вам необходима мечта. Когда Вы перестаете мечтать - Вы умираете. Вокруг нас столько людей, которые мертвы и...

Noticed in erudito 's blog, which I urge everyone who loves good and intelligent commentary to visit, because it's one of the best blogs on Livejournal, was this from Benny Morris in the Jerusalem Post , "This Holocaust Will Be Different" ( http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?apage=1&cid=1167467762531&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull ) With a country the size and shape of Israel...

Yesterday a lovely social afternoon with many lj regulars (in no particular order): sjkasabi , [Bad username: martinlemerchant] , erudito , mrsbrown , mr_bassman , hometime (& JB), splodgenoodles , tenbears , monstah , doushkasmum , sacredchao , bar_barra , wystan and there may have been others... real...

Via erudito http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1070673/Terry-Pratchett-Im-slipping-away-bit-time--I-watch-happen.html