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George Orwell was much more awesome than I knew.
Notes on the Way, an article about religion and spirituality in the affairs of humanity. Also includes the actual context of what may be the most-often misused Marx quote, which had always struck me as quite banal until I knew what the previous sentence was. (My lesson here is, find the source. I've never read any Marx. It may be time to start ( Read more... ) -
Oh wow.
I bet you didn't know that Japan is actively planning to take over the world with anime ( Read more... ) -
So I'm a feminist.
The difference between 'feminist' and 'Well, sure, men and women are equal' is a pretty simple one, actually.
( And yet it took me two pages of ranting, ha. ) -
...oh my god.
I just realized that I've been avoiding reading a sci-fi novel series in favor of reading the comics made from it. Because reading the novels would be too hard. That hurts me right in the bibliophile bits.
...in my defense, they're both in Japanese.
Maybe this will make me study kanji like I should. -
art post!
Cut for the sake of your friendslists. Large images under the cut.
( Meet the D&D characters in our group. Well, minus the second campaign on. ) -
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....oh man, adding tags is boring ( Read more... ) -
Sex differences in chess explained!
...In areas where there is at least 50% representation of women, there is no disparity in male vs. female ratings; the disparity at higher levels can be explained by the differing level of participation in most areas ( Read more... ) -
"Soaking in religion"?
This entry brought to you by Faith on the Quad, an article in the online magazine Inside Higher Ed, and by several of my ninth-grade students ( Read more... ) -
Happened upon an interesting meme...
"What three books had the biggest emotional impact on you?"
Tracy Hickman, The Immortals. Yeah, that one broke me for months. (I am kind of amused that it took me so long to find the actual author's name because I kept thinking it was written by Margaret Weis.) Set in the immediate future -- much more immediate now than when she wrote it, of ( Read more... )