So.  Last night, while taking a much-needed stress relief bath, I watched the third season finale of Mad Men-- which means that I'm now all caught up on those episodes, and have to wait for brand new ones just like every other sad bastard in the world ( Read more... )

I should really be going back to work, but I just have to-- HAVE TO-- share the following gem of an article with y'all:

OH NOES, YOU GUYS. AMERICANS ARE GETTING TOO FAT TO JOIN THE MILITARY AND FIGHT SENSELESS WARS. WHICH SURELY MEANS THAT THE TERRORISTS ARE GOING TO WIN! NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

I mean, I could get upset at the uncritical fatphobia here ( Read more... )

Those of you who know me on Facebook have already seen my request for recs, but I thought I'd replicate it in my DW and LJ, for maximum coverage ( Read more... )

Why am I awake at this ungodly hour, you ask? Well, there are two reasons. The first is that last night's New Year's festivities kept me up past 4 a.m., and like an idiot, I spent a good 2-3 hours this afternoon napping, instead of dealing with my fatigue and then getting to bed at a decent hour. The second reason is that now is the time my ( Read more... )

So, I've been thinking about the recent controversy surrounding the so-called "too fat to graduate" rule at Lincoln University, in which students with a BMI over 30 are required to take a three credit-hour class on fitness in order to graduate ( Read more... )

This is a question for the anti-racist types. Particularly those who do some teaching ( Read more... )

There I was, just correcting student papers, and fuming over the
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Ever wondered what it would look like if Andrea Dworkin became a fangirl?

Wonder no more. I give you the LJ community kinkfreezone. Complete with a comprehensive lists of kinks that the mods will not allow.

I think ithiliana says it best when she points out that vanilla is a kink, too. To that I would add: whether any of these acts is considered a "kink" or not is ( Read more... )

Help me fannish friends.  You're my only hope!

I have to do a presentation in my class tonight about Henry Jenkins' Convergence Culture, and I wanted to talk a little about Jenkins' role as a fandom scholar, as a potentially divisive figure, how his work has evolved, etc.  And I am trying-- believe me when I say I have searched the Internets far and ( Read more... )

I cannot in any way take credit for this discussion.
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