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At Smithsonian, Gay Rights Is Out of the Closet, Into the Attic
The obvious question gets the obvious answer: Of course Frank Kameny, a pioneer of the gay rights movement, had no inkling that the protest signs he carried more than 40 years ago would end up in the Smithsonian. But there they are, hand-lettered, with little stains from their staples ( Read more... ) -
Where are they now?
Cute article about a few kids who have appeared on album covers and what they're doing (and look like) now.
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1567107/20070814/nirvana.jhtml
I like the quote from the kid from the nirvana cover (3rd pic in the slideshow: http://www.mtv.com/photos/?fid=1567095&photoID=2561378): Of course, being the Nirvana baby has ( Read more... ) -
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New research published in the August issue of Archives of Sexual Behavior has come up with a list of 237 reasons that motivate people to have sex.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/chi-sex01aug01,1,2034961.story?coll=chi_tab01_layout&ctrack=1&cset=trueMy favorite reason to have sex listed? "I wanted to change the topic of conversation ( Read more... ) -
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The animatronic Showbiz Pizza/Chuck-E-Cheeze Rock-afire Explosion band performing "Lithium." (As in, actually programmed to do so, not just someone slapping the song over a video of them.)
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Fugazi Photographer Documents 'The Only Band That Really Matters'
Prolific photographer Glen E. Friedman captured the early days of punk, skate and hip-hop culture with famed images of Black Flag, Bad Brains, Beastie Boys and PublicEnemy. His latest photo book, 'Keep Your Eyes Open,' follows Washington D.C. D.I.Y. heroes Fugazi.
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There and back again
So...back from NYC. It was a lot of fun, but man...Murphy's Law in action.
Ah well. Full story (and pics) under the cut. I warn you now, it's long...been a while since I've posted a real entry, so humor me...
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http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2457332
I want to bow down and worship the person who took the time to scan and post this.
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https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/Project Implicit is (to summarize a long complex explanation filled with research jargon into normal English) a series of tests designed to discover your subconscious biases. Race, gender, orientation, religion, etc. The methodology might seem kind of odd, but there's precedent for it ( Read more... )
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