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"I highly recommend Allan G. Johnson's book The Gender Knot. It offers a very useful analysis of the ways in which systems of privilege are obscured and denied in society. It also offers concrete, helpful ways to work against systems of oppression...." [
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more than 12 hours ago
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"Well, as I said above, I found this funny. But the main reason I liked the video was because it points out something that is obnoxious yet usually shrugged off: yogurt is marketed exclusively to women. There's nothing intrinsically feminine about..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nooneyouknow
3 weeks ago
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"The Deej wrote: The 911 workers were teary-eyed at the care they were given in Cuba, and to be honest it made me misty as well. Of course, with cameras running I'm sure everyone is on their best behavior.
I read an interview with Michael Moore in..." [
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Last month
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"Chez Marianne is the kind of place you're looking for, I think. It's crowded, casual, and comfortable, with a dark, tavern-like interior. They also do takeaway. It serves Ashkenazi Jewish food, lots of small plates/appetizer/mezze type stuff, all..." [
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Last month
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"Have you looked into Montessori? It isn't suitable for everyone, but if you want to get away from competitive stuff, it might be something to consider. My neighbours have a very bright child who is in Montessori and she loves it. It's a good fit for..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Orrorin
2 months ago
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"Happy Dave wrote: As we were walking home, she burst into tears and told me it was the first time in twenty years she hadn't been made to feel as if she was somehow a huge inconvenience, or weak, or useless for being sick.
There's something..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by scrump, litlnemo, brain cloud, Skwirl
3 months ago
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"ROU_Xenophobe wrote: A dude asked a question -- why do you put up with this? I offered an answer, which might be wrong -- because enough people are doing well enough under the current system that they don't want to take their chances with an entirely..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jb
3 months ago
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"I'll chime in with everyone else who is saying: it's cultural, reciprocation at the same level is not expected, and it's nice to accept graciously and re-gift if they are things you can't use/don't want. This is probably your neighbour's way of..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Slarty Bartfast
4 months ago
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let's talk about pelvic exams
favorited 12 times, recently by dtp, Knicke, jeanmari, Phire, hecho de la basura, subbes, somanyamys, garlic, lahersedor, desuetude, nzero, horsemuth
4 months ago
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Lanier Phillips, survivor
favorited 13 times, recently by Del Far, desuetude, madamjujujive, allaboutgeorge, kensanway, lord_wolf, sebastienbailard, amyms, interrobang, Snyder, babybuns, M.C. Lo-Carb!, amberglow
4 months ago
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"I like to steam chopped broccoli and blend it with a little lemon juice, pepper, and garlic, put it on freshly cooked and drained hot pasta (usually rotini), then put in a few 1 cm cubes of Gorgonzola and stir until the cheese is melted.
It makes..." [
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favorited 13 times, recently by exceptinsects, Jaltcoh, cincinnatus c, ms.v., donajo, ethel, DulcineaX, chara, zabuni, dreamphone, The corpse in the library, showbiz_liz, elmer benson
4 months ago
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"Ooh, very cool. Thanks nicky for also posting the link to the Ramayana so we can see inside! These are really well done.
And I love the Illustrated Classics--I bought some for my ESL classroom and the students were quite absorbed by them...." [
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4 months ago
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"The Japanese movie After Life. The premise is that after you die, you spend a week with counselors who help you choose the one memory from your life that you will relive throughout eternity. After you've chosen your memory, the counselors help you..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Elsa, Sara Anne
4 months ago
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"Cool post!
I saw one of this year's nominations, Madame Tutli-Putli, at a Canadian film fest this past weekend. It was weird but compelling, and really beautiful. Animation is something that the National Film Board really excels in. [You can watch..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by tickingclock, CheeseDigestsAll
5 months ago
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"What someone once told me is that a good relationship is one in which the world opens up for you -- you learn new things, get new hobbies, have wonderful and enriching friends outside of the relationship. A bad relationship is one in which the world..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by janelikes
5 months ago
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"For those interested in The Omnivore's Dilemma mentioned above, there is a very good reading/Q and A session [mp3 file] by the author, Michael Pollan, from ALOUD, the LA Public Library lecture archives. Pollan is a smart, witty, engaging speaker, and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jjwiseman
5 months ago
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"This is such an interesting thread!
To parilous: I think since your niece seems excited and wants to tell people about it (she wanted to tell her teacher, after all!), you could float your idea of a grown-up dinner out at a fancy..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by mynameismandab
5 months ago
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"Wow, very interesting article. I was particularly fascinated that the doc-maker said she learned in her research that most kids are highly conditioned NOT to be vulnerable to online predators, and it was really difficult to persuade kids over the..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Senor Cardgage, ShawnStruck, El Brendano
5 months ago
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"Mollie Katzen's Sunlight Cafe cookbook has recipes for breakfast bars. I can't find a link to the recipe I used, but it had lots of dried fruit, nuts, and seeds, and was bound together with tofu and--I think--eggs. They were really delicious and low..." [
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5 months ago
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"A key point I discussed when teaching my women's studies class about abortion law was the concept that the fetus cannot legally be considered a person, with the attending legal rights. (I am operating within a Canadian context here, but the..." [
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5 months ago
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"Outfront is a CBC Radio (Canada) show that is about 15 minutes per podcast. Each show is a professionally produced personal documentary. The latest doc ("Pictures Lost and Found") is about a woman who finds a large number of photos dumped..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by paduasoy
6 months ago
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Classic British Children's TV
favorited 14 times, recently by runincircles, tigerbelly, biffa, irishkitten, romakimmy, El Brendano, JHarris, muymuy, chrismear, jtron, Kloryne, The World Famous, ceri richard, Artw
6 months ago
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"Why did I click on all those links? I clicked on the one in the post, then the centipede ones, and the spider ones, and UUUUURRRGGGGGHHH. Each one made me feel more wretched than the last.
But I couldn't stop...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by peacheater
6 months ago
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"Those links on scapegoating were very interesting, nickyskye. They describe a process I've seen/been a part of a few times, unfortunately. I used to jokingly refer to it as old guard vs. young upstarts, but when you're personally involved it's not..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nickyskye
6 months ago
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"Kattullus: I think this is what orange swan is referring to:
[From this article about Canadian politicians being photographed looking foolish or awkward]
...the best prime minister Canada never had. On May 30, 1974, the angular and, at least in..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by phrontist, Kattullus
6 months ago
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"Of a 100-page grammar book, you may need 3 pages, or less.
(Get people to help you figure out which 3!)
I suggest the pages that tell you when to use the word "less" and when to use "fewer...." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by RussHy, blue_beetle, zixyer, maudlin, UbuRoivas
6 months ago
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"What the Body Remembers, by Shauna Singh Baldwin. Set in India in the 1940s, around the time of partition.
A Suitable Boy, by Vikram Seth. Set in 1950s India.
A Fine Balance, by Rohinton Mistry. Set in 1970s India...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by pomegranate
6 months ago
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"Damn, that was a sad story. Unfortunately, as the articles pointed out, it's getting more and more common.
Western society does not seem to be structured to deal well with the problem of isolation among the elderly. One idea that intrigues me as..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by kid ichorous, facetious, Miko, prostyle
6 months ago
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"spacely_sprocket wrote: Now that the xenophobes, misogynists, etymologists and other assorted bigots have all been routed well and proper, can we talk about the publication?
Yes, let's do that.
I wish there were more magazines for girls this..." [
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6 months ago
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Nicole Gastonguay's crocheted art
favorited 11 times, recently by moonmilk, of strange foe, muymuy, agregoli, nickyskye, ethel, Orb, rabinowitz, marxchivist, prototype_octavius, The Great Big Mulp
6 months ago
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"Upon searching, I see that someone else has already come up with a pattern for a cabled haramaki.
*casts on*" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nickyskye
6 months ago
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"You mentioned Poland in your question--if you are at all interested in going to Poland, I would definitely encourage you to go. I had no idea what to expect when I went last year to Krakow, and it was great. Krakow is beautiful and has a lot of..." [
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7 months ago
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"I know you said you're not pregnant, but could it be hormonal? At certain points in my menstrual cycle, everything smells like mildew to me, but I'm the only one who can smell it. Then it goes away after a few days, only to return the following month...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by misha
7 months ago
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"On the Speech Accent Archive website, each speech sample features someone reading this paragraph: "Please call Stella. Ask her to bring these things with her from the store: Six spoons of fresh snow peas, five thick slabs of blue cheese, and..." [
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favorited 24 times, recently by gc, Fence, hooray, bluishorange, cdadog, invitapriore, shinyblackdog, Freen, Hey, Cupcake!, fondle, MadamM, splendid animal, slimepuppy, solipsophistocracy, AceRock, lunachic, trip and a half, LobsterMitten, lalochezia, milarepa, Afroblanco, Ms. Next, Arthur Dent, vacapinta
8 months ago
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"Ruth Reichl's Tender at the Bone, Comfort Me With Apples, and Garlic and Sapphires are all memoirs centred around food and her life as a chef and restaurant critic. She writes a lot about her relationships with family, lovers, and husbands, as well..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by sugarfish
8 months ago
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"I've written and deleted several comments about the Vancouver Airport Taser incident, because I find the whole thing upsetting and difficult to write about in a measured way.
I am a frequent traveller through the Vancouver International Airport...." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by namespan, ageispolis, PareidoliaticBoy, MythMaker
8 months ago
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"wobh wrote: I have an intense aversion to the theme of revenge. Especially anything in which one horrific act is used to justify another horrific act in retribution. It's not the acts so much as the justification that gets me.
That's what made..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by psmealey
8 months ago
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"Ruth Reichl's Roasted Brussels Sprouts with bacon. I hate Brussels sprouts, but I adore this recipe. Trim 2 lbs of Brussels sprouts. Dice 4 thick cut slices of bacon. Toss all this with some olive oil, salt, and pepper. Roast for 20 minutes in a..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by spinturtle, vers
8 months ago
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"As someone said upthread, nothing in advertising is unintentional. And because we see so many ads every day, we tend to think that we tune them out and thus we're not affected by advertising. I don't believe this; I think that advertising both..." [
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9 months ago
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"Radio Lab dealt with this topic in their Musical Language show. The segment starts about 24 minutes into the programme and discusses how sound travels into our ears and how discordant sounds can make people feel emotionally and physically upset...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by doift, Rumple
9 months ago
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"Try coffee; you can use whole beans or pre-ground. Put it in shallow bowls or boxes and then put them inside the drawers. Coffee absorbs/neutralizes odours.
Of course, this is only good if you like/can tolerate the smell of coffee...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by midwesttransplant
9 months ago
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"Malor wrote: Unlike with nonfiction, the most important part of critical thinking in English class is this: what does the instructor want me to see in this paper? Whether or not that message is actually there, if you find and argue for ideas that the..." [
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10 months ago
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"If the kids are going to be knitting, they can also dye their own wool with Kool-Aid. It's non-toxic, easy, and colourfast. I have done it myself with surprisingly professional-looking results--handpainting the wool is the most fun and encourages..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by anaelith
10 months ago
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"Insurance company says 94. Dr. Perl ("Living to 100" link in second comment) says 89.
Dr. Perl's website says if I cut out my daily 2 cups of coffee, it could add half a year to my life. This seems a disproportionately small..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by pinothefrog, perilous, Blazecock Pileon
10 months ago
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"I've posted in AskMe before about the Speech Accent Archive, but in case you don't know about the SAA, I suggest you take a look at this page and click on these samples from Boston-area speakers, such as this woman and this man.
If you feel like..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by eleyna
10 months ago
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"My friend was having this problem with his dog and consulted a trainer about it. She went on a walk with him and the dog, and pointed out that every time they were approaching other people/other dogs, my friend would get a death grip on the leash and..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by twiki, jayder
10 months ago
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"Fascinating stuff. Horrifying, of course. It really is heartbreaking to see how the girls have been brainwashed; one can only hope they will go through that rebellious phase and reject their mother's insane ideas.
It is truly amazing, the things..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Pope Guilty, kittens for breakfast
11 months ago
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"Odd--Mr. HGG and I were talking just the other day about Sylvia Kristel...he had met her at a film festival where she was showing the animated short she had directed. He said it was pretty cool to meet her--he liked the animation, and...well...I..." [
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11 months ago
