New Shop Recap: Bones, Episode 8.10, “The Diamond In The Rough”
Dancing phalanges in the air for the fact that Bones is back! And with two new episodes, both of which I felt pretty darn good about.
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Lunchtime Poll: Oatmeal
Today’s question is straightforward enough: do you like The Oatmeal? Why or why not?
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This Open Thread Has Gone To Jury Duty
Kittens, I am sitting smack dab in a room full of other souls lost in limbo. That’s right. I’m at Jury Duty.
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Ask a Science and Math Nerd
It’s time again for you to tell me what science and math topics you’d like to learn more about.
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30 Years of Music: 1990
Like many years that begin a decade, 1990 straddles what we typically associate with ’80s and ’90s music. We’ve still got big hair and basic performance videos, but there are hints at what is to come. Put on your black turtleneck, fluff that hair, and let’s get to it.
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Trolling, Transphobia, and Second-Wave “Feminists”: A Roundup of Reactions to Julie Burchill
Oh, Julie Burchill.
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Five Simple and Delicious Smoothies
I’ve never met a smoothie I didn’t like, but these are the smoothies I make again and again.
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A Wolf at the Door
We sometimes find our solace in the strangest places. I’ve come to expect that, but I can honestly say I never expected to find solace and acceptance from an Internet meme.
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How to Determine If You’re a Downton Abbey Junkie
When people need a break from partisan politics, economic woes, traffic, overflowing email boxes, and the other challenges of modern life, many turn to the usual methods of escape — football playoffs, the 2-for-1 happy hour martini special, or catching up on Say Yes To The Dress. But for many of us these days, the ultimate escape is Downton Abbey, the …
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Weekly Anime Review
Finally, the winter season has started. Lucky for me that Shin Sekai Yori and Psycho-Pass continue on, because there wasn’t anything that interesting beside Chihayafuru Season 2. I still picked some new shows, most of which I don’t expect to watch for long, though. So we have Amnesia, a romance anime based on a visual novel game. Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman, …
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Retro Recap: The Thick of It, Episode 3.05
Welcome to another recap of The Thick of It. In the fifth episode of season three, Nicola Murray finds herself on BBC Radio’s “Five Live” program alongside her opposite number, Peter Mannion. Radio host Richard Bacon, played by himself, facilitates the “debate” that quickly turns to politics as usual, mudslinging, and spreading the blame around. This is easily one of …
Read MoreLunchtime Poll for 1/15/13: What Makes a Place a Home?
I think we all know that where you sleep and keep your clothes doesn’t necessarily count as a home. But I’ve learned over the years that there’s something that can make anywhere feel like home, and it’s different for each of us.
Read MoreOpen Thread: Guilty Pleasures
Just because it’s Monday doesn’t mean you should not do something awesome for yourself.
Read MoreProject Runway All Stars 2.11, “Like A Straight Man At A Ball Game”
It’s not Project Runway without a haute couture challenge, whether or not the end results are actually haute couture.
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An Open Letter to NYC from One of Your Fat Residents
Dear New York: You know I love you. I’ve been here more than five years. I would have moved somewhere else a long time ago if it wasn’t true love. But there’s something we need to talk about. You’re getting a little heavy, no pun intended, on the weight shaming.
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