August 2009
“Disney has always wanted strong boys properties. They rule the pink world with...”
– Heidi MacDonald, onDisney buying Marvel
“We read them, but really, they do not read us.”
Meaning, of course, that many...”
– Rebecca Walker: Yes, in fact, I do blame (F)eminism
via amandaw:igather
(via sexartandpolitics)
WatchExact same hardware. Same operation. Snow Leopard on the left, Leopard on the right.
Software is king.
Snow Leopard Review: Lightened and Enlightened - Gizmodo
Women aren't Vending Machines: How video games... →
This design approach is extremely simplistic and perpetuates the commodity model of sex—the player wants sex, they go through certain motions, and they are “rewarded” with what they wanted (like a vending machine). Furthermore, when sex is included in a game, it is generally framed as the end result—the reward—of romance, rather than one aspect of an ongoing relationship/partnership.
“When I am shooting on the street ,older women and larger size women often say...”
– The Sartorialist: So What Do We Think About This?
Artificial life is only months away, says... →
“In the future, everybody will be anonymous for 15 minutes.”
– Ari Melber
Hello, Claire !
How are you ^__^
“This gives us a great foundation against Windows in the future - as machines get...”
– Will Shipley, on Grand Central Dispatch in Snow Leopard: It’s Built for the Future.
Talk Like Warren Ellis →
if you follow the man, this is just every shade of awesome.
“There’s nothing inherently sexist about depicting nudity. It’s sexist when only...”
– On objections to nude guy pictures for girls (via nightmarebrunette)
“An unshielded exhaust port leading directly to the central reactor? Really? And...”
– John Scalzi’s Guide to the Most Epic FAILs in Star Wars Design
My Boring Ass Life » On the Perils of Strip Clubs →
also macking on the stripper with a grin that’d make Mola Ram in “Temple of Doom” look like Ghandi
Great blog entry from Kevin Smith on Strippers.
The slaves' standard sales contract
stated that they were “non-returnable, except for epilepsy.”
fuckyeahfacts:
(The Amazing Book of Useless Information)
How Much of Your Memory Is True? | DISCOVER... →
memory is like wet concrete—solidifying but not quite set, still open to interference. Once the process is over, though, the memory is said to be “consolidated.”
WatchIf you can have a process that’s differrent you are going to have a result that’s different.
Todd St. John and Gary Benzel of Hunter Gatherer discuss their creative process, via swissmiss
“I actually really like the idea of time-worn, but still around. Like a...”
– Jason Santa Maria, Behind the Typedia Logo Design
The Women’s Crusade - NYTimes.com →
IN THE 19TH CENTURY, the paramount moral challenge was slavery. In the 20th century, it was totalitarianism. In this century, it is the brutality inflicted on so many women and girls around the globe: sex trafficking, acid attacks, bride burnings and mass rape.
WatchTrailer for The Cove, a documentary on the annual killing of 1 500 dolphins, and a probable oscar nominee.
Quote form the trailer : “A cross between Flipper and The Bourne Identity.” I am so there.
More seriously, the whole spy movie rhythm chosen by editing probably and hopefully consists of a storytelling mcGuffin for the message behind the documentary. Bring the audience...
Where’s the Rulebook for Sex Verification? -... →
The only thing we know for sure about Caster Semenya, the world-champion runner from South Africa, is that she will live the rest of her life under a cloud of suspicion after track and field’s governing body announced it was investigating her sex. Why? Because the track organization, the I.A.A.F., has not sorted out the rules for sex typing and is relying on unstated, shifting standards.
yes,...
“There are two clashing worldviews. There is my view, that a human being is in...”
– Jake Lodwick (via marco)
“Begin with the end in mind.”
– Lana Rigsby
“The thing is, it’s very easy to be different, but very difficult to be better.”
– Jonathan Ive (via minimalmac)
