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A Unique Take on the Weather

This animation on El Nino created from a bad paper — a real paper (sadly) — is side-splitting. See more bad papers and good animations here.

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Is This Thing On?

*Tap Tap* Hello? Hello! I feel out of practice. Jill asked me to guest blog for her this week while she takes off on her break and I jumped at the chance. I miss this stupid blog, even if leaving it behind means far less time spent at the computer every day and more time [...]

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Language and the Landscape

For Blog Against Sexism Day, Chris Clarke turns in a post about the history of the environmental movement and the women in it, with some fascinating words at the end about rape metaphors and environmental depradation: Underscoring the metaphor, the landscape being discussed was often described as being, before resource extraction, “virgin.” Dave Brower once [...]

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Twenty-Four Hours for the Rest of Us

Guess how Twisty celebrates International Women’s Day? It’s Blog Against Sexism Day! It’s Blog Against Sexism Day! Time for the Airing of Grievances! Go read her link round-up!

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A Wee Hiatus

I’m taking a short break from blogging so that I can focus on other things going on in my life (mysterious, I know). I’ve enlisted a guest blogger that I know you’ll all love, to the point where you probably won’t want me to come back. But, sorry suckers, I will be back, probably in [...]

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Blog Against Sexism Day

Every day is Blog Against Sexism Day here at Feministe, but it’s nonetheless valuable to give it special focus on International Women’s Day. First, check out the Tenth Carnival of the Feminists at Indian Writing (a great blog — be sure to check it out beyond the Carnival). Submit entries for the next carnival to [...]

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White Boy Seeks to Own Brown Girl

Well this is interesting. How do I find a Hindu bride? I will be going to India within the nearest future, and I would like to find a Hindu woman for marriage / children / life together / etc. She needs to be intelligent, speak some English, beautiful, young. I don’t require a dowry and [...]

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