via feministing.com:
A socially-conscious video-production class in Chicago created a video on rape culture “to spread awareness and get people thinking about how and why rape happens.”
Here is the video:
I think this is awesome and courageous for youth to be involved in. Definitely.
“Boredom” by LoveLikeFire
I will be sitting on the “Women in Publishing” panel and I cannot express how excited I am to be a part of it. Here are the details:
SPF is Pittsburgh’s Small Press Festival featuring presses, organizations, and publications from the tri-state region. It is sponsored by Open Thread (www.openthread.org) and is supported in part by […]
Pina Bausch, German Choreographer, Dies at 68
Pina Bausch, the German choreographer who combined potent drama and dreamlike movement to create a powerful form of dance theater that influenced generations of dancemakers, died on Tuesday in Wuppertal, Germany. She was 68.
The cause was cancer, her company, Tanztheater Wuppertal, announced. She received the diagnosis just five […]
Michael Jackson died.
Since I’m in shock, I’ll do this:
and one of my favorite videos of all time:
Last night, I rented my favorite movie, The Guatemalan Handshake. I think I’ve mentioned it on here before but I am mentioning it again. I’ve had favorite movies before, and perhaps someday another bit of cinematic reflex will replace this one, but for now…oh sweet, sweet “for now,” this is my favorite. I think it […]
just learned about this woman in my psych. class…
(from npr article)
Blessed and Cursed by an Extraordinary Memory
Jill Price can recall every detail of the last three decades of her life — whether she wants to or not. A rare memory condition causes Price to experience continuous, automatic playback of events.
“My memories are like scenes from […]
Went to see Blind Pilot last night:
So good. You have no idea. Worth getting stuck in a tornado for.
& with that, happy 28th birthday to me.