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links for 2007-03-09

• Post author:HFM
• Post published:March 8, 2007
• Post category:Recently Read

• Rare gorilla birth recorded in Congo – World Environment – MSNBC.com
  Yay! Also, an adorable picture with the article.
  (tags: monkeys ecology)
• Tiger, orangutan babies become play pals – Wonderful World – MSNBC.com
  More adorable monkey pictures. I love the monkeys.
  (tags: monkeys)
• Seven of Cinema’s Worst Sissy Villains
  A solid list of unflattering and even homophobic portrayals of gay and effeminate men on film.Some of these were also covered in the Celluloid Closet.
  (tags: movies television popculture lgbt)
• 300: Reservations Confirmed
  Review of the new movie 300 reveals some homophobic stereotypes in the film, with the main villain being an effeminate man. Bad form for a really stylized movie. Why must they ruin interesting film with this sort of thing?
  (tags: movies homophobia)

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links for 2007-03-08

• Post author:HFM
• Post published:March 7, 2007
• Post category:Recently Read

• Heroes – Graphic Novels
  Graphic novels of the Heroes tv show.
  (tags: television scifi comics)
• Activating Evolution – Heroes Site
  Mohinder’s site – with a wiki about the show.
  (tags: entertainment television tv)
• Cartoon Brew » Hollywood Censors Its Animated Cartoons (1939)
  Of course “effeminate men” were censored.
  (tags: censorship cartoons art vintage)
• Evangelical Lobbyist Eric Miller: The Most Powerful Man in the Indiana Statehouse – NUVO.net
  Fantastic article on the dangerous and radical lobbyist Eric Miller. A must-read, eye-opening account. It’s overwhelming how many people hate gays in Indiana, and what lengths they will go to to attack our families.
  (tags: Indiana religion politics homophobia)
• Center for Inquiry Community of Indiana
  The purpose of the Center for Inquiry is to promote and defend reason, science, and freedom of inquiry in all areas of human endeavor.
  (tags: Indiana science religion)
• Council for Secular Humanism
  The Council for Secular Humanism cultivates rational inquiry, ethical values, and human development through the advancement of secular humanism.
  (tags: religion ideas freedom)
• kgb-agent.com
  The ultimate hang-over remedy.
  (tags: recipes fun)

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links for 2007-03-05

• Post author:HFM
• Post published:March 4, 2007
• Post category:Recently Read

• MyFox Boston | Suspicious Package Found in Boston
  Police blew up a “suspicious package” chained to a light post in Boston. Trouble is, that if you watch the video, it’s pretty clear the “package” is a standard a traffic counter, as identified by thousands of online geeks.
  (tags: security weird paranoia)
• Black Rock Panoramas
  Cool panoramas.
  (tags: burningman photography)
• The Top 10 Conservative Idiots, No. 281
  Ann Coulter tops the list, of course.
  (tags: republicans idiots conservatives)

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links for 2007-03-04

• Post author:HFM
• Post published:March 3, 2007
• Post category:Recently Read

• Refreshing Cities: design, technology, usability, and standards
  (tags: accessibility webdesign local inspiration)
• Fetching Tags Online Store:
  Funny dog tags.
  (tags: dogs funny shopping)
• Airline Travel Blanket, Air Travel Accessory, Fleece Travel Blankets, Airline Luggage
  The Cabin Cuddler™ is a micro-fleece travel blanket with a unique wrap-around design created to keep airline passengers warm in even the coldest airplane cabins.
  (tags: travel gifts)
• New Silent Generation – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  (tags: history Sociology timeline)
• Hat Factory
  (tags: space work interesting)

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links for 2007-03-03

• Post author:HFM
• Post published:March 2, 2007
• Post category:Recently Read

• Arianna Huffington: Limbaugh, Hannity, and the Right’s Faux Fury Over Anonymous Comments | The Huffington Post
  Pointing out the hypocrisy of complaining about Anonymous comments when the right openly incites violence
  (tags: media politics)
• Best. Lesbian. Week. Ever. (March 2, 2007) | AfterEllen.com
  A couple of bands are mentioned that I want to check out, and some fun videos this week
  (tags: lgbt entertainment)
• More Gay Bashing In New Jersey
  A man was followed off a PATH train by two men and brutally beaten in what cops are calling an antigay bias attack.
  (tags: homophobia violence)
• Save the Girls
  Preserving WWII Aircraft nose art.
  (tags: art design history)
• Logo Design History – Famous Logos A
  (tags: identity design branding)
• Quotes from the The American Taliban
  Treasonous quotations from Right-wing Christian terrorists on how they plan to kill gay people, overthrow the American government and jail it’s citizens.
  (tags: politics religion quotes homophobia)
• Famous Sounds
  “Famous sounds” are sounds that have been created or used by somebody, liked and then copied by many others, and thus earned a “classic” status.
  (tags: music audio freeware)

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links for 2007-03-02

• Post author:HFM
• Post published:March 1, 2007
• Post category:Recently Read

• 18Seconds.org
  Awesome yahoo maps on how green different areas of the country are. Nice design, too!
  (tags: webdesign designCool yahoo green environment energy)
• Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  (tags: music)

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links for 2007-02-28

• Post author:HFM
• Post published:February 27, 2007
• Post category:Recently Read

• heroes
  (tags: tv)
• Sorority Evictions Raise Issue of Looks and Bias – New York Times
  Story on a DePauw sorority kicking out members based on race and weight. I had a friend who was in this sorority several years ago; she didn’t have the best time of it.
  (tags: college Indiana)

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links for 2007-02-27

• Post author:HFM
• Post published:February 26, 2007
• Post category:Recently Read

• ReadyMade Blog » Blog Archive » Picture Perfect
  Excellent tutorial on how to hang framed art to get it right.
  (tags: lifehacks tutorial art)
• The Top 10 Conservative Idiots, No. 280
  This week, mid controversy over medical care for vets, Bush tries to compare himself to George Washington. Washington is reportedly coming back from the dead to deal with this.
  (tags: conservatives idiots republicans politics)

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links for 2007-02-26

• Post author:HFM
• Post published:February 25, 2007
• Post category:Recently Read

• Dharma Initiative Food Labels
  Download the artwork and print your own DI logos to put on your food.
  (tags: television projects download cool funny)
• PHOTOGRAPHS OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI (GENSUIKIN)
  (tags: war history photography)
• GLBT History
  The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Transgender Historical Society (GLBTHS) collects, preserves, and interprets the history of GLBT people and the communities that support them. We sponsor exhibits and programs on an on-going basis.
  (tags: lgbt history)
• GLBT Historical Society Videos available on YouTube
  Lots of great stuff here on GLBT history.
  (tags: video lgbt history)
• YouTube – 1975 S.F. Pride – GLBT Historical Society
  Taken on Super 8 film. Wow.
  (tags: lgbt history video)
• American Red Cross Emergency Preparedness Guidelines
  Overview on how to prepare for various potential disasters.
  (tags: disaster planning reference)
• On Making the Right Choice: The Deliberation-Without-Attention Effect — Dijksterhuis et al. 311 (5763): 1005 — Science
  Interesting study on decision-making science.
  (tags: research science ideas)
• Big Decision: Head or Gut? Hmm …: BLOG: SciAm Observations
  More on the deliberation vs. unconscious thought.
  (tags: research psychology science ideas)

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links for 2007-02-25

• Post author:HFM
• Post published:February 24, 2007
• Post category:Recently Read

• How To Explain Things to Libertarians at Pandagon
  (tags: politics)
• Gay Man Slips Into Coma After Brutal Beating – Local News
  A 72 year old gay man was the victim of a brutal beating with a pipe after stepping off a bus as his stop.
  (tags: homophobia)
• Lansing State Journal: Family: Anthos slipped into coma, given last rites
  The 72-year old victim of gay bashing is not expected to live.
  (tags: homophobia)
• For Your Eyes Only? . NOW | PBS
  The government reads every email you send, according to a new PBS investigation.
  (tags: surveillance spying privacy politics)
• Virus VideoGame
  fun flash game – infect all the cells in as few moves as possible
  (tags: onlineGames)
• Getting Rich off Those Who Work for Free – TIME
  Theory that “survival of the fittest” isn’t the only thing that motivates – also that the survival of animal species and much of human progress depended on the tendency to help others.
  (tags: psychology philosophy philanthropy economy)
• Improvement in U.S. housing affordability – Feb. 22, 2007
  Indianapolis tops the list of most affordable housing markets.
  (tags: economics urban Indianapolis)
• DaniDraws.com » 101 Projects for Artists and Illustrators: In-depth illustration tutorials and video demos
  (tags: illustration art creativity ideas)
• Steampunk Keyboard Mod
  (tags: steampunk technology cool)

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