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I kid you not this is the real news story: "FARMINGTON — While the state has yet to officially cancel any events involving horses that might have been exposed to a local recent equine herpes outbreak, owners and arenas are taking precautions. Because of the outbreak, contestants at the Davis County Sheriff's Mounted Posse Junior Queen Contest had to cowgirl up Thursday night without their mares. Instead of competing on horses, as is typically the case, contestants were asked to trot around the arena with stick horses as their show ponies." Hysterical! There's video, too.

I totally want to make this – no joke.

Long and interesting article examining the New York Times editorial policies, and their role in reporting on women's suffrage as a lesson in how a newspaper can act on and react towards major social movements. — "The New York Times addresses current issues in three ways: as expressions of guidance on the editorial page, as expressions of individual opinion on the op-ed page, and as worthy (or not) of news coverage or analysis in the rest of the paper."

Jane talks about writing techniques, Game of Thrones, geek girls and a whole lot of other topics in this great interview.