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'You're not a director. You're a girl.' … [Read more...] about Ela Thiel

Buffy vs. Edward — sublimely brilliant mashup video. … [Read more...] about Buffy vs. Edward

Mythbusting the Canadian healthcare system — compare this view to ours in light of the delightful practice of recission, as described by insurance CEOs in Washington this week. … [Read more...] about Mythbusting the Canadian healthcare system

equality isn't actually a subject for debate … [Read more...] about equality isn’t actually a subject for debate

The A-Z Killing Spree, verses A-D and E-G "A is for Alfie, whose life was Abridged,/When pickled in Aspic and stuffed in the fridge." Delightful! The Twitter grapevine tells me the author has just sold a novel; can't wait to see it. (ETA: H-K, L-N, O-Q, R-T, U-W, and X-Z.) … [Read more...] about The A-Z Killing Spree

Seth Godin on textbooks — "This industry deserves to die." Couldn't agree more. … [Read more...] about Seth Godin on textbooks

The Big Picture covers the post-election riots in Iran … [Read more...] about The Big Picture covers the post-election riots in Iran

CNN Debates Twitter's Relevance While Ignoring Important World Events Being Reported on Twitter — "In what could be viewed as a watershed moment for social networking and the internet in general, here you have an oppressive regime with little tolerance for dissent doing … [Read more...] about CNN, Twitter, and the Iran elections

Overcoming Your Cooking Obstacles … [Read more...] about Overcoming Your Cooking Obstacles

The field guide to Ewoks — "After several cycles of exhaustive fieldwork, we can unequivocally report that Ewoks are not the naïve companionable canopy dwellers initially reported by Alliance military sources, but rather a singularly violent, cunning species, driven … [Read more...] about The field guide to Ewoks