I just found some original footage from Star Wars. It’s in black and white, and the sound quality is cruddy, but it’s worth it to see Han’s girlfriend (or whomever she is) and to hear Greedo chatting with Han in an English accent. And yes, Han did shoot first.
Posted by Deana in Alien Invasions, Cosmetically Enhanced Vertebrates, Crime, Culture, Film, Fun, Oddly Enough, Science fiction, Sexuality, Space on June 29th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
I was just listening to A Way With Words, and I heard something that caught me completely off guard. I’ve been complaining about gender-neutral singular pronouns for years, hoping that something like ‘ve’ would replace the awkward ‘he or she’ or the patently evil ‘s/he’. Greg Egan aside, nothing ever took off. It turns out [...]
Posted by Chris in Feminism, Fun, Language on June 28th, 2006 | 7 Comments »
It’s my first time linking to Newsvine, but this opinion piece is really well done: America Was Not Founded on the Ten Commandments. The comments are worth a scan, too, though they devolve into the usual Newsvine shouting match.
Posted by Chris in Government, History, Religion on June 26th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
My ordination sister, Kila, just founded The Foundation for the Advancement of Women in Religion. This foundation will offer scholarships, sponsorships and project funding for women who are working on religious issues (hint, hint Deana!). They are currently looking for members to join the organization to help get it off the ground. Their Board of [...]
Posted by Deb in Community & Activism, Feminism, Politics, Religion on June 24th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
I just had to share this little mashup of George Says… and DubyaSpeak.com: I have to laugh so I won’t cry.
Posted by Chris in Government, Humor, Iraq on June 22nd, 2006 | 2 Comments »
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