![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Interesting Links for 17-04-2014
Apr. 17th, 2014 01:00 pm- Attractiveness of facial hair declines the more men adopt it and vice versa, study finds
Journalists assume that this means that *right now* we have reached peak beard.
Interesting Links for 30-03-2014
Mar. 30th, 2014 01:00 pm- Butch
'a documentary portrait project and exploration of the butch aesthetic, identity and presentation of female masculinity as it stands in 2013-14. It is a celebration of those who choose to exist and identify outside of the binary.'
Interesting Links for 02-11-2013
Nov. 2nd, 2013 04:00 pm- Science inspires, so don't let your art rule your head | smh.com.au
Tim Minchin's foreword from The Best Australian Science Writing 2013
Interesting Links for 04-06-2013
Jun. 4th, 2013 05:00 pm- Germany drops its longest word: Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz - Telegraph
'the 63-letter long title of a law regulating the testing of beef, has officially ceased to exist.'
- Recruitment site only offers jobs to beautiful people - Telegraph
- Let your child try and fail before trying to help, new Coaltion social mobility tzar tells parents: Telegraph
Yet no matter how much he says it, it's just not going to happen.
- BBC News - Gay marriage bill: Lords debate 'wrecking amendment'
And trot out all the same old tired & wrong objections
- seven reasons to maybe feel slightly better about things
Simultanously possitive yet downbeat webcmic
Tags:
Interesting Links for 11-03-2013
Mar. 11th, 2013 04:00 pm- Linear A - Sunday Sermonette: The Prodigal
The Catholic church is saying 'Welcome home!" to its lapsed members. But are they listening?
- Facing the future: an interview with Jim Al-Khalili | Rationalist Association
Theoretical physicist and star science presenter Jim Al-Khalili has just become the President of the British Humanist Association.
- Why should married women change their names? Let men change theirs | Jill Filipovic
- Ticking time bomb scenario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
'a thought experiment that has been used in the ethics debate over whether torture can ever be justified.'
- David Cameron in peril as discontent in Tory ranks rises - Telegraph
'Up to 25 Conservative MPs are planning to oust David Cameron if the party’s fortunes do not improve within the next two months'
- Schneier on Security: Hacking the Papal Election
'As the College of Cardinals prepares to elect a new pope, people like me wonder about the election process. How does it work, and just how hard is it to hack the vote?'
- Scotland's top judge summoned to appear before MSPs after trying to block register of interests - Daily Record
'A Holyrood committee want the law chief to explain why he tried to halt a register which would reveal judges' business, professional and financial links.'
- 'If I turn a green field into an estate then I’m not doing it for peanuts' - Telegraph
'Three councillors reveal their involvement with consultancies which specialise in helping companies to win planning permission for developments across the country.'
- E.U. to Ban Cosmetics With Animal-Tested Ingredients - NYTimes.com
'expected to announce Monday a ban on the import and sale of cosmetics containing ingredients tested on animals and to pledge more efforts to push other parts of the world, like China, to accept alternatives.'
- Study debunks notion that men and women are psychologically distinct | The Raw Story
'there are not two distinct genders, but instead there are linear gradations of variables associated with sex, such as masculinity or intimacy, all of which are continuous.'
Tags:
- animals,
- atheism,
- beauty,
- belief,
- biology,
- catholicisim,
- christianity,
- comment,
- conservatives,
- corruption,
- cruelty,
- culture,
- ethics,
- fail,
- freedom of information,
- gender,
- image,
- influence,
- information,
- interersting,
- interesting,
- links,
- lobbying,
- local government,
- marriage,
- money,
- politics,
- posttofacebook,
- psychology,
- religion,
- science,
- scotland,
- security,
- sex,
- sexism,
- uk,
- voting,
- war on terror,
- westminster,
- women,
- wtf
Interesting Links for 09-03-2013
Mar. 9th, 2013 04:00 pm- Head of economic watchdog rebukes Cameron for misrepresenting its position - UK Politics - UK - The Independent
'it in fact believed there was a short-term effect and that "fiscal consolidation measures have reduced economic growth over the past couple of years".'
- BBC News - How potent are North Korea's threats?
- BBC News - Sailor recalls 1968 North Korean capture of USS Pueblo
'Its crew were held prisoner by North Korea for exactly 11 months before being released.'
- Crossrail for bikes: Boris unveils fully-segregated cycle lanes in billion-pound plan to revolutionise cycling in London - U...
- The Ferrett's Journal - Your Genitals Will Dissatisfy Someone: A Rant
'Look, if someone doesn’t like your nethers? That’s just one opinion. It may be a hurtful opinion, if it comes from someone you want to impress… but don’t extrapolate it to the whole world. It’s a big fucking universe, and out there is someone who is mad for exactly what you possess.'
Tags:
- beauty,
- boris johnson,
- cars,
- conservatives,
- culture,
- cycling,
- death,
- economics,
- financial crisis,
- genitalia,
- image,
- interesting,
- korea,
- lies,
- lies damn lies and statistics,
- links,
- london,
- military,
- money,
- news,
- north korea,
- nuclear weapons,
- politics,
- posttofacebook,
- safety,
- semi-nsfw,
- sex,
- the ferrett,
- transport,
- war,
- westminster
