Tag Archives: College Humor
The image above is “Why Not Go the Limit,” a 1908 Harry Grant Dart illustration, meant to show a dystopian future in which women smoked, drank, and neglected their husbands and children. Can I go? Please? [The Appendix]
These heart-shaped Star Trek TNG cookies are the cutest things I’ve ever seen . I’m not even sure how one could ever get icing to look that nice, but now I’m looking at my oven and yelling “ENGAGE.” [Semi Sweet Designs]
This pretty much sums up my feelings about Batman, Superman, and the upcoming DC movies. Except for Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, she seems cool. [Pajiba]
Wired lists all the source material, references, and easter eggs from the season three finale of Sherlock .
Golden Lion Tamarin livestream ! They even have a nest cam for nighttime viewings of the fanciest monkey on the block. [Animal Planet Live]
“Tinderella: A Modern Day Fairy Tale .” [College Humor]
Most of you have probably heard that J.K. Rowling regrets pairing Ron with Hermione, but Think Progress defends the couple (and rightly so).
The Mary Sue reports that we’re getting a Studio Ghibli television show based on Astrid Lindgren’s Ronja Rövardotter !
Ice-T recorded a Dungeons & Dragons audiobook. Verdict? “Motherfuckers talk like Yoda .” I will probably buy this. [Paste Magazine]
Art News spotlights some of the amazing female artists who got their own Wikipedia pages during the recent Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon.
As part of The Daily Show , Sir Patrick Stewart did a dramatic reenactment of Jade Rabbit’s final message to Earth . Robot feels!
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I don’t know how I wasn’t aware of The Toast’s Femslash Fridays , but now I am and I wouldn’t have it any other way. You want Buffy/Faith ? On it. Kaylee/Inara ? Done. Harley Quinn/Poison Ivy ? You got it. Rory Gilmore/Paris Gellar ? Sure thing. Sansa/Brienne ? You’re welcome (and oh what a pair they make).
Disney princesses as World of Warcraft characters . I never thought I’d type the phrase “Snow White is my favourite,” but there you go. [Kotaku]
Disney princesses as college students . They are now much more relatable. Who knew I spent four years reenacting Sleeping Beauty ? [College Humor]
Aromaleigh Mineral Cosmetics has a new line of eye shadow inspired by women in antiquity . Give it a look, if only to read the great descriptions of badass women we don’t hear nearly enough about.
The Guardian reviews Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story , by Peter Bagge, and makes me more excited about it than I already was.
We now know more about the sex life of Cretaceous flowers . [Geekosystem]
Tamagotchi app .
This one’s from a little while back, but Spock’s answer to a little biracial girl still warms the cold, jaded cockles of my heart. [Buzzfeed]
The 1992 documentary Black Sci-Fi might be lost, but there are some great clips still floating around , including interviews with Octavia Butler, Nichelle Nichols, and Mike Sargent. [Tor]
There’s actually a lot of good stuff on Tor this week, including articles expressing disappointment with the character of River Song , and explaining why Labyrinth is a classic .
These travel destinations are so absurdly beautiful they look otherworldly, science fictional even. [Buzzfeed]
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