Furry fandom is distinguished by its enjoyment of anthropomorphic animal characters. Examples of anthropomorphism in the furry fandom include the attribution of human intelligence, facial expressions, and often anatomy, speech, and the wearing of clothes.

Mais sobre "American Furry: Life, Liberty, and the Fursuit of Happiness", documentário de Marianne Shanean onde é desmistificada a imagem dos furries, e sneak peek no Boing Boing TV.

Stop Trying To 'Save' Africa

"Last fall, shortly after I returned from Nigeria, I was accosted by a perky blond college student whose blue eyes seemed to match the African beads around her wrists.

'Save Darfur!' she shouted from behind a table covered with pamphlets urging students to TAKE ACTION NOW! STOP GENOCIDE IN DARFUR!

My aversion to college kids jumping onto fashionable social causes nearly caused me to walk on, but her next shout stopped me.

'Don't you want to help us save Africa?' she yelled.

It seems that these days, wracked by guilt at the humanitarian crisis it has created in the Middle East, the West has turned to Africa for redemption. Idealistic college students, celebrities such as Bob Geldof and politicians such as Tony Blair have all made bringing light to the dark continent their mission.

This is the West's new image of itself: a sexy, politically active generation whose preferred means of spreading the word are magazine spreads with celebrities pictured in the foreground, forlorn Africans in the back."

Já tem alguns meses, mas vale a pena ler o resto.

exploding head syndrome

is a parasomnia – involves undesired events that come along with sleep.
Do you imagine a sudden loud noise or explosion in your head just before falling asleep or just after waking up in the night? Are these sounds normally free of any sense of pain? Do these events wake you suddenly with a sense of fright?

Quem somou três respostas afirmativas pode encontrar consolo (não muito) aqui.

casa na árvore

Well some people try to pick up girls
And get called assholes
This never happened to Pablo Picasso
He could walk down your street
And girls could not resist his stare and
So Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole

The girls would turn the color
Of the avocado when he would drive
Down their street in his El Dorado
He could walk down your street
And girls could not resist his stare
Pablo Picasso never got called an asshole
Not like you

He was only 5'3"
But girls could not resist his stare
Pablo Picasso never got called an asshole
Not in New York

the Modern Lovers

a vida depois da lobotomia

nip slip democrata e pontas espigadas

"[Hlilary Clinton] was talking on the Senate floor about the burdensome cost of higher education. She was wearing a rose-colored blazer over a black top. The neckline sat low on her chest and had a subtle V-shape. The cleavage registered after only a quick glance. No scrunch-faced scrutiny was necessary. There wasn't an unseemly amount of cleavage showing, but there it was. Undeniable."

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"The Beverly Hills hairstylist, a Democrat, said he hit it off with then-Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina at a meeting in Los Angeles that brought several fashion experts together to advise the candidate on his appearance. Since then, Torrenueva has cut Edwards's hair at least 16 times.

At first, the haircuts were free. But because Torrenueva often had to fly somewhere on the campaign trail to meet his client, he began charging $300 to $500 for each cut, plus the cost of airfare and hotels when he had to travel outside California."