Month: April 2013

  • When Men's Rights Advocates Misread Feminism

    “The men’s rights movement misunderstands feminism. The claim of feminists is not that men have all the privileges and women have none. Only the most banal, liberalized, and co-opted forms of feminism even bother making the claim that women are more oppressed “on average” than men. While certainly true, it really misses the point. You see, […]

  • Pastry How-To: Palmiers

    Colleen drops another recipe: 'This batch… has 7 turns- which results in 2187 total layers. It took about 5 hours to make.' Pastry How-To: Palmiers A few weeks ago- the ladies of Winelandia got together to make some cookies. It's true they're cookies- but they're also our favorite cookies- and an easy way to create […]

  • A nice piece of Glass

    Fantastically seething: 'I have to admit that my initial reaction upon seeing a pair was indeed one of childlike wonder. As in- "I wonder what will happen if I kick this guy in the nuts?"' http://jesuschristsiliconvalley.tumblr.com/post/48596551224/nice-piece-of-glass A nice piece of Glass

  • VIDEO: National Air Cargo confirms 747-400 crash in Afghanistan

    Heart-stopping video: VIDEO: National Air Cargo confirms 747-400 crash in Afghanistan UPDATED – now includes video purporting to be of the crash. US military charter airline National Air Cargo has confirmed that a Boeing 747-400 freighter…

  • Avoiding Nihilism

    “The world is intrinsically meaningless and void; we create meaning and value as a basic function of our nature. We exist as abstract constructs running on wetware, and everything we use to process the world around us is also an abstract construct. The thing you have to bear in mind is that this means abso-fucking-lutely […]

  • Researchers find high-fructose corn syrup may be tied to worldwide collapse of bee colonies

    Researchers find high-fructose corn syrup may be tied to worldwide collapse of bee colonies (Phys.org) –A team of entomologists from the University of Illinois has found a possible link between the practice of feeding commercial honeybees high-fructose corn syrup and the collapse of honeybee colonies around the world. The team outlines their research and findings […]

  • Dessert First!

    This is a total ripoff of my 'cookies first' policy. Dessert First! Macy's and Project Open Hand invite you to celebrate the sweetness of life at DESSERT FIRST on Sunday- May 5- 2013 at San Francisco's beautiful Four Seasons Hotel. The Bay Area's most talented pastry chefs will come together to create their signature desserts […]

  • Being a Small Woman

    “When you are a young woman … you may find that you are often dismissed as weak, defenseless, or otherwise in need of a man’s assistance and/or superior knowledge because you exist. Being seen as anything except statistically average in size, on either side of the spectrum, DOES NOT HELP. …  If we are women, […]

  • Partysaurus Rex – Toy Story 3

    "WHAT UP FISHES!!" Pixar's animated short that played before Toy Story 3D. Partysaurus Rex – Toy Story 3 Toy Story's Rex- the green dinosaur- gets a chance to shed his party-pooper past in Disney Pixar's animated short.

  • Spotlight on Sarah Zematis

    Our girl! Spotlight on Sarah Zematis Some people are just naturally funny. Sometimes- you meet someone and you instantly think "Damn. That is one funny mother." That is Sarah Zematis. And here she is… ~~~ What led you to writing for Listen To Your Mother Chicago?