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A collection of short stories, each roughly the same length, written as part of a one hundred day sprint.
Back in 2014, I did a short story sprint over 100 days. Finally, I have compiled them and published an ebook. Check it out!
Ongoing GIF series celebrates 31 Days Of Horror
There are two types of people in the world: Those who eagerly countdown to the first day it’s socially acceptable to put up Halloween decorations and those who realize a few days before Halloween that it’s time to throw together a costume. Thegraphic design company Baboon Creation is definitely the former. The site has been counting down to Halloween since October 1 with graphics than transform horror’s scariest creatures into adorable GIFs.
More at avclub.com
These spooky and clever GIFs will put you in the Halloween spirit. -Emily
The Death of Punk in Sixty Seconds by Bill Drummond
*Co-founder of The KLF, Zoo Records, Big in Japan, former major label A&R man, author, prolific conceptual artist, one of the most intelligent and self-tormented people in the music industry, passionate and cantankerous Scottish national treasure Bill Drummond explain the moment punk died.
Old people talking about about how music died, isn’t as good as it was in their day, how kids are lost, bla bla bla. It’s boring. Kids have their own scene, creating their own myths. Youre just not a part of it.
I totally see this read of the situation but I think it’s also pretty fair to be frustrated by the feeling that there is no niche culture able to escape commercialization. That’s especially upsetting if the politics of your subculture are as strongly anti-establishment, anti-authority, anti-gloss, anti-artistic-accessibility, etc as some corners of the punk scene Bill Drummond is lamenting the transformation of.
It’s not just, I don’t think, that punk grew up and changed and “old people” were no longer a part of it, or lost touch. That was definitely a part of it, but not the whole story. It’s also that the thing those “old people” made felt like it got turned into the very thing they were challenging in the first place. And I think that reaction is different from the kids today, their music isn’t as good as ours, they have no idea what they’re doing, whine whine whine.
Moreso than most other genres of music, I think it’s fair to lament the popularly perceived de-politicization of punk rock (and changes to the community that resulted from that de-politicization) as distinct from whatever aesthetic complaints you may have about it. But then again, I am over 30.
Agreed.
Following the footsteps of migrants from Africa to London.
To help educate people about the many methods that are used to generate new traits in plants, Biology Fortified has created an infographic on six different crop modification techniques, with examples of crops generated with each method.
Gay rights shouldn't depend on how a person came to be gay, and we should embrace the fact that sexuality can change, says developmental psychologist Lisa Diamond
http://youtu.be/8fuWtaWd50A
I realize that my life (and those of others) include people from many different walks of life. That said, basic degrees of acceptance and tolerance are the foundations of these relationships. We don't have to agree, but we have to, at the core, accept each other. Tolerance has its limits and telling someone "you're wrong and you're loved" when asked to accept their sexuality is beyond those limits. And quite frankly, it is not acceptable either. Life is too short to allow that attitude in those you love and keep close. Silence is no longer an option. It is time for us all to be proud.
My opinion about medical marijuana has been fairly consistent. First, the claims made by its advocates for it far exceed the evidence for its benefit, which is why I’ve referred to it as the “new herbalism.” Of course, it’s not really very new, but it is herbalism in that medical marijuana advocates make grandiose claims…
However, as is the case with much advocacy-based, rather than science-based medicine, the claims far outweigh the actual scientific and medical promise.
I’ve been getting a lot of these lately, and I guess I just want you all to know what I think when I read them.
The American middle class is facing an existential crisis. For more than three decades, declining wages, fraying benefits, and the rising costs of education, housing, and other essentials have stressed and squeezed middle-class Americans. But by far the biggest threat
Not surprisingly, the issue of misogyny on the Internet has hit the news again. The blatant and horrid misogyny women face online has been an issue for as long as there’s been an Internet. Recently, though, with the advent of Gamergate, it’s been amplified to a terrifying degree, with women...
You don’t have to actually play a role-playing game for it to fire your imagination, so why don’t RPG manuals count as books?
Miss Todd from Kristina Yee on Vimeo.
Dance music was born in LGBT communities, but has this been forgotten? In this extended feature, Luis-Manuel Garcia examines the history of club culture's queer roots.
Read this. All of it. Totally worth it.
On May 29, 2014, the issue of timemagazine magazine which proclaimed the “Transgender Tipping Point” was revealed with me on the cover. June 1, 2015 a year and 3 days later, Caitlyn Jenner’s vanityfair cover was revealed proclaiming #CallMeCaitlyn I am so moved by all the love and support Caitlyn is receiving. It feels like a new day, indeed, when a trans person can present her authentic self to the world for the first time and be celebrated for it so universally. Many have commented on how gorgeous Caitlyn looks in her photos, how she is “slaying for the Gods.” I must echo these comments in the vernacular, “Yasss Gawd! Werk Caitlyn! Get it!” But this has made me reflect critically on my own desires to ‘work a photo shoot’, to serve up various forms of glamour, power, sexiness, body affirming, racially empowering images of the various sides of my black, trans womanhood. I love working a photo shoot and creating inspiring images for my fans, for the world and above all for myself. But I also hope that it is my talent, my intelligence, my heart and spirit that most captivate, inspire, move and encourage folks to think more critically about the world around them. Yes, Caitlyn looks amazing and is beautiful but what I think is most beautiful about her is her heart and soul, the ways she has allowed the world into her vulnerabilities. The love and devotion she has for her family and that they have for her. Her courage to move past denial into her truth so publicly. These things are beyond beautiful to me. A year ago when my Time magazine cover came out I saw posts from many trans folks saying that I am “drop dead gorgeous” and that that doesn’t represent most trans people. (It was news to be that I am drop dead gorgeous but I’ll certainly take it). But what I think they meant is that in certain lighting, at certain angles I am able to embody certain cisnormative beauty standards. Now, there are many trans folks because of genetics and/or lack of material access who will never be able to embody these standards. More importantly many trans folks don’t want to embody them and we shouldn’t have to to be seen as ourselves and respected as ourselves . It is important to note that these standards are also infomed by race, class and ability among other intersections. I have always been aware that I can never represent all trans people. No one or two or three trans people can. This is why we need diverse media representstions of trans folks to multiply trans narratives in the media and depict our beautiful diversities. I started #TransIsBeautiful as a way to celebrate all those things that make trans folks uniquely trans, those things that don’t necessarily align with cisnormative beauty standards. For me it is necessary everyday to celebrate every aspect of myself especially those things about myself that don’t align with other people’s ideas about what is beautiful. #TransIsBeautiful is about, whether you’re trans or not, celebrating all those things that make us uniquely ourselves. Most trans folks don’t have the privileges Caitlyn and I have now have. It is those trans folks we must continue to lift up, get them access to healthcare, jobs, housing, safe streets, safe schools and homes for our young people. We must lift up the stories of those most at risk, statistically trans people of color who are poor and working class. I have hoped over the past few years that the incredible love I have received from the public can translate to the lives of all trans folks. Trans folks of all races, gender expressions, ability, sexual orientations, classes, immigration status, employment status, transition status, genital status etc.. I hope, as I know Caitlyn does, that the love she is receiving can translate into changing hearts and minds about who all trans people are as well as shifting public policies to fully support the lives and well being of all of us. The struggle continues…
