I share a lot of links on Twitter and Facebook that I don’t blog about because I don’t have much to add. The reading list is a periodic feature where I share those links with my blog audience too. Of course, you’re still welcome to follow me on Twitter.
- “Protesting sexism, comic book artists pull out of running for Angoulême Grand Prix“–“Franck Bondoux, the Executive Officer of the festival, was quick to offer a non-explanation for the shortlist’s overwhelming maleness; they just couldn’t find any women!”
- “Twitter’s New Mental Health Policy Could Put Users at Risk“–“I use Twitter to talk with people and to make connections with people with similar issues and interests; having Twitter hover over me like a dystopian Big Brother monitoring and possibly responding to my every interaction with people — especially when it comes to these very personal, deep topics — will make me less willing to engage with people.”
- “Why President Obama’s Tears of Righteous Anger Matter“–“But that’s not what I picked up as a child, when I was a sensitive kid often moved to tears and relentlessly bullied and mocked for it by my peers. I learned then that crying was weakness, that it was unacceptable, that I deserved mockery and ostracism for it.”
- “I Confronted the Doctor Who Missed My Cancer“–“I didn’t question him when he prescribed antidepressants — rather than another MRI — after I confided I was sleep-deprived from constant knifing back pain. I convinced myself that his inability to fix me was my failure, not his.”
- “Women Are Learning About Herbal Abortion Online — Here’s Why That’s a Problem“–“Susun Weed, an author and authority on herbal medicine, told Mic she won’t advise a woman on herbal abortifacients unless the patient makes an appointment for a medication abortion or a surgical D&C first, because herbs simply don’t have the same level of efficacy.”
- “High-intensity interval training has great gains — and pain“–“And some psychologists question whether a workout that’s so uncomfortable should be promoted in public health campaigns. Will people work through the pain? Or will promotion of such difficult workouts just make people give up in frustration?”
- “‘Adulting’ is an Indictment of Society, Not of Millennials“–“If you think people who don’t want to adult are lazy, you haven’t been watching some of them pour hours and weeks and years into making and perfecting their arts. They’re not averse to work – they’re averse to meaningless work that makes the rich even richer.”
- “Oregon Residents Call For End Of Armed Militia Occupation“–“The occupiers were polite, kept the area clean, and didn’t seem to pose a threat, they said. Even so, it was time for them to go home, Rodney Johnson said.”
- “Thoughts from Chief Sjolander…“–“We are here to help, we won’t judge you, laugh at you, belittle you, or ask why you stayed as long as you did. We know each situation is unique, just as each of us is unique.”
- “Why I Almost Slapped a Fellow Theatre Patron, and What That Says About Our Theatres“–“Now I know some readers will think: They were just a little socially inept, maybe even crazy. Write it off as a random moment of one crazy person and let’s keep moving.”
- “Bats do it, so why shouldn’t you? The science of oral sex“–“No, evolutionary psychology is perhaps more akin to looking into a mirror and trying to describe your great-great-great-grandfather. And why, evolutionarily-speaking, he ate pussy like a demon.”
- “King County’s ‘Unprecedented’ Prostitution Sting Has Shut Down a Popular Vetting Tool for Sex Workers“–“Sex workers have also criticized the prosecuting attorney for failing to distinguish between trafficked victims and consensual sex providers; actions like shutting down TRB and potentially punishing its entire customer base, they argue, puts willing sex workers in danger.”
- “Gatekeepers: The Nerd/Jock False Division“–“Labels are the weapon of the gatekeeper, a way they try to keep out whatever does not fit their narrow views, a way they seek to exert control over that which is not theirs to own.”
- “‘Born this way’ beliefs may not be the key to reducing homophobia“–“Even among those who believed gay men are ‘born that way,’ those who also believed gay men are ‘all the same and act the same way’ were more likely to hold prejudicial attitudes toward gay men, Grzanka said.”
- “What to do when you’re not the hero any more“–“The way we tell stories is changing. The change is creeping slow and political as hell. Just look at the diverse stories we’ve had this year, none of them perfect, all of them groundbreaking in the simplest and most shocking of ways.”
- “UN urged to label Isis crimes against Yazidi community as genocide“–“The letter, published by the BBC, said there was ‘clear evidence of Isis assassinations of church leaders, mass murders, torture, kidnapping for ransom in the Christian communities of Iraq and Syria and the sexual enslavement and systematic rape of Christian girls and women’.”
- “How the Michigan state government poisoned the children of Flint“–“To save $36,500 a year or maybe a little more, the city failed to treat the Flint River water, leaving it corrosive and able to leach lead and copper from the aging pipes used to transport it.”