May 2013
354 posts
Teen Who Was Expelled From School For Science... →
eeeegads:
zubat:
thescienceofreality:
“Kiera Wilmot made an honest mistake, but the police were trying to throw away her life with a felony. After the community stood up for the girl, the charges were dropped, and she was allowed to move on with her life. Well, her greatness is really starting to shine, as she was recently granted several extraordinary opportunities through scholarship...
starfleetgrad:
hasami-hime:
CHEKOV’S FACE WHEN HE WAS ASKED TO PUT ON A RED SHIRT
HE KNEW
HE KNEW
If that’s not breaking the fourth wall idek what is
alextimmons:
poco-loki:
thecorruptedquietone:
prongsmydeer:
Plot twist: The next companion is a normal girl/boy who only dies once in their lifetime and has no remarkable back story but he thinks they’re wonderful because they are human and the Doctor needs reminding that you don’t need to be a mystery to be remarkable.
#and the doctor never has to kiss them or sexualize them at all #in...
Amazon's Kindle Worlds: Instant Thoughts
wilwheaton:
whateveradjunct:
The Twitters are abuzz today about Amazon’s new “Kindle Worlds” program, in which people are allowed to write and then sell through Amazon their fan fiction for certain properties owned by Alloy Entertainment, including Vampire Diaries and Pretty Little…
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I recommend you read the linked post (at Scalzi’s Whatever) if you’re considering using this new...
Women are afraid of meeting a serial killer. Men are afraid of meeting someone...
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When Strangers Click, a 2011 documentary about online dating.
It reminds me of that famous Margaret Atwood quote: “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” It also reminds me of something written by one of the mods of Sex Worker Problems: “Misandry...
No Orders at the Window: Unsolicited Life Stories:... →
jhameia:
ultralaser:
redcloud:
fancycwabs:
Why is Superman’s cape fluttering in the vacuum of space?
Superfarts.
mythbusters covered this when they tried to fake the moon landing. the theory was that the flag shouldn’t have flapped while it was being planted bc no wind. they put a flag in a vacuum chamber and it moved //more// in vacuum, bc there was no air pressure to hold it in...
Arizona’s Ban on Abortions Struck Down in Federal... →
A federal appellate panel struck down Arizona’s abortion law on Tuesday, saying it was unconstitutional “under a long line of invariant Supreme Court precedents” that guarantee a woman’s right to end a pregnancy any time before a fetus is deemed viable outside her womb — generally at 24 weeks.
The law, enacted in April 2012 despite vociferous protest by women’s and civil rights groups, made...
The Same Old Tricks in a Brand New Town →
fuckyeahclintcoulson:
Author: torakowalski
Rating: E Summary: Phil has a new office, a new team and no couch. Clint isn’t sure how he feels about any of this.
Notes: Clint tries to slot himself into place in Phil’s new post-Avengers life. He mostly behaves.
Announcing Kindle Worlds →
cleolinda:
Get ready for Kindle Worlds, a place for you to publish fan fiction inspired by popular books, shows, movies, comics, music, and games. With Kindle Worlds, you can write new stories based on featured Worlds, engage an audience of readers, and earn royalties. Amazon Publishing has secured licenses from Warner Bros. for Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars, and The Vampire Diaries, with...
PETITION FOR GINA TORRES TO PLAY WONDER WOMAN
buckybird:
oddpicturesoddpeople:
barbie-wears-pink-aviators:
BECAUSE
AND ALSO
JUST
LET ME JUST SAY
IF YOU DON’T ALREADY THINK THIS WOMAN IS AN AMAZONIAN PRINCESS
YOU ARE DOING IT TOO WRONG FOR WORDS.
I didn’t know I needed this, but now I do.
Hail to the Queen.
deancentric:
dean-and-samwinchester:
piesexualdean:
TEAM FREE WILL IS THREE HUMANS
THREE HUMANS
HUMANS
A LAW SCHOOL DROPOUT, A HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT, AND NOW
A HEAVEN DROPOUT.
This really isn't that difficult to grasp.
tzikeh:
1) Benedict Cumberbatch gave a phenomenal performance as Khan Noonien Singh in Star Trek: Into Darkness.
2) The casting of a white man as Khan Noonien Singh in 2013 is HIGHLY PROBLEMATIC.
3) Both of these things can be true at the same time.
4) No, really; they can.
We [Fraction and his wife, Kelly Sue DeConnick] were pregnant at the time, and...
– Writer Matt Fraction on his role on expanding the profile of female characters in the Marvel Universe. (via goodmanw)
ahlistenalison:
true friendship is bullying your friends into watching the tv shows you watch