Linkblogging

[brigdh]

1. Multiculturalism in Steampunk - Really, really excellent article, covering everything from Victorian education reform to Etsy. I have to say that I'm not that into steampunk myself (I still miss cyberpunk, y'all!), but I do read steampunk books and go to steampunk parties, simply because that's what's out there right now. But I do love the recent push I've seen to take the focus of steampunk off of Victorian London. Anyway, great article, go read it!

2. White America Has Lost Its Mind - from the Village Voice. There's no new stuff in this article, but it's an interesting take on recent events, and a theory on the causes. Speaking off related issues, the house I am staying at often has the radio in the kitchen left on all day. And yesterday, I was making dinner during a report on the "Ground Zero Mosque" issue. Can I just say: PLEASE STOP EMBARRASSING ME, AMERICA. YOU ARE MAKING ME LOOK BAD.

3. The Simpsons on Grad Students (youtube video) - OMG IT IS SO TRUE AND FUNNY.

4. The Sex Scholar - Really interesting article on Clelia Mosher, a woman who studied people's sex lives in the Victoria Era.

5. Makeup Girl (image) - Not photoshopped! THIS PICTURE IS AMAZING.

6. I've mentioned my other secret identity (an archaeology blogger!) before, but we have a bunch of new posts up right now, so you should check that out: Mud-brick.com. And for October, we are doing a series on 'The Archaeology of Death"! Yay, creepy photos of skulls. I myself have a recent post on books about archaeology. Go boost our page-views!

Comments

[torenheksje.livejournal.com]

Well, now I know what I'm going to be reading for the next few hours. I never knew you wrote for an archaeology blog. Actually, I never knew there was such a thing as an archaeology blog, so yeah. But wow! :c)

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

Hee. We started in back in the early spring, but a lot of people were away on excavations during the summer, and so it really slowed down, with almost no new posts for a while. But now we're back!

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

It's really good. And I say that while being uncertain about which parts you've contributed.
If that was the only way I knew of you, I'd be really impressed by you!

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

Heh. I blog as FilthyGorgeous over there (since, you know, digging in the dirt tends to make one less than clean). But I'm so glad you like it!

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

So the Filthy part has nothing to do with thinking smutty thoughts about attractive actors then.;-)

The Gorgeous part is self explanatory.

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

That came out wrong.

PLEASE STOP EMBARRASSING ME, AMERICA. YOU ARE MAKING ME LOOK BAD.

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

I'm convinced that the bad things about your country cannot destroy the good things about your country as fast as the good things about your country can destroy the bad things about your country.

You gotta have faith!

They don't make you look bad. They make themselves look bad. You look swell!

Do your work, live your life, and be your awesome self, and people you meet will think of you when they think of the U.S.

"Oh, no, they aren't all ignorant, bigoted hillbillies. Many are very well informed, thoughtful hillbillies!"