The world’s most contagious falsehoods – things that ain’t true that keep getting spread around… (via Steve Ellis)
Newsweek has a short piece on the Swedish pre-school adoption of a gender neutral pronoun. (via Jenni)
Nate Silver with some wisdom:
The bullshitter's trick is to talk in generalities when questioned about details and to litigate trivia when questioned about principles.
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) October 5, 2014
New Yorker writer eagerly tells us why the Twin Peaks revival will suck: because every other revival sucks. Crucial flaw in his argument: no other revival has ever been entirely directed by David Lynch.
Cool comic by Toby Morris on just going out and creating stuff. His inspirational example: Flat 3, which I raved about last linky.
If you have some questions about feminism, the Womansplainer can help you. Very reasonable rates.
Anita Sarkeesian’s talk from XOXO, about the crazy harrassment she was subjected to for the crime of being a woman on the internet, is now up. It’s well worth watching. Not pleasant viewing, although there’s a positive atmosphere in the room and even a few jokes.
That leads into this piece – an epic no-holds-barred account by Kathy Sierra, who was targeted by online trolls, and one in particular. Essential, and somewhat bleak, reading.
And finally, this just got announced and it cheered me right up: Archie vs Predator