Two very different things, in fact:
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james_nicoll lives to stir up his readers. Today, he asked "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Fantasy or SF?" The ensuing discussion, both serious and snarky, is most enjoyable.
Writer Madeline Ashby addresses a topic of great concern to a number of us: Periods, and how to write them. I like the cut of her jib. (Warning: very frank talk about female body functions.)
I'm hoping it is still Eid ... have some beautiful pictures of people observing Ramadan, on The Big Picture.
Thanks to telophase for pointing the way to these.
For the librarians and paper-writing students of all stages: Jocelyn from neilgaimanboard reports that on Worldcat, if you 'look something up, and click on the "Cite This Item" link, it formats the citation for you in all sorts of different styles, including APA!'
(A note on the example: "cheese" is a neilgaimanboard leitmotif, like "Sanzo" elsewhere, but not nearly as sexy ... .)
emeraldtome* has posted a vid of a really great speech that has nothing to do with the election or partisan politics. Teacher and poet Taylor Mali gives his no-holds-barred answer to the lawyer who scornfully asked him "What do teachers make?"
*Better known in this space as "The Young Lady."
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