We kid because we love: a highly scientific analysis of the Catching Fire trailer.
Carjack victim recounts his harrowing night. What a story. [HT Andrew]
Iranian hijab propaganda billboards (no, I did not just pull those words randomly out of a hat).
Have a look at Saudi Arabia's first domestic violence awareness ad.
The jocular present: have you ever found it odd that English tells jokes in the present tense ("a man walks into a bar")?
14 hairless cats that look like Vladimir Putin.
Utah is both English-only...and a huge proponent of bilingual education.
Here is a world map showing people internally displaced (refugees in their own country) by violence and conflict.
Therapy llamas are SO underused!! Tell me you didn't feel better just from looking at the pictures of the llamas doing their jobs. [HT Liz]
Alternate Disney film titles. A fun game might be to hear the alternate title first and try to guess the original film. Stockholm Syndrome, anyone? Change For Your Man? [HT Liz]
On adoption: adoptees shouldn't have to use facebook to find their birth parents; and the dark, sad side of domestic adoption. [HT Bryce]
Remember American Girl dolls? I never owned one (my sister had Felicity), but I slavered over the catalogs and books and the idea of owning one as much as any other adolescent girl back in the day. Well, I just found out that they've retired the old, historical dolls and now have new, totally LAME dolls. See also this ranting article that I totally agree with.
Carjack victim recounts his harrowing night. What a story. [HT Andrew]
Iranian hijab propaganda billboards (no, I did not just pull those words randomly out of a hat).
Have a look at Saudi Arabia's first domestic violence awareness ad.
The jocular present: have you ever found it odd that English tells jokes in the present tense ("a man walks into a bar")?
14 hairless cats that look like Vladimir Putin.
Utah is both English-only...and a huge proponent of bilingual education.
Here is a world map showing people internally displaced (refugees in their own country) by violence and conflict.
Therapy llamas are SO underused!! Tell me you didn't feel better just from looking at the pictures of the llamas doing their jobs. [HT Liz]
Alternate Disney film titles. A fun game might be to hear the alternate title first and try to guess the original film. Stockholm Syndrome, anyone? Change For Your Man? [HT Liz]
On adoption: adoptees shouldn't have to use facebook to find their birth parents; and the dark, sad side of domestic adoption. [HT Bryce]
Remember American Girl dolls? I never owned one (my sister had Felicity), but I slavered over the catalogs and books and the idea of owning one as much as any other adolescent girl back in the day. Well, I just found out that they've retired the old, historical dolls and now have new, totally LAME dolls. See also this ranting article that I totally agree with.