It’s that time of the week again. I’ve added a picture of a jellyfish today, because well done to jellyfishes.
Exclusive: Inmates to strike in Alabama, declare prison is “running a slave empire” (Josh Eidelson)- Read all about why Alabama prisoners are going on strike.
Words Don’t Burn, but Bodies Do (aiofeschatology)- Beautiful essay on slurs.
The complex issue of looking like a fake when I get up and walk (latent existence)- Really important piece on everyday disablism.
50 Shades of Grey or Contemporary Christian Music Lyrics? A Quiz (Homeschoolers Anonymous)- A surprisingly challenging quiz. I got 4.
Reviewing through the Time Machine: Remembering Margaret Cavendish (Rhube)- Margaret Cavendish invented science fiction. Let’s remember her.
The Woman Who (Maybe) Struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig (Tony Horwitz)- An interesting bit of mostly forgotten sport history.
White Britain, Now Will You Listen? (Sam Ambreen)- Sam ponders racism in the UK.
How Does the Sunday Sport Get Away with Its Bullshit? (Gavin Haynes)- Enlightening interview with a lawyer explaining how perfectly legal the patently made-up tosh in the Sunday Sport is. Note: skip the beginning, it’s full of Vice hipster classism, and just get down to the interview.
And finally, some behind the scenes footage from the Bohemian Rhapsody video.
Reblogged this on karaskonjectures and commented:
I love browsing Stavvers’ collection of articles every week! Always something interesting or quirky.
I got 5 on the “FSOG or CCM?” quiz.