Squishy Tails

Global Voices Online: Brazil: 100-year-old grandma realises parachute dream

“I want to stroll in the sky, to feel a little closer to God,” she said.

Sociological Images: Feminizing Women’s Sports Teams

But as many researchers have pointed out, and as Evans herself discusses, female athletes are often photographed and discussed in ways that largely erase their athletic abilities.

Rhubarb: Rich Man, Poor Man

It is my belief that each of us has the ethical obligation to support and assist one another, and if we are the ones in a time of need, to receive with gratitude and pay it forward when the wheel turns and there is enough to share out once again.

New York Times: We Just Don’t Fit In (image-heavy post)

…war has taught me that passing casual judgment on first impressions is almost always a deeply flawed means of interpretation.

Dallas Observer: Why Is Dallas City Hall Trying To Bury The Burgeoning Farmers Market Movement Under A Morass Of Municipal Regulation?

How many people in Dallas know that our downtown farmers market is outclassed and out-performed by the farmers market in Detroit?

Gender Across Borders: Call For Submissions: The 11th Carnival of Feminists!

…please send us blog posts you’ve written recently that deal with feminism and/or other anti-oppression issues.

5 January is the deadline!