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Classics - A Nerd’s Guide to Reading. Because then you'll stop asking for me. Last Tango in Paris. Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality, Chapter 88: Time Pressure, Pt 1. If you have forgotten current events within the story, I would suggest rereading Ch. 85-87 before proceeding to Ch. 88-89.

Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality, Chapter 88: Time Pressure, Pt 1

Those of you who recall previous reading-environment difficulties are advised to find an appropriate refuge before reading Ch. 88-89. April 16th, 1992. 12:07pm. 50 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels That Everyone Should Read. Fiction by S.U. Pacat. Decolonization in Theory & Practice. Shit I've Learned From Books Written by White Men. If you’re a boy writer, it’s a simple rule: you’ve gotta get used to the fact that you suck at writing women and that the worst women writer can write a better man than the best male writer can write a good woman.

Shit I've Learned From Books Written by White Men

And it’s just the minimum. Because the thing about the sort of heteronormative masculine privilege, whether it’s in Santo Domingo, or the United States, is you grow up your entire life being told that women aren’t human beings, and that women have no independent subjectivity. Why rape jokes aren’t funny: the science. There’s been an awful lot of discussion surrounding rape jokes this week.

Why rape jokes aren’t funny: the science

It all seemed to start with a “comedian” named Daniel Tosh deciding to announce that he thought it would be funny if an audience member got gang-raped. Numerous comedians waded in to defend this piece of alleged humour. Tosh’s fans cheerily threatened to rape anyone who thought that maybe the joke wasn’t on. Best Erotica for the Well-Read Woman. As a follow up to my “50 Shades of Grey” bitch session, I’ve put together a list of some excellent erotic literature, chosen both for literary skill and sexual content.

Best Erotica for the Well-Read Woman

Some (such as Anais Nin) are my personal classic favorites but most are contemporary, with some “how to” guides,as well. Davka: deer girl medicine. Crazy dumbsaint of the mind. First, I must share this.

crazy dumbsaint of the mind

It’s important. I should tell you …tissues may be needed while reading. Call for breastmilk donors To sum it up, there’s a baby in Minnesota whose Mama died a week after giving birth. The father, knowing his wife wanted the baby to be breastfed, is looking for donors to supply breastmilk for his newborn. MckMama amazingly is organizing a milk share to make this happen for the family. The Bourgeois Roots of Anarcho-Syndicalism - Feral Faun / insurrection.ca. Stump the Bookseller. Posting Book Stumpers costs $4 per Book Stumper, which can be used towards the purchase cost of the eventually solved Stumper.

Stump the Bookseller

There are two ways to enter your submission, depending on payment choice. Scroll down for instructions on how to submit by check or PayPal. Before submitting your Stumper by email, please consult the Tips page to be sure that your Stumper is clear and effective. Get weird. « raven0us. Awesome Big Words flashcards. Online Etymology Dictionary. Old English bera "bear," from Proto-Germanic *beron, literally "the brown (one)" (cognates: Old Norse björn, Middle Dutch bere, Dutch beer, Old High German bero, German Bär), from PIE *bher- (3) "bright, brown" (see brown (adj.)).

Online Etymology Dictionary

Greek arktos and Latin ursus retain the PIE root word for "bear" (*rtko; see Arctic), but it is believed to have been ritually replaced in the northern branches because of hunters' taboo on names of wild animals (compare the Irish equivalent "the good calf," Welsh "honey-pig," Lithuanian "the licker," Russian medved "honey-eater").

Others connect the Germanic word with Latin ferus "wild," as if it meant "the wild animal (par excellence) of the northern woods. " Old Sci-Fi Radio Shows. : scifi. Free News, Magazines, Newspapers, Journals, Reference Articles and Classic Books - Free Online Library. Welcome - tribe.net. Top Dystopian Movies and Books. Planet Tolkien.

Curated Science Fiction. Full text books free to read online in the full text archive. The Oscar Wilde Collection. Folktales Told Around the World - Richard M. Dorson. Literature Project - Free eBooks Online. Dante's Inferno - Main Page.

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Crazy English from Beautiful Perth. The most beautiful death. Brave New World novelist Aldous Huxley was diagnosed with cancer in 1960, at which point his health slowly began to deteriorate.

The most beautiful death

On his deathbed in November of 1963, just as he was passing away, Aldous — a man who for many years had been fascinated with the effects of psychedelic drugs since being introduced to mescaline in 1953 — asked his wife Laura to administer him with LSD. She agreed. The following letter — an incredibly moving, detailed account of Aldous's last days — was written by Laura just days after her husband's death and sent to his older brother Julian. Transcript follows. 6233 Mulholland Highway Los Angeles 28, California December 8, 1963Dearest Julian and Juliette:There is so much I want to tell you about the last week of Aldous' life and particularly the last day.