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The Blood is The Life 06-03-2012
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 09:00 am- People Aren't Smart Enough for Democracy to Flourish, Scientists Say | Why the Best Candidate Never Wins | Psychology | LiveScience
This is depressingly plausible.
- The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race
... is apparently adopting agriculture.
- The Reference is Lost: Stuff From Old Cartoons That Made Sense at the Time - Blog - Adult Swim
- Lego B a t m o b i l e
- If I don't get pants, nobody gets pants by *Theamat on deviantART
LOL
- Revealed: The best and worst places to be a woman - World Politics - World - The Independent
- The shape of things to wear: scientists identify how women's figures have changed in 50 years - This Britain - UK - The Independent
... and this is why more and more people are making their own clothes.
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The Blood is The Life 05-03-2012
Monday, March 5th, 2012 09:00 am- Retro Thrills from Ilex Press
These look awesome! I defin itely want the horror, scifi and crime ones.
- Tessera: Marriage is for Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve
How to counter the fatuous arguments put forward by the anti marriage equality lobby
- Helen Duffett: Unequal marriage: When a tradition becomes a reason, becomes an excuse, becomes a straitjacket
"Claiming that someone else's marriage is against your religion is like being angry at someone for eating a donut because you're on a diet" - Helen picks out the best quote ever.
- Is the food revolution just a great big fat lie?
This article has somewhat muddled thinking, but raises some interesting ideas.
- How much does one pay for a parliamentary seat?
Depressing
- Disgruntled Radical: What's Liberal about this coalition ?
This is, increasingly, how I feel. Sadly, all the other parties are worse.
- Watching the debut of DC Comic Nation with the target audience
- Many things to build out of lego
... including tank girl and her tank.
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The Blood is The Life 20-01-2012
Friday, January 20th, 2012 09:00 am- BBC News - UK inquiry into rendition and torture collusion scrapped
"Oh damn, we're having to scrap our whitewash because the rozzers are investigating it now!"
- Time To Take Another Walk Down Gin Lane
The world’s only master gin distiller is a lady. I approve.
- FactCheck: Will disabled people suffer under the Welfare Reform Bill? | The FactCheck Blog
Factcheck punctures hyperbolous claims from both sides here.
- MPs support parents in fight against pornographic sex education
This is very, very scary indeed.
- Official home of the LEGO® DC Universe™ SuperHeroes
I have spent far too much time on the Comic Buiulder part of this today. You too can make your own Ivy/TwoFace... interactions :)
- FirstSigns VO :: Guidance for Others
A very useful resource for anyone who knows somebody prone to self-harm
- In Defence of PC Nick Manning « forthedefence
Have been told by reliable source that PC Nick Manning did not in fact refer to the famAt some point we (as a society) are going to get used to the idea that things which were previously muttered down the pub are now being put onb twitter and facebook; until we do, expect more like this.ily name, but in fact called them wankers. There is therefore even less of a reason for him to be punished.
- Mark Steel: Time to inflict pain on the terminally ill - Mark Steel - Commentators - The Independent
- Hammer restoration blog
OMG OMG OMG A RESORED PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES FLAILFLAILFLAIL!!! ALSO 1958 DRACULA WITH FOOTAGE THAT WAS CUT FROM THE BRITISH RELEASES TILL NOW!!!! What with this, and the new release of The Woman In Black featuring Harry Potter in cinemas v soon, I think this latest resurrection of Hammer might actually last more than ten minutes....
- Exclusive: official old-style Hammer poster for The Woman In Black - Den of Geek
Squee! Flail! etc.
- An update on the UCL/Jesus and Mo controversy
- Two Doctor Who Vids
The first one is a bit soppy, but the second one is hilarious.
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The Blood is The Life 17-01-2012
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 09:00 am- Labour MP Tom Harris forced to resign as Twitter tsar - WARNING! Contains Torygraph
Oh dear. Labour MP foundered by using passe joke shocker...
- Heresy Corner: No end in sight to unfair extradition rules
More on the extradition of the British student for crimes commited on British soil to the US...
- "People think Guantanamo is closed"
See, Obama said he would close it, and politicians ALWAYS do what they say they'll do, don't they? * headdesk headdesk headdesk *
- The Walking Dead season 3 extended, new poster released
YAY! :D
- Fantasy Armor and Lady Bits
A discussion of armour from a practical perspective, by an armourer
- Computer Hacking at The Times?
Jack of Kent spots an interesting snippet
- Hope [sevenhelz]
Sevenhelz tells the story of her first tattoo in a strikingly emotional way. The story reminds me a lot of how I got Wile E....
- The new Royal Yacht – has this been thought through?
Paul Walter delves deeper into Govey's plan for a new royal yacht
- Doctor Who Spinoff Announced Focusing on Amy & Rory
- Lego For Girls
... I always thought Lego was unisex. Apparently EVERYTHING must be divided on gender lines now :(
- Press regulation 'needs state support'
Ken Clarke is clearly upset about coming a mere third in Liberal Voice of the Year: Asked by Lords Dobbs whether he wrote a blog, Ken Clarke declared: "I am certainly not a blogger. Quite a large proportion of them are nuts and extremists – with the honourable exception of the hulture secretary."
- Tory MPs go to war over gay marriage - UK Politics - UK - The Independent
How can anyone even vaguely intelligent think that more people getting married weakens marriage? I just can't get my head around some things. :(
