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runenweib: Post-mastectomy tattoos by Tina Bafaro. Photos by...

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:01:51 -0400

Post-mastectomy tattoos by Tina Bafaro. Photos by Bafaro.

lessthanthreepress: COMING NEXT WEEK The exciting sequel to A...

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:41:47 -0400

COMING NEXT WEEK

The exciting sequel to A Cut Above the Rest.

It’s been six months since Alex became Sous Chef at Schulze’s, and in that time Alex has been working strenuously to improve and expand his skills, working toward the goal of becoming Nik’s equal. He is kept motivated by the occasional breakfast shared with Nik, flirting and talking and offering tender bites of his culinary creations.

But just as his hard work seems to be paying off, a new challenge is thrust upon him. Selected to be one of five challengers on a new cooking competition, Alex is quick to accept the offer, certain that winning will prove his abilities to Nik and everyone else.

Except that to win, he will have to beat not only a handful of strangers, but also Nik, thrusting them right back to the ruthless competition of their school days—and quite possibly ruining any hope of a future as lovers.

Pre-Order it here!

And if you have not begun this fabulous series, well, you are missing out. You can take a look at the entire trilogy here

What 'Stop the Leaks' Hardliners Don't Realize: They Can't and Won't Ever Win

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:53:51 -0400

What 'Stop the Leaks' Hardliners Don't Realize: They Can't and Won't Ever Win:

Many journalists are outraged that James Rosen, a Fox News correspondent, stands accused of criminal activity (though he is not being prosecuted) for soliciting classified information from government sources, something all national security reporters do. But there hasn’t been the same outpouring of support for Julian Assange of Wikileaks, who has long been investigated for the same behavior: allegedly soliciting classified material from Bradley Manning, his source.

Why isn’t Assange being defended as zealously?

bemusedlybespectacled: ramoorebooks: opinionatedlez: Here are...

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:51:54 -0400

bemusedlybespectacled:

ramoorebooks:

opinionatedlez:

Here are some awesome and empowering quotes from several very strong female celebrities.

And Kristen Stewart.

No, you know what? Fuck you.

Let me tell you about Kristen Stewart.

Let’s talk about how she’s the centerpiece of one of the most inexplicably popular misogynistic pieces of film shit and somehow gets blamed for it sucking, despite the fact that, hey, the books were actually worse. For those who were lucky enough to escape reading the actual books, her apparent lack of emotion is 100% accurate to Bella’s character, because Bella is in fact not a character but a blank white wall for fourteen-year-old girls to project themselves onto. Robert Pattinson is not the only one in the cast who hates Twilight, thank you.

Let’s talk about how she got crucified in the media for having an affair with a married man, when that man was her director. And let’s remember that she was called all manner of things for “ruining her relationship with RPattz” when she wasn’t even engaged to the dude, let alone married with kids. But oh no, she gets called a slut because she’s Kristen Stewart, she gets her career fucked because she’s Kristen Stewart, and the dude gets off scott free.

Let’s talk about how she is incredibly shy and anxious (rather, incidentally, like Chris Evans) but does film anyway, because she’s just that awesome.

Fuck your noise. She’s not the best actor in the world but she sure as hell doesn’t deserve that kind of shit.

Reblog if you've formed a meaningful relationship with someone you met online.

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:42:48 -0400

thehappyfangirl:

Several someones! *hugs all who fall into this category*

OTW Fannews: Collective action

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:52:39 -0400

transformativeworks:

Copyright overreaches are a common problem, but it will take collective action to bring it to a halt. Read on for one way you can help if you’re in the U.S.: http://bit.ly/Z0cQic

gossipchef: This is #Coffee Art

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:49:41 -0400

gossipchef:

This is #Coffee Art

"[W]hen we launch in a territory the Bittorrent traffic drops as the Netflix traffic grows. So I..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:18:46 -0400

“[W]hen we launch in a territory the Bittorrent traffic drops as the Netflix traffic grows. So I think people do want a great experience and they want access – people are mostly honest. The best way to combat piracy isn’t legislatively or criminally but by giving good options. effects of growth of content is an expectation to have access to it. You can’t use the internet as a marketing vehicle and then not as a delivery vehicle.”

- Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer at Netflix (via laliberty)

This is absolutely true. Unless you have no disposable income at all, I think most people would pay for the TV shows and movies they love — particularly fannish audiences who would treat payment as a kind of “vote” to keep the show on air. If Game of Thrones, Elementary, sci-fi shows like Agents of SHIELD, etc were available for legal streaming/download and didn’t have differing international release dates, piracy levels would plummet.

N.B. Season 3 Teen Wolf will be available internationally on iTunes, right…??

(via hellotailor)

Rachel Haimowitz: Giveaway Time!

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:21:49 -0400

Rachel Haimowitz: Giveaway Time!:

rachelhaimowitz:

Okay, I’m really excited about our first standalone lesbian romance (well, arguably more new adult literary fiction with romantic elements than romance, but still…), Portrait of a Crossroads by Kelly Rand. So excited I feel like giving things away. So let’s do this thing. Rules are simple.

1….

merimaskdesigns: I used new spectrum-shifting interference...

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:41:10 -0400

merimaskdesigns:

I used new spectrum-shifting interference paint on this dragon and I have to say it was the MOST fun I’ve had making a mask in a long time. Very exciting shifts from black to deep purple in the mane, violet to lilac on the scales. Wearing this mask, moving and shifting lights are all going to make it so dynamic and ALIVE. It shimmers like a raven’s wing.

"Yes, false rape accusations happen. Run the protocol anyway. I’ve heard that perhaps the military..."

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:00:31 -0400

“Yes, false rape accusations happen. Run the protocol anyway. I’ve heard that perhaps the military has the highest number of ‘em. True or not, RUN THE PROTOCOL ANYWAY. Because in 15 years of investigating rape accusations, I can count those that panned out as false on one hand. Meanwhile, the one time I almost skipped the protocol, the one time I almost didn’t believe a petty officer, because I was naive as an investigator and a young woman, because her commanding officer described her as “a party girl, always late, always out drinking, don’t bother with this one”, she turned out to be the victim of one of the most brutal assaults I’ve ever investigated. She shouldn’t have still been -alive-, let alone up and making the accusation. So let me repeat: five false accounts in fifteen years. And one time I almost failed a woman ‘cause of the bullshit way it’s normal to talk about us. Take your shipmates’ word, and then run the protocol. Every. Single. Time.”

- - JAG lawyer, speaking to my husband’s plant during Sexual Assault Prevention Month. (via circusbones)

"You mean the generation that paid three times as much for college to enter a job market with triple..."

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:56:19 -0400

“You mean the generation that paid three times as much for college to enter a job market with triple the unemployment isn’t interested in purchasing the assets of the generation who just blew an enormous housing bubble and kept it from popping through quantitative easing and out-and-out federal support? Curious.”

- When comments are better than the article, Atlantic edition (“The Cheapest Generation: Why Millennials aren’t buying cars or houses, and what that means for the economy”)

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Sat, 18 May 2013 11:19:21 -0400

Birthday giveaways! #1

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:55:09 -0400

Birthday giveaways! #1:

rykaine:

I am offering three (3) 4-month subscriptions to LT3 Serial Subscriptions. We’ve got some awesome serials running right now, including Vol 1 of Rocking Hard, Fairytales,The Engineered Throne and Dance Only for Me, and The Battle of Will. Plus, If You’re Reading This… will be starting up soon.

Follow http://rykaine.livejournal.com/977343.html“> the link to find out how to enter.

victoriousvocabulary: PUISSANT [adjective] powerful; mighty;...

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:54:17 -0400

victoriousvocabulary:

PUISSANT

[adjective]

powerful; mighty; potent.

Etymology: from Old French, ultimately from Latin potēns - mighty, from posse - to have power.

[Sandara]

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Fri, 17 May 2013 22:05:20 -0400

stfuprolifers: nezua: theuppitynegras: norttron: fuckyeahmarx...

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:44:08 -0400

stfuprolifers:

nezua:

theuppitynegras:

norttron:

fuckyeahmarxismleninism:

Philadelphia: High school students walk out of class and march to City Hall to protest severe budget cuts and planned school closings, May 9, 2013.

The budget cuts are absolutely horrific. Here are some of the proposed changes:

Schools with more than 1,000 students would no longer be required to have librarians or librarian assistants.

Schools would no longer be required to have counselors, and counselors’ caseloads would no longer be capped.

Teachers could be assigned to unlimited classes outside their subject area, and high school teachers could be assigned an extra class without pay. There would be no limit on amount of consecutive time taught in a school day.

There would be no limit on class size

The district would no longer be required to provide copy machines, or “a sufficient number of instructional materials and textbooks.”

Counselors would no longer be guaranteed to have rooms with privacy and confidentiality, a telephone, a locked filing cabinet and a door.

There’s more here.

notice most of the posters are children of color

I just want you to notice

USA. USA. USA.

It’s time to stop obsessing with fetuses and start caring about the actual children who need our help.

amymebberson: Pocket Princesses 60: Star Wars Weekend Please...

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:16:35 -0400

amymebberson:

Pocket Princesses 60: Star Wars Weekend

Please REBLOG, don’t repost!

MANY people have drawn Leia-Rapunzel before me, but the greatest for me still remains James’ epic mashup here

picadorbookroom: In honor of Children’s Book Week, here’s a...

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:37:50 -0400

picadorbookroom:

In honor of Children’s Book Week, here’s a photo of an awesome kid.

freedom1001: lessthanthreepress: TEASE ME BABY: ...

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:32:56 -0400

freedom1001:

lessthanthreepress:

TEASE ME BABY: VAMPIRES

October is a long way off yet, but here’s your first hint at the many shiny vampire stories to come in our Proud to be a Vampire collection

How cool is this?!