Crucial vote tomorrow
Last night, the Washington state House Judiciary Committee passed by a vote of 7-6 the bill to extend the freedom to marry…
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Game of Thrones Season Two trailer
Clearly the producers have taken on board the popularity of Peter Dinklage and his character, Tyrion. Also, the palette looks much darker….
Read moreAvailable for rent: the Acropolis
Parthenon (Cornell) Parthenon (Brooklyn Museum) These two photos were taken a long time ago. But this is how the Acropolis looked when…
Read moreMS on Dr Kiki’s Science Hour
The huge news that MS is a metabolic disorder and not an autoimmune disease hit the web afresh this week. On Thursday,…
Read moreGalactic Suburbia Award
This morning I woke up to a lovely surprise: I’ve been awarded the first Galactic Suburbia Award for activism and/or communication that…
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A student of mine, Eric Nguyen, has edited a marvellous book, Resilience: To be queer and young is to be STRONG. To…
Read moreScience Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Translation Awards are awarded annually for works of speculative fiction translated into English from other languages. There…
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