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Yearbook Photo of Gay High School Couple Takes Internet by Storm

via HRC Blog.  The photo of Dylan Meehan and Brad Taylor – voted ‘Cutest Couple’ by their senior class – has been shared over 100,000 times in a matter of days, after a supportive friend uploaded it to Tumblr. The original Tumblr post reads: First time in my school history a same sex couple has even been […]

Reconstructing the Past

Originally posted on Investigating Illness Narratives:
Image courtesy of Antonio Litterio: BY-SA. In permeating across disciplines, illness narrative research attains a level of potency, one that spans the globe. Dr. Ingrid Egerod, a nurse from the University of Copenhagen, spoke on Tuesday about “ICU patient diaries and follow up in Nordic countries.” She highlighted how narrative…

Beneath The Red Pants: Superman Deconstructed

Originally posted on James Rayneau:
(Hi! While I do a bit of piecemeal work for these guys I’ll be providing very lame essays like the one below. As usual, the aim is to argue a point and illustrate it with random images. Enjoy.)   The eponymous target of Tarantino’s Kill Bill is known for having said…

AIDS LifeCycle Day 1

Every day this week, I am will write an HIV / AIDS-related post in honors of AIDS LifeCycle. Today the riders rode into Santa Cruz. To recognize their accomplishment and the 82.5 miles they covered today, I am putting up the finale from “And the Band Played On.”

Procrastination

7 Days of Summer in Boracay

Originally posted on Heyy Meg:
We welcomed the month of June yesterday, and hence the end of summer. But before summer officially comes to close, and we start prepping up for the rainy days, here’s my seven days of summer in Boracay post. I LOVE summers and beaches (that’s an understatement), especially when the sun…

When it Rains, it Pours.

Originally posted on Travel Fudge:
Teaching is terrifying…. Tomorrow marks the beginning of our third week of teaching in Bangkok… So far, I have found the teaching experience to be entertaining, humbling, exciting and (most of all) exhausting. Each week I teach a variety of kindergarten and lower primary school children. Most of my classes…

The Disturbing Origins of 10 Famous Fairy Tales

via Flavorwire. If you know anything about us, you should know this: we’re suckers for a good story. Luckily, Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version, edited by fabulist extraordinaire Philip Pullman and on shelves today, is packed with them, complete with smart commentary and playful prose. While reading, we were struck by […]

Gay Pride Challenge

Originally posted on Masculine Beauty:
In honor of gay pride month, I have taken on the challenge to do a new gay-related piece of art each day for the month of June. It’s a big undertaking to do and I’m so excited to do it. All my art will posted here and my deviantart and…

Things Movies Taught Us

Originally posted on Thoughts Appear:
Haaaaaave you met Lisa? Lisa is a humor blogger who plays an unconvincing lawyer in real life.  She shouldn’t be allowed around sharp objects, anything breakable, or anything with carbohydrates.  She prefers dogs over most people, and food over most everything. Her blog will make you feel better about your own…