I heart Reykjavík - Iceland travel blog. Web.archive.org/web/20110614201510/ Supercook: recipe search by ingredients you have at home. Nature Sounds. Listen and download for free. The Ultimate Guide To Staying Safe For Women Traveling Alone. Photo by Andrea Rose If you’ve ever had to haul your children kicking and screaming through a museum, or drag your male counterpart across a market selling traditional textiles, you know exactly what I mean when I say traveling solo really has its advantages.
When you holiday alone, you’re free to see whatever you want whenever you want. If you dream of spending your vacation time looking at renaissance art or Ming vases, you can go right ahead. If you’d rather just lie on the beach the whole time, you can do that too. There are no fights, no compromises and no wasted opportunities. But traveling as a solo female also has its downside: safety. It’s an unfortunate reality that the world is less safe if you’re a woman – but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t venture out there. Here are some of the major issues you’re likely to encounter as a single female, and my tips on tackling them. Dealing with unwanted attention from men Dress modestly. Choose your accommodation wisely Mind your belongings. Top scoring links : VillagePorn. Beginner's Health and Fitness Guide. Originally by sean10mm, modified and updated by Liam Rosen Questions?
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Fractal World Generator. Codecademy. In Bb 2.0 - a collaborative music/spoken word project. The PSY scandal: singing about killing people v. constantly doing it. (updated below) Which of these two stories is causing more controversy and outrage in the US?
New York Daily News, Friday: "Fiercely anti-American lyrics from Korean rapper Psy have been unearthed just two weeks before the star is scheduled to perform for President Obama. "The 'Gangnam Style' singer calls for US soldiers to be killed in one song, prompting a short-lived petition to ax Psy from the bill at the Christmas in Washington celebration. "In 2004, Psy rapped on a South Korean metal band's song, 'Dear American', at a protest concert, The Washington Post reported. The Guardian, Friday: "The US military is facing fresh questions over its targeting policy in Afghanistan after a senior army officer suggested that troops were on the lookout for 'children with potential hostile intent'". " Whatever else one wants to say, the US is a country that, for more than a decade, has loudly and continuously declared itself to be a "nation at war".
The 60 Most Beautiful Cinemagraph GIFs. Top 10 Shocking Documentaries. Movies and TV As a visual medium, documentaries frequently succeed in portraying the unimaginable far better then any book alone could do.
Beaming everything from the consequences of child abuse to the horrors of nuclear warfare into the homes of millions, the following infamous documentaries shock the viewer and challenge perceptions. Please note: Almost all the videos featured contain graphic and disturbing content, relevant to the topic at hand. 6 Friends Everyone Needs.
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The Successful Friend While there are definitely moments in which having a friend who is doing really, really well for their age is incredibly depressing, it’s an overall net positive to have them in your life. What Is Bad Writing? The movie Bad Writing, a well-reviewed documentary about the craft/art/thing that is writing, is streaming for free on Vimeo.
The doc includes interviews with such well-known authors as George Saunders, Margaret Atwood, and David Sedaris. Vernon Lott, the filmmaker, was inspired to make the documentary when he came across some poems from his younger days, when he wanted to be a writer. Some questions I had while watching it: Why do so many people want to write when people are statistically reading less, “all the good books have already been written,” literature is a marginalized artform, etc? Do you prefer to approach writing as a craft, a vehicle for expression, or as an artform? Ungrounded Predictions For The Next Decade. Recession will become the norm outside of the coastal cities.
Costal cities will be hit hard though. 2013 will be 1910. Dictatorships will become increasingly powerful in the East. The Middle East will remain a wildcard. …The privatization of space travel… The Whinerati Needs To Stop Whining About Art, IMHO. The latest Quentin Tarantino effort, Django Unchained, has inspired perhaps more controversy than usual due to its liberal use of the n-word and its exploitation-films-inspired irreverence while dealing with the serious topic of slavery in America.
This is not surprising given the tendency toward political correctness and handwringing I have observed in parts of the media and amongst many young college-educated people. There is a PC camp on the internet, and within that camp, sub-camps devoted to racism, sexism, gay rights, et al, and they love nothing more than to find things that are offensive in popular culture. Meanwhile, there is an anti-PC camp, perhaps typified by Vice magazine, that seems to revel in being irreverent and debaucherous.