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MORE TROLLS THAN A MID-LEVEL DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS CAMPAIGN | chronicles of harriet
I have been the victim of trolling. Recently, a person tried to bait me into an argument, or get a rise out of me by insulting my latest book release, A Single Link, without reading it. When that didn’t work, they said they were purchasing another book that released the same day as A Single Link. Fine by me; my short story, Brood is in that book, too. Silly rabbit. No, not rabbit…troll. In Internet slang, a troll is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people by posting inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as a group forum, chat room, or blog. While trolling – the term for the discordant actions of a troll – can be accidental, it is usually done with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion. Media attention in recent years has equated trolling with online harassment and bullying. In Icelandic, þurs refers to trolls. Like this:
Amazing Shadow Sculptures by Tim Noble and Sue Webster | Marvelous
From discarded wood, welded scrap metal, broken tools, cigarette packets, soda cans and piles of trash, Tim Noble and Sue Webster make assemblages and then point light to create projected shadows of people standing, sitting, smoking, drinking or anything easily recognizable. Every debris is precisely set in place, taking into consideration its distance from the wall, and its angle with the spotlight. The result is surprising and powerful as it redefines how abstract forms can transform into figurative ones. More artwork by Tim Noble and Sue Webster can be found in their gallery. YOUNGMAN, 2012 1 wooden stepladder, and discarded wood THE INDIVIDUAL, 2012 1 wooden stepladder, and discarded wood THE GAMEKEEPER'S GIBBET, 2011 Solid sterling silver gilded in pure gold, and metal stand SELF IMPOSED MISERY, 2010 1 wooden stepladder, and discarded wood WILD MOOD SWINGS, 2009–10 2 wooden stepladders, and discarded wood NASTY PIECES OF WORK, 2008–09 2 wooden stepladders, discarded wood, broken tools
FRACKED UP!: Hollywood,Interrupted Visits America’s New Boomtown | Hollywood, Interrupted
Three hundred miles due north of Deadwood, South Dakota and roughly half as many years past its 1870s heyday, a new gold rush is threatening to give that storied spectacle of exuberant capitalism a run for its money. In a country with an unofficial underemployment rate of 20%, the tiny railroad whistle-stop of Williston, North Dakota near the Montana border (population 17,000 and spiking) is currently at capacity: There’s not a motel room to be had in the city, housing prices are double what they were a year ago ($300,000 for a two-bedroom home), and the daily onslaught of new arrivals is reduced to living in their cars, RVs, sporadic tent cities or the rapidly proliferating “man camps” – clusters of trailers in an open field that pack in oil patch workers dormitory style, sometimes six to a room. Access to running water and simple sanitation is so rare that public businesses have had to lock their bathrooms to discourage makeshift sponge baths or the dumping of wastewater.
The Greatest Books of All Time, As Voted by 125 Famous Authors
“Reading is the nourishment that lets you do interesting work,” Jennifer Egan once said. This intersection of reading and writing is both a necessary bi-directional life skill for us mere mortals and a secret of iconic writers’ success, as bespoken by their personal libraries. The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books asks 125 of modernity’s greatest British and American writers — including Norman Mailer, Ann Patchett, Jonathan Franzen, Claire Messud, and Joyce Carol Oates — “to provide a list, ranked, in order, of what [they] consider the ten greatest works of fiction of all time– novels, story collections, plays, or poems.” Of the 544 separate titles selected, each is assigned a reverse-order point value based on the number position at which it appears on any list — so, a book that tops a list at number one receives 10 points, and a book that graces the bottom, at number ten, receives 1 point. In introducing the lists, David Orr offers a litmus test for greatness:
Here is Some Legitimate Science on Pregnancy and Rape | Context and Variation
Trigger warning: discussion of violence against women and graphic mention of miscarriage. So Congressperson Todd Akin of Missouri has said some interesting things. Referring to the possibility of pregnancy after rape, and whether abortion should be allowed in this circumstance, he said according to his understanding “if it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down,” but that, should one embryo slip through, that “the punishment should be on the rapist, and not attacking the child.” In Akin’s non-apology about his insensitivity towards the “thousands” of rape survivors each year, he remains firm on the point that abortion shouldn’t be allowable for pregnant victims, saying “…I believe deeply in the protection of all life and I do not believe that harming another innocent victim is the right course of action.” I don’t like writing about rape. Some legitimate context Think of all the illnesses and conditions that make the news regularly. But.
AUS-ACA | Vocal Australia
Australia’s first truly National A Cappella Championship, AUS-ACA, will see the best Aussie A Cappella groups across the nation go head to head. We’re excited to announce that the following groups have been accepted as the University / League State Finalists for AUS-ACA! Bella VoceLuminescence Chamber Singers (Canberra)Mac-appella (Macquarie University) Men Of NoteSexy Pitches (Sancta Sophie College, University of Sydney)Sista! Acapollo (Apollo HMS, University of Melbourne)BacchanaeThe Candystripes (Trinity College, University of Melbourne)Co-cheòlHarambeeReluctant ToastRing Of Choir (University of Melbourne)Trinity Tiger Tones (Trinity College, University of Melbourne) **BOOK NOW 3 Tarts & A DivaAdelaide Allsorts Harmony ChorusAurora (Young Adelaide Voices)The Con ArtistsFestival Statesmen Youth ChorusIn UnitateNow In Stereo**BOOK NOW STATE FINALS will be held on: NSW: Saturday 10 May, 2014. 7pm. STATE FINALS TICKETS: Limited availability. NATIONAL FINAL will be held on:
Dog stuck in a dog (1 HQ Photo)
I received a story from Tim West this morning. He noticed a very awkward occurrence on his way to work today, “I was driving through Delano, CA this morning and I came across the strangest thing I’ve seen. I saw these two dogs trotting down the street, ass-to-ass, and I wondered what the hell. I pulled over and upon further inspection I found the larger dogs swollen and engorged penis was stuck inside the smaller chihuahua female dog. The big dog was dragging the little dog, her legs were raised high off the ground and the front paws were just sliding as she was being dragged.
