Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Tuesday roundup

Moroccan women make tiny amounts of money from carrying massive loads.

Theater matters everywhere, including refugee camps.

By now you've heard about the disgraceful DuPont heir case and perhaps the survivor's "you win" letter to Harvard, both of which smack of one of the most nefarious elements of rape culture: don't bother reporting or testifying, because the justice system and the universities and society are not equipped to help you; in fact, they will probably put you on trial (see, by the way, Anita Hill's interview on the Daily Show, where she talks about just that). And Jon Stewart talks about privilege as exactly what it is and how it manifests itself. Privilege is such an important concept--in this case, people proclaiming the end of society because they are losing the absolute ability to behave badly at the expense of others, as others gain some power--and unfortunately, it's become a meme ("check your privilege" is thrown around with mockery). But this is a discussion for another day because I have to get to work. 

Still unclear as to whether the multiverse is even science?

Someone please veganize these cake planets.

These are so dumb, I can't believe they're real (even in this world of imagined gluten sensitivity).

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