Saturday roundup

Israel sees a generational shift in a bad direction.

Another PSA to the point that nothing short of actually consenting to sexual activity--much less, just being female--amounts to consenting to sexual activity.

On a related note, being poor does not naturally invite opinions on one's personal finances.

It's $hitty to boycott a wedding because your kids aren't invited.

Petula Dvorak is much, much too forgiving of her colleague, who did incite violence against cyclists, but she makes an excellent point: even (most or at least many) cyclists wish the dickish minority of cyclists would stop being such dicks, because it makes it much harder for the rest of us (and not just when they directly endanger us by passing too closely, not warning, etc.).

The continued existence of avocados is a miracle.

The science of air conditioning.

Amazing astrophotos!

Oh, SciAm; the better part of their GMO editorial is in the comments. And let's note that golden rice is a conventional food (but I'm increasingly losing faith in SciAm's ability to get its facts straight anyway).

Let the naysayers note that another study has found nutritional value in organics. Not suggesting it's organics or nothing; just saying, there are benefits. And there have always been known benefits for farmers and for the planet.

Slate's brilliant response to the absurd Esquire 42-year old women piece.

I'm all for equality and holding dudes to the same standards, but let's drop this BS altogether rather than just imposing it on both genders.