From the "First World Problems" File: Amazon is out with its 100 best SF/F books to read in a lifetime. I've read 14 out of the top 20, and a good portion of the rest. I just never seem to have enough to read all that I want to consume.
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A town in my home state puts a stake in the ground as it relates to land use and tiny houses. I don't think I could live with another person in a tiny house, but if the Smart Man ever gets hit by a bus, I would consider one. The issue of "where would I put my books" has been resolved with the advent of the digital library, so why not?
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An Australian restaurant run entirely by refugee women, who prepare their native cuisine and learn to be economically self-sufficient. I can't tell you how much I love this idea.
H/T Brother Juan
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Quasi-celebrity platonic boyfriend Eric Garland has a modest proposal in regards to regulation not of guns, but of the gun industry. And it doesn't even involve eating our young!
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For the wonkish among us, an article about sexual assault in the military and unlawful command influence. I spent years as a sexual assault victim advocate when I was on active duty, and there's a lot about the topic of military sexual assault that enrages me. I'm glad to see some scholarly work on the subject that encourages transparency in the treatment of this specific criminal behavior.
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The more I learn about the Sikhs, the more I admire them.
H/T Brother Vince
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Someone made this for me - wasn't that nice of them?
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