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“As long as…any group defines liberation as gaining social equality with the ruling-class white men, they have a vested interest in the continued exploitation and oppression of others.” (Feminist Theory, bell hooks)

“As long as…any group defines liberation as gaining social equality with the ruling-class white men, they have a vested interest in the continued exploitation and oppression of others.” (Feminist Theory, bell hooks)

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Workers of above-average beauty earn about 10 to 15 percent more than workers of below-average beauty. The size of this beauty premium is economically significant and comparable to the race and gender gaps in the U.S. labor market.

Markus M. Mobius; Tanya S. Rosenblat. Why Beauty Matters. The American Economic Review, Vol. 96, No. 1  (Mar., 2006), pp. 222-235

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Models Strippen Für Den Klimaschutz

German is funny.  One time I was sitting on a bus listening to some German people talk and I understood everything they said. Never having taken a single German class in my life I was convinced that I was some sort of idiot savant when it came to German. Then I realized they were speaking English with a German accent. I blame movies. But you have to admit that sometimes, German, actual German, not just the accent, is like a hilarious interpretation of English. I mean “strippen fur den klimaschutz”???

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Summer!


“Anywhere you like, anywhere you like,” said the goose. “Go down through the orchard, root up the sod! Go down through the garden, dig up the radishes! Root up everything! Eat grass! Look for corn! Look for oats! Run all over! Skip and dance, jump and prance! Go down through the orchard and stroll in the woods! The world is a wonderful place when you are young.” (Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White)

Friday: 73°/Saturday: 85°/Sunday: 88°/Monday: 88°/Tuesday 81°…
(Photos by Andrew Elliott, see his blog here)

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