This 1962 high-school textbook, "When You Marry," is a long, mind-bendingly awful manual for marriage, including sticking to traditional gender roles, staying away from race-mixing, resisting communism and saving yourself for your wedding night.
Love, 1962 American High School Style
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Two car bombs exploded in Baghdad today, killing at least 136 and wounding more than 520, according to news accounts: Al Jazeera, New York Times, CNN, WaPo. So far on this Sunday morning, American cable news networks aren't talking about it much, so why don't we do so here, in the comments. [Image:... More.
You can get another $7 off this cryogenically-treated, gold-plated "audio grade" power socket, but only if you buy four. The customer reviews are splendid:
Finally something to go with my custom vacuum sputtered unobtainium circuit breaker contacts and calibrated studio grade Romex. Now if I can ... More.
Another fun spy gadget from Brando in Hong Kong:
- The FAKE Keychain Car Key Lock with REAL Security Video Record, Photo Record and Sound Record!
- Spy Camera, Audio Recording and Color Video Camcorder
- Support PC Web Camera
- Micro SD/TF Card Reader
- Dimension: 6.0 x 2.7 x 1.... More.
The Internet Archaeology project is a wonderful collaboration between artists, designers, and tech-minded people around the world, started by an artist named Ryder Ripps in New York.
"Essentially we're going through older, overlooked websites and archiving content," says participant Stefan Moore... More.
Tony sez, "The Sofanauts hosted a fascinating discussion, centered on the SF magazine, Asimov's. Guests included both Editor and Managing Editor, Sheila Williams and Brian Bieniowski. Writers, Jeff VanderMeer and Jeremy Tolbert also joined host Tony C Smith. Contrary to growing opinion in the SF community, things are not all doom and gloom for the magazine. Digital sales are up and new methods of delivery are being explored. Yet some things, like website and digital submissions continue to be touchy subjects. Don't miss this frank and engaging roundtable focusing on one of the most established magazines in SF!"
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I was interested in the topics, particularly digital submissions, but fifteen minutes of audio not dissimilar to fingernails harrowing a chalkboard was as much as I could take.