- Meet the new faces of our 113th Congress! This election has been monumental not just because President Obama gained his second term, but also because of some tremendous changes in the House and Senate. Women’s presence is at an all time high and there are openly gay and pansexual representatives in office. Here are some notable individuals: Tulsi Gabbard, Mazie Horono, Mark Takano, Tammy Duckworth, and Tammy Baldwin. It seems that folks are finally coming round and admitting what we’ve already known – change has come. Given that minorities and women were the majority of Obama’s supporters, this shouldn’t be surprising to anyone, really.
- Maine elects a WoW gamer to the senate!
- Enjoy this adorable timeline of Sasha and Malia Obama growing up. (Those cuties!)
- We love this set of photos of a devoted cat who accompanies his spunky octogenarian best friend every single moment. Just look at that cute cat posing on a pile of daikon!
- Eee! Look at this hedgehog in his Stegasaurus Halloween costume!
- Historical geek you should know about: Rachel Holloway Lloyd, the first American woman to get a PhD in Chemistry.
- The staff behind Coilhouse, an alternative culture blog that has gleefully cross-posted several of our features, are a multitalented bunch. Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief Meredith Yayanos, for instance, is in the process of raising funds to release the debut album of her musical project, The Parlour Trick. Described as “ghostly, atmospheric chamber music,” it’s an album that’s long been in the works, so give it a peek.
- We’d also like to thank the lady noted above for pointing us towards Gandalf the Owl. He doesn’t like going outside, so he lives in a brick shed and looks at the passing world through the window. Our hearts melt.
- A short video where several artists and culture vultures wax nostalgic about cassette tapes, records, Super-8 film and VHS. Makes us miss the days of trading mixtapes on actual cassettes.
- It’s Yuletide! No, not a holiday tradition, but probably the biggest event for the global fanfic community. Apparently, these are the top 10 most requested fics. Here’s a little more info on this Kris Kringle of fandom.
- Details on Neil Gaiman’s next Doctor Who episode emerge.
- This is a stop motion animation made with Moleskine notebooks (which have a cult following of their own) and it’s really cute.
- You can never have too much zombieness. This Tarot card set is filled with gorgeous, pulp-art style zombie goodness.
- io9’s Annalee Newitz wonders how our political views might have been influenced by science fiction. The discussion in the comments is lively, personal, and sure to give you some books to add to your reading list.
- You need this “Fat Ladies in Space” coloring book. No, seriously, you need it.
- Is Math Still a Man’s World?
- Angry Birds is now Star Wars Angry Birds!
- A short piece on NPR about Assasin’s Creed III.
- Wolverine manicure! Beautiful and dangerous.
- Starwarigami!
- The Morgan Freeman dress up game, because why not.
- And, this just in:
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Sasha and Malia really are devastatingly cute. What beautiful girls!
…definitely trying some of that Starwarsigami on my lunch break. :B