Can we talk about Lady Gaga's new video? Because I could. All day. Not only is it a response to a certain era of Madonna, but it also goes to a lot of strange, strange uncomfortable places, the fascist references in its physical language being close to the top of the list. It's incredibly cool, smart stuff. There needs to be a Gaga Studies Journal, that's all I'm saying.
From all of my friendslist to all of yours: liljacks_corner is a community that has been set up for fan creators to make G-rated stuff for an eight-year-old boy named Jack who has just lost his legs; one of the only things that cheers him up right now is Doctor Who. He's only seen the first two seasons of the New series. What's being requested is a story about a little boy, much like the one it's for, going on an adventure with the Doctor and Rose. Details at the community.
The thing that got me is that I'm in grad school (molecular biology) right now, and science is about writing at least as much as it's about math. Even the math-intensive students I know have got to have excellent verbal skills to give talks, write papers, and get any kind of funding. So even if it's true that women are better at words than math, which is inadequately proven to say the least, since when are words not a prerequisite for scientific success?
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Date: 2010-06-09 07:22 pm (UTC)