ORIGINALLY POSTED ON SKEPCHICK. Post by Melanie. Contrary to MRA mythology, Skepchicks don’t think there’s anything wrong with owning a penis. In fact, this week, you have a chance to own the penis you’ve always dreamed of, custom made to your specifications in MS Paint by El Mofo herself, Elyse Anders. That’s just one of the many items we’ve got up for sale on eBay a... »
The slippery slope fallacy is when you are in a discussion with someone and they say something like, “If we allow gay people the right to legally marry then PEOPLE WILL BE MARRYING COWS AND LAWN FURNITURE AND DOGS AND CATS WILL BE OWNING PROPERTY AND THE ECONOMY WILL CRASH BECAUSE NO ONE WILL BUY CARS BECAUSE DOGS AND CATS AND COWS WILL WALK EVERYWHERE AND POOP ON THINGS!” In other wor... »
I may have just made up the word iPhonographs, or I am using it wrong. Who cares!? I figure it is a good word to describe a series of photos I took with my iPhone’s camera while I was in Austin, Texas for the American Atheist Convention this past weekend. While I was in Austin my good friend Matt Dillahunty was kind enough to show me around town. One of the places he took me was a really coo... »
Rumor has it, a whole lot of funding is going to disappear this coming week as NASA feels the effects of huge budget cuts due to sequestration. Hardest hit will be programs designed for outreach and public science communication. It may be up to us, as artists and civilians, to lend a hand and help find private funding and to disseminate the information discovered by scientists in the field of astr... »
For today’s Random Acts of Art, I’d like to share with you some drawings of some cute, fuzzy bunnies that I then turned INTO STONE. Just kidding, I only turned them into ceramic. Random rabbit facts: Rabbits are mammals. With proper care, indoors a rabbit can live approximately 8 to 10 years but an outdoor rabbit usually only lives one year. Rabbits are nose breathers. Ra... »
On March 28th -31st the American Atheists are having their 50 year anniversary convention in Austin Texas. I have been invited to speak on a panel at the event about women in atheism with some amazing atheist activist women. I am honored to be included. And in super-cool creative news there is going to be an art show and auction at the event too. I will have three paintings on display. All of the ... »
Spring is already in full force here in sunny southern California and my allergies are the proof. But even if your nostrils are clear and it is still cold and cloudy where you are, know that spring is right around the bend. And until your spring has sprung, please accept this visual treat as my tiny offering to tide you over till the sun starts beaming down in all it’s bud-blooming glory. He... »
Today’s installment of Random Acts of Art is inspired by a custom order I just finished. I was asked to create some ceramic coasters with a representation of the pathogen Listeria monocytogenes in mammalian cells. So I did. I enjoyed doing the drawing so much, I created a few extra. Click on the second link here to see a video of Listeria in action and google Listeria to learn more! »
