Warning: biologically accurate illustrations
I’ll admit the hymen is one aspect of the vulva’s anatomy I was never very familiar with, but I found this to be a very interesting read.
Comedic Triple-Threat Donald Glover in Studio Q
Donald talks about how he grew up, writing for 30 Rock, auditioning for Community, and how Childish Gambino and his stand-up are very similar to one another.
Via CGL
The first rule of Camp Gambino is you don’t talk about Camp Gambino.
So, studies have proven that rats laugh when you tickle them. (I want to be on the staff for one of those studies! PROFESSIONAL RAT-TICKLER :D) And now they cuddle tiny teddy bears. Rats, you are wonderful.
Could you imagine putting that on an application for a job?
“Your work experience says you were a professional rat tickler”
“Yes, that it true”
“That sounds like a fetish. We’ll call you”
My hamster is ticklish. It’s the most adorable thing ever.
Via Wanderlust
Did you know that some scientists are working toward a male contraceptive? The one that is up as a topic right now happens to be a male hormonal contraceptive. One man is quoted as saying that he doesn’t want to have to medicate himself and with the onslaught of problems women face at the hands of hormone therapy, he is not going to be eager to participate any time soon. Hmm.
It is said that in the near future, hormonal male contraceptives could become commercially available as they already are within reach. This means men may have the option of taking a daily oral pill, gel or patch for the skin or a three times a month shot. But, to almost no one’s surprise, men don’t seem to be clamoring to admit their fervor for the devices. I wonder why?
In fact, people seem to be so, shall we say, luke warm on the idea that scientists at the Population Center of Research in Reproduction say there still is a chance for it not going through due to lack of funding. Which is too bad, it sounds interesting. The contraceptive releases testosterone over three months and is “potentially safe and practical.”
Female contraceptives use hormones as well as progestrins and estrogens. These are used in order to shut off the release of eggs. Male ones would work very similarly, shutting off sperm production.
What are the side effects? 45 year old Quentin Brown noticed sweating and headaches; he has no complaints. He dodged some of the other listed side effects such as acne and weight gain. He believes in the idea behind the pill and has hopes other men will take his lead and also use it once it is on the market. He is quoted by saying, “It is time for men to have some control. I think it would empower men and deter some women out there from their nefarious plans, some women are out there to use men to get pregnant. This could deter women from doing this. An athlete or a singer is someone who could be a target and they could put a stop to that.”
Hold the phone. I was on board with good ole Quentin for a second there. Men need empowerment? Only women have nefarious plans? Since when? Well, that was erroneous and pathetic of him.Oh, I’m sorry, I’m here to talk about contraceptives, not that idiotic quote. I’m sorry. Well, erm. Anyway…
It is believed these contraceptives may be on the market within 5 to 7 years and many, many trials are being done all over the word in places such as Asia, Europe and America. Source.
Oh, speaking of which… I was told the trial in Germany was halted due to the obscene side effects. (citation needed on this last fact.) OH WAIT. They are the same effects as female contraceptives.Anyway, as always, the real question is this: WILL MEN USE IT?
YOU WEIGH IN! Ask your boyfriend, friend, husband or any other man in your life. Also leave your personal opinion as well!
Pretty medieval manuscript of the day is another beauty from the collections of the National Library of New Zealand. It is a missal dating from the fifteenth century. The script is so neat it is hard to believe it was written by hand.
The National Library give the following details about the Missal on their page on Flickr:
This Missal was copied in England (perhaps London) between 1400 and 1425, possibly at the workshops of Johannes and of Herman Scheerre. A Missal is a book containing the text for the Mass. This beautifully decorated manuscript contains illuminated initials in varying sizes from 1- to 6-lines. Originally it also had three elaborate, probably historiated, 8-line initials, but two of these have been cut out of the manuscript (one of these pages is shown here on the left). The left-hand page also has an elaborate border with scroll-acanthus, birds, and feathery spray motifs in blue, orange, red, green, white, black and gold. At the fore-edge of the right-hand page you can see a white page-marker.
Image source: Missal, f.22v-23r, (272 x 182 mm), 15th century, Alexander Turnbull Library, MSR-18., from the National Library of NZ on the Commons, and licensed by Creative Commons on Flickr.
I may have to go and see this at some stage! Beautiful.
About me
Oh those blissful summer nights,Caressing your soft cool skin,
Like winding ribbons round and round,
Capturing perfection.
Ill never have another quite the same.
