WHO defines rape as "physically forced or otherwise coerced penetration – even if slight – of the vulva or anus, using a penis, other body parts or an object." Sounds like it to me.

Chip and pin systems are not secure, but banks would like to be able to change policies to blame customers for fraud anyway: [www.bbc.co.uk]

Check out the last letter: [www.economist.com]

Hearted for name and "inbred tribble queen."

Add Team Lioness [www.lionessthefilm.com] to the reasons that Santorum can suck it.

Sleep deprivation is no joke. There is a reason it is used as torture.

Either my boyfriend is in the room, or I have to have a nightlight plus a sleep mask. I can't sleep with the slightest amount of light, but total darkness freaks me out. With the sleep mask I can take it right off and check for axe murderers instead of fumbling for a light. Plus, axe murderers are really sensitive to…

Violet Blue: [www.tinynibbles.com] (very NSFW) has lists on her blog, and a book on porn for women.

Rape is used as a way to discourage women from political participation.

Other than feeling sorry for the penguin, I love that scene. Herzog is all "Fuck penguins! To hell with ze fluffy birds!" and then there's a deranged one and he can't stop filming it. Classic.

Commenting really late, but have you tried avoiding shampoo with sodium laureth sulfate? Kiss My Face, Jason, and other brands don't use it. If I have to use SLS shampoos while travelling, my scalp gets angry. Jason makes a nice dandruff shampoo with sulfur that smells like Lifesavers Wint-O-Green mints.

I used to have several of those. It is one of those things that now serves as a test for future friendships. Constantly flaking out on plans and not being present when I finally managed to drag them out of the house for a change was too much effort for very little interaction.

Helpful video!

I don't think they do. The traditional celebration of Guy Fawkes is an English thing. The use of the masks by Anonymous have made them an international thing, and a way for people to signal that they come from the Internets to protest: [www.guardian.co.uk]

There are much worse things. The sort of things that make it necessary to have a German Friendship Song in the first place.

This totally won't be used against protesters wearing Guy Fawkes masks or anything.

I should add that I hope to ride a unicorn to work tomorrow instead of the Metro.

Sorry, I was brainwashed with foreigners who sat me down and compared private and public health care plans in their evil socialist nations before spouting off about infant mortality rates, Gini coefficients, and safe transportation infrastructure. I couldn't help but stay and listen - their chocolate was delicious! To…

I hope she beats the odds and is not in pain for however long she lives.

There are widgets to keep doors closed. You can also pack a rubber door stop. I am going to start doing this after hearing too many stories about people given keys to someone else's room.