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BitchTapes: Dancin' With Myself

Music post by Ashley Brittner on March 20, 2009 - 3:05pm; tagged dance, danciness, get down!.
Billy Idol was right: solo dance parties are the jam, and we all know it! So here is a mix of tunes that always get my feet movin' and my hips shakin'. Work it!
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Taking Weight Loss Promotion to New Lows!

Love / Shove post by Annalee Schafranek on March 20, 2009 - 1:43pm; tagged body image, fat phobia, weight gain, weight loss, WTF?.

 

From Sociological Images, a health club in the Netherlands is using a bus stop that advertises both the gym and the weight of the person sitting on the bench.

Um, what?!?!

Read on after the jump!

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SM{ART} // Futurefarmers: Cultivating your consciousness.

Art and Design post by Belin Liu on March 19, 2009 - 5:32pm; tagged art, design, futurefarmers, san francisco, social.
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In what is probably the grossest understatement posted on this blog so far, these be tough times right now. With the hailstorm that is our economy, international policy, unemployment rate, climate change and much more, sometimes it's very difficult to be positive. While it's great to think globally, it's often beneficial to start and act locally. Futurefarmers is an art/design collective who demonstrate the power of doing just that.

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SciFli(ckr): Smithsonian's photo gallery of Women in Science

DigiBitch post by Briar Levit on March 19, 2009 - 3:55pm; tagged flickr, Smithsonian, Women in Science.

I'm an unabashed Flickr addict. I'd take it over myfriendsterfacebook any day. It's the ultimate way to feel connected to what my friends and family are up to, it's great for sharing work with my design students as well as for them to share their own work with me, and it allows me to transport myself to places I've been and love with the click of a button (ie: search> Lake District, England—voila—utter peace and relaxation ensue).

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Austin Update! Short and sweet.

Music post by Kjerstin Johnson on March 19, 2009 - 10:43am; tagged austin, music, SXSW.

The Kill Rock Stars show was great! The floor was full from noon o’clock on, when Portland locals Explode into Colors hit the stage. This three piece trio wowed the crowd outside their Pacific Northwest with Klaudia’s vocals and the awesome drumming from Lisa and Heather. The Paper Chase, Horsefeathers, Thao Nguyen and the Get Down Stay Down, Marnie Stern, and the Thermals followed!

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Getting slimed, in more ways than one

DigiBitch post by Ashley Brittner on March 17, 2009 - 2:06pm; tagged bizarro world, Chris Brown, Chris Brown, Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, Rhianna, Rihanna, Twittermoms.
A group of concerned mothers deeming themselves "Twittermoms" created a petition to remove previously decreed Douchebag Chris Brown from the list of Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards nominees. The petition also called for Rihanna's removal because "had she made the rational decision to accept the no-contact order and end the relationship, she would not be named". Brown withdrew from the competition himself last week, but Nickelodeon would not do remove his name previous to that on their own stating it was up to the kids to decide. Why was Rihanna called to remove herself in the first place? Was Nickelodeon valid in their initial reaction to keep Brown in the running? What about the morality of the other nominees? Read more after the jump!
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