Are you familiar with the Kennewick Man? Spend some time on his Wikipedia page — it’s a fascinating story — and then read about why the scientists should feel like dicks now.

Awesome zookeepers awesomely doing Chris Pratt’s raptor-taming move.

Poetry coopted for Supernatural fanfic: An interview with poet Richard Siken that just fills me with joy for the utter weirdness of the world we live in.

A linguist explains how we convey sarcasm typographically. LANGUAGE FINDS A WAY.

Alyssa Rosenberg on how white supremacists in pop culture largely exist so that other white folks can defeat them. Heroically.

How royalties work on Kindle Unlimited vs. Oyster. (Also, Scribd? What about Scribd? Can we get some information on Scribd?)

Questions about slavery asked of a (white) tour guide at a plantation home.

ZOO (is a show I want to watch)!

The impact of sexist “jokes”:

The evidence, they said, showed that joking reinforces existing prejudice. If you joke about women and get away with it, those who are hostile to women will see this as social sanction for their views and behavior.

Enjoy your 4th of July weekend if you’re in America, and if not, have a very nice and regular weekend!

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