… For Christmas Two Women Hilariously Remind Us What Feminists Really Want For Christmas We just found the song of the holiday season — and it’s got the perfect mix of Christmas cheer and patriarchy-smashing. The Doubleclicks, described as a “nerd-pop-folk sister duo from Portland, Oregon” on their YouTube page, wrote “… Read at Google+

Until about 1130pm, I'll be singing at the late service. The earlier service will be "Las Posadas" but probably not like how they do it in New Mexico: they're using a door borrowed from a local theatre group. If I were involved I would have made them go all around the church, in the cold, in the dark. We have enough exterior doors to make it work (there's a tradition song, with verses sung at each neighbor's door). Christmas Eve At St Nicholas December 24 – 4pm Las Posadas, 9pm Lessons and Carols Christmas Eve December 24 4pm Family Service…

David Hewlett loved this film so much, he makes me want to see it. Also, his wife Jane has a really great laugh. Read at Google+

Cover Blown Undercover police officer pulls gun on Oakland protesters after cover blown Demonstrators against police violence ‘surged’ on officers amid a reported tussle Read at Google+

I need to hop inworld to Abraminations to pick up an otter AV for my alt. And it looks like one of the otters in this video is wearing a hat I made! SL Video: “Christmas with Fighting Otters at Abranimations “ (Click here if the video does not play) By Saffia Widdershins, ” Abranimations is one of the Second Life stores with an Advent calendar this year – and owner Abramelin Wolfe is giving away some great gifts – including these c… Read at Google+

Literary Soup:Smaug's American Cousin Tolkien’s death of Smaug: American inspiration revealed John Garth: As well as its familiar roots in Icelandic mythology, this Middle-earth story also has some surprising transatlantic sources Read at Google+

Who is the incredibly bad driver in the silver Beemer SUV? The Calgary Police would like a word. This Driver Is REALLY Bad At Getting Out Of A Parking Lot More sympathetic to this driver’s plight, we could not be. We HATE driving. We especially hate parking and getting out of parking spaces. Our visual-spatial skills and spatial reasoning abilities are not up to par. Throw snow into the equation and… Read at Google+

My dogganiece Rosie has booties, must call her parents and see if there's video of her in her booties. Let These Dogs Trying Their Booties For The First Time Bring You a Minute of Joy Cheezburger.com – Crafted from the finest Internets. Read at Google+

"Chlorine gas sickened several people and forced the evacuation of thousands of guests from a suburban Chicago hotel early Sunday, including many dressed in cartoonish animal costumes for an annual furries convention who were ushered across the street to a convention center that was hosting a dog show." This was a dangerous situation and people… or anthropomorphs… could have been seriously injured or worse, because it appears to have been deliberate. And I know a few people online who are "virtual" furries, so the concept of identifying so strongly with an animal persona isn't that unusual to me. But still,…

Oh, maybe there will be new episodes after the Argentinian argle-bargle after all? ‘Top Gear’ Season 22 Starts December, Says Clarkson: 13 Episodes Include Specials In Canada, Russia, Argentina, And More [SPOILERS, PHOTOS] Read at Google+