juin 2012
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Don du sang, homos et VIH : De l’eau au moulin
Selon nos informations, le cabinet de la ministre de la Santé, qui s’est prononcé en faveur de l’ouverture du don du sang aux homosexuels, n’était pas très chaud de voir sortir ces chiffres à la veille de la Marche des fiertés. Cette étude apporte de l’eau au moulin de ceux qui justifient l’exclusion permanente des gays du don du sang en raison d’une forte présence du VIH parmi eux. » La… →
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Erik Rhodes et sa séropositivité
Further, there is something to the argument that the discomfort I felt — and that many, many others felt — is rooted in stigma and for that reason alone should be challenged. If Colt had said Rhodes had hepatitis C, how would we have felt? Probably less uncomfortable. How about if it was cancer or diabetes? Probably even less uncomfortable. But that’s all about personal ethics, not journalistic ethics. We… →
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Ellen and the definition of success
» 16 May 2009, Ellen DeGeneres addresses Tulane University’s graduating ‘Katrina Class’. This woman →
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Le storytelling, version pixar
#1: You admire a character for trying more than for their successes. #2: You gotta keep in mind what’s interesting to you as an audience, not what’s fun to do as a writer. They can be v. different. #3: Trying for theme is important, but you won’t see what the story is actually about til you’re at the end of it. Now rewrite. #4: Once upon a time there was… →
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Impraticable
De toutes les peurs répertoriées, celle du sida était la plus forte. Les visages émaciés et transfigurés des mourants célèbres, d’Hervé Guibert à Freddy Mercury —dans son dernier clip tellement plus beau qu’avant avec ses dents de lapin—, manifestaient le caractstère surnaturel du «fléau», premier signe d’une malédiction jetée sur la fin du millénaire, un jugement dernier. On s’écartait des séropositifs —trois millions sur la terre— et l’état s’évertuait en… →
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Together
Pride Toronto and Google+ present « Together, » a series of films by award-winning director Jeff Feuerzeig, with music performed by Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields. » http://bit.ly/PrideFilms. C’est beau. →
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Carmen Carrera et visibilité trans*
Carmen Carrera, candidat de la saison 3 de Rupaul Drag Race, a fait son coming-out trans* au début de cette année. Cet extrait de What Would You Do de ABC finit heureusement mieux que ce que pouvait laisser craindre les premières minutes. →
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Bath Salts, la dangereuse insaisissable
The last four decades have seen plenty of whipped-up hysteria about various fad intoxicants of the moment. But the fear generated by bath salts seems well earned. Dr. Mark Ryan, director at the Louisiana Poison Center, called bath salts « the worst drug » he has seen in his 20 years there. « With LSD, you might see pink elephants, but with this drug, you see demons, aliens, extreme paranoia, heart attacks, and… →
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Un hebdo en ligne pour le Huff Post
Huffington will include a mix of short newsy items and three long-form pieces that will run 4,000 to 8,000 words every issue. The first issue, which is sponsored entirely by Toyota, will feature an article written by Peter S. Goodman on President Obama’s declining relationship with young voters. So far, there is no talk of turning the newsmagazine into a print publication. Mr. O’Brien said that the magazine would help… →
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Faire sens de Prometheus
[#SPOILERS] Ne tournons pas autour du pot, Prometheus est un film raté et c’est d’autant plus attristant qu’un vrai bon film se cache à l’intérieur. Il fallait juste se débarrasser du scénariste Damon Lindelof (qui avait aussi commis Lost, ceci expliquant cela). Ci-dessous, une liste de liens pour essayer de faire sens de ce chaos, parce que, c’est un drôle d’effet du film, comme une rémanence de ce qui aurait… →
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Les films snuff, ennemis du crime
Somewhat unsurprisingly, gore site fans use the « guns don’t kill people » argument when addressing this question. « I genuinely believe you already have it in you to do something like that, » says Niki. After watching over a decade of gore videos, Niki says, « I’ve NEVER had the idea to harm another human being EVER. » Gorehounds say that, quite the opposite, the sites actually help fight crime. In 2009, for instance, two… →
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La nouvelle bouffe de rue à Paris
Street food itself isn’t new to France. At outdoor markets like this one, there is often a truck selling snacks like pizza, crepes or spicy Moroccan merguez sausages, cooked on griddles and stuffed into baguettes. But the idea of street food made by chefs, using restaurant-grade ingredients, technique and technology, is very new indeed. » Food Trucks in Paris? U.S. Cuisine Finds Open Minds, and Mouths, The New York Times.… →
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La science du Gaydar
Should you trust your gaydar in everyday life? Probably not. In our experiments, average gaydar judgment accuracy was only in the 60 percent range. This demonstrates gaydar ability — which is far from judgment proficiency. But is gaydar real? Absolutely. » The Science of Gaydar’, SundayReview, The New York Times. →