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Waiting for the confocal sales reps to finish installing our new motorized stage! Can't really start anything until they're done. Hence, links:

New stuff:
Nawal El Saadawi is made of awesome. http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/apr/15/nawal-el-saadawi-egyptian-feminist

Best friendsfriends find ever: http://bk1e.livejournal.com/259483.html
In which Peter Gabriel covers "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa," including the "Peter Gabriel too" lyric -- sort of. If you're not familiar with the song, you will not have the uncontrollable hideous laughter response that I did, but you can hear the original at the bottom of the post. The videos are fun but they do help me see why people don't like Vampire Weekend; it's a lot easier to despise their corn-fed privilege when you can see them. I just listen and am anthropologically interested. Also, bouncy melodies go a long way with me. (Who is the redheaded woman who's a tennis player and a goth enchantress, I wonder?)

Match thread to fabric really well. http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2010/04/custom_cmyk_sewing_machine_mat.html

Stuff from last month:
New Karate Kid trailer: From coffeeandink. Okay, he is clearly (and textually) learning kung fu, not karate, and a lot of the trailer is "ooh, look, pretty China" -- but there are NO WHITE PEOPLE in this entire 2 minutes 30.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxBQS_Qn5m8

From firecat. The Little Vulcan.
http://ayalesca.dreamwidth.org/1250.html

Badass woman secretary is king of a village in Ghana.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2010/03/09/ST2010030903477.html?sid=ST2010030903477

Cephalopods deceive predators with their ink. (But they look plenty smart!)
http://andrewducker.livejournal.com/1987051.html

Fantagraphics is bringing out wonderful manga!
http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3956&Itemid=95