link dump

Two more on gun control:

American gun owners are under siege

The Second Amendment and the fantasy of revolution

Several on gender:

Kickstarter project for another Gamers movie (which is going into this category because of this update)

Rundown on the Readercon debacle

Finding That a "Dynamic" Pose is Defined by Gender (comic books, and not surprising, but the redraws really help hammer the point home)

Victoria's Secret vs. Dove (a very striking contrast)

Just Another Princess Movie (an interesting analysis of Brave, that says it is not just another princess movie)

Awesome photos:

Imgur set

National Geographic set

Music humour:

"Early one day, a C, an E-flat, and a G go into a bar . . ."

The truth about oboes


And now my browser can stop weeping for mercy.