Hang on, before getting bent out of shape over the title, let me first explain that I’m not condoning or approving the haphazard looting of small businesses in England. The reason I like the London Riots this week, however, is two fold.
For starters, seeing pictures of people with their brooms held highly in the air is about as British as I can imagine as an American. Shit, it’s damn near Mary fucking Poppins. It’s also inspiring.
The fact that people will come together to clean up their community following the events earlier this week is a positive thing, despite the circumstances that lead to the effort. I sincerely hope people get to know one another better, speak with local shop owners, and don’t forget how important working together as a neighborhood can be, even when there’s not a disaster to overcome.
Second, I hope the riots in England teach us all something – society has to change or it will destroy itself.
Every week we ask the ladies and gentlemen of the social web to show us their finest ink in celebration of Tattoo Tuesday; our favorite submission from Twitter and Tumblr each wins a free 3 month membership to SuicideGirls.com.
Our Fiction Friday serialized novel, The Killswitch Review, is a futuristic murder mystery with killer sociopolitical commentary (and some of the best sex scenes we’ve ever read!). Written by bestselling sci-fi author Steven-Elliot Altman (with Diane DeKelb-Rittenhouse), it offers a terrifying postmodern vision in the tradition of Blade Runner and Brave New World…
By the year 2156, stem cell therapy has triumphed over aging and disease, extending the human lifespan indefinitely. But only for those who have achieved Conscientious Citizen Status. To combat overpopulation, the U.S. has sealed its borders, instituted compulsory contraception and a strict one child per couple policy for those who are permitted to breed, and made technology-assisted suicide readily available. But in a world where the old can remain vital forever, America’s youth have little hope of prosperity.
Jason Haggerty is an investigator for Black Buttons Inc, the government agency responsible for dispensing personal handheld Kevorkian devices, which afford the only legal form of suicide. An armed “Killswitch” monitors and records a citizen’s final moments — up to the point where they press a button and peacefully die. Post-press review agents — “button collectors” — are dispatched to review and judge these final recordings to rule out foul play.
When three teens stage an illegal public suicide, Haggerty suspects their deaths may have been murders. Now his race is on to uncover proof and prevent a nationwide epidemic of copycat suicides. Trouble is, for the first time in history, an entire generation might just decide they’re better off dead.
Recent discoveries by scientists studying meteorites may very well prove everyone on Earth evolved from alien life forms.
Technically, extraterrestrial building blocks to be exact.
Several scientists studying meteorite fragments have discovered they contain the building blocks of DNA, strengthening previous theories that life on Earth may have been spawned from materials landing here from space. According to findings by scientists, meteorites that have landed on Earth contain all the necessary elements to create DNA.
“There is nobody involved that I don’t trust”
– Slug of Atmosphere
There are striking simularities between the evolution of SuicideGirls and the career of underground rapper Sean Daley, better known as Slug from the Minneapolis hip-hop duo Atmosphere. Slug has been a supporter of SG for years, contributed his music to the Black Heart Retrospective and even name-drops the site in a song title on Atmosphere’s 2003 record Seven’s Travels. But there are also more subtle career links to be explored. Like Suicidegirls, Atmosphere are known for their punk-rock ethos and DIY approach to distribution. They have been touring for over a decade now; winning over heads and hearts one city at a time. It seems like Slug is finally reaping the fruit of his efforts.
INTO: Dancing my face off, anything colorful, sparkly anything, purple anything, squishy faced dogs, short skirts, being naked, being carnivorous, bloody stuff, singing really loud, dressing up like a zombie, Halloween, adventures anytime and anywhere, creating everything and anything, making a mess, staying up all night, joking about everything and anything.
NOT INTO: Repitition, waking up early, narrowmindedness, people without a sense of humor, liars, paying attention to things I have no interest in.
MAKES ME HAPPY: Dancing, smoking, laughing, meeting new people and discovering new things, sugar, being excited about things, colorful things, really cute animals, people staying up with me all night, warm weather, lime ice cream, acting like a kid.
MAKES ME SAD: Cold weather, being told no, being lazy, being disappointed, being lied to, cute animals dying, having to be serious, having to wake up early, knowing someone I love is sad, not being able to cheer someone up.
HOBBIES: Making everything and anything, painting, drawing, sculpting, sewing, makeup, hair, special effects makeup, dancing, raving, making a mess.
5 THINGS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Dancing, purple, sunshine, laughing, water.
I SPEND MOST OF MY FREE TIME: Napping, dancing, going on adventures with people, singing, smoking bowls, eating yummy things, drawing, painting, sitting in my room naked.
