Germany bans child circumcision, Avengers Sailor Moon

Summer semester is going to be REALLY busy, so I'm pretty incognito on the social networks. I do still get to read my RSS feeds though and will be sharing the ones that make a big impression on me.

From Intact America on Facebook:
"BREAKING NEWS: A German court has ruled that non-medical circumcision is a "serious and irreversible interference in the integrity of the human body."

Says Holm Putzke of the University of Passau, "This decision could not only affect future legal rulings but in the best case it could lead to a change of consciousness among the affected religions when it comes to respecting the basic rights of children."
"Religious circumcisions are crimes says court"; Published: 26 Jun 12 11:03 CET

I'm pleased by this and hope that someday we can arrive here in the United States too. If you want to show your religious faith by hacking off part of your genitals, fine, but make it YOUR decision. Don't mutilate your children to show YOUR faith.

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Avengers Sailor Moon Ann Marcellino | The Mary Sue
"Ann Marcellino, known as nna on Deviantart, has given us a rare gift. And that is combining The Avengers and Sailor Moon.

Well, actually, it’s oddly not that uncommon, but the character design, technique, and charm that she gives these characters definitely makes them stand out."

 Let's face it, these are just cool. I'm now following The Mary Sue's feed because I like so many of the articles I find there!

 

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 Pixar Illustrator Depicts R-Rated Films As Children's Books | The Mary Sue

Another one from the Mary Sue:

 "Story Artist at Pixar Animation Studios, Josh Cooley, has done something seriously twisted. He’s taken some of our favorite, overly violent, R-Rated movies and turn them into pages of a theoretical children’s book. He’s called it, Movies R Fun. "

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One more, then back to Chemistry:

From Medievalists.net - Aberdeen Bestiary goes on public display for the first time - 2012 June 26

"The Aberdeen Bestiary, a beautifully illustrated manuscript that dates back to the twelfth cetury and which once belonged to King Henry VIII, can now be seen by the public for the first time at the the University of Aberdeen. The new exhibition Gilded Beasts began yesterday at the university’s library and will run until August 18th.

Bestiaries were illustrated books of animals, some real and some mythological, used to provide Christian moral messages. They were popular in the 12th and 13th centuries but few were as lavishly produced as the Aberdeen manuscript, which has been in the care of the University for almost four centuries."

The article has some great examples of the illumination in the Bestiary, and you should at least take a peek! If you like what you see, but can't make it to Scotland to peek in person: you can still look at through the Aberdeen Bestiary website, where every page has been digitized.