Interesting links!

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Sarah Rees Brennan, on Shut Up, Ladies!

There is an old boys’ network which exists, especially in Literary Fiction Circles, i.e. the most highly regarded and best paid. 83 per cent of the books reviewed in the New York Review of Books are by men… and 83 per cent of reviewers are men, too. (What a highly interesting coincidence!) When questioned about the Super Sketchy Numbers, the editor of the Times Literary Supplement (surprise: he’s a dude) said ‘The TLS is only interested in getting the best reviews of the most important books.’ (Oh. I. See.)

These dudes with this power are able to silence any silly praise of ladies. Remember me talking about Dorothy L. Sayers above? This is what a dude writing for the New Yorker said about her: ‘I have often heard people say that Dorothy Sayers wrote well… but, really, she does not write very well.’ (Thanks for clearing that up, buddy.) Dudes are more likely to get awards, shiny objects that say ‘Here is your Well Done for Speaking Up, Dude. NONE FOR YOU, LADY.’

How cool is this? Archaeologists find 1,600 year-old teratoma.

Archaeologists examining the 1,600-year-old remains of a woman from Roman Spain have made a unique – if grisly – discovery: a calcified ovarian tumour containing four teeth and a piece of bone.

And I wrote a new column for Sleeps With Monsters: Where Are The Older Women?

Sadly, a bunch of the comments appear to take "older" to mean "in their (maybe late) thirties," when I was really thinking "above forty at minimum," but hey, Patriarchy, what can you do?

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Ungood news on the family health saga front. Oy, 2013. Stop that already.