Twisty Faster asks, What has recognizing your male privilege done for you lately?: "But on the other hand, it’s pretty danged heartwarming when a dude finally concedes that male privilege exists. Whenever this happens, an asshole gets his wings."

At Racialicious, Latoya Peterson begins a series on cultural appropriation with an introductory post by asking How do we view global hip hop culture? She presents some Korean music videos as examples (including my favorite song by Drunken Tiger, "Do You Know Hip Hop?", which first got me interested in Korean hip hop after hearing it at a friend's house several years ago). The videos make clear that the questions of appropriation go beyond musical borrowing, extending to style and cultural signifiers; the music video for "Nobody" presents the Wonder Girls as a '60s girl group, right down to hairstyles reminiscent of The Shirelles.

Ultra-personalized art by My Gene Image (a subsidiary of Eton Bioscience Inc.): "You collect your oral cell sample non-invasively and send the sample to us. We then extract DNA from it, make probes to find your desired gene, and display its sequence elegantly in an artwork or a crystal." (via PicoCool)

Is Dollhouse really getting renewed? So much for my Whedonschadenfreude....