Things We Saw Today: If Humans Had Sex Like Giraffes

Roxy says “I actually left out the first step of giraffe courtship– the male smacks the female on the bottom to get her to urinate.” But she didn’t stop at giraffes. (io9)

• Kate Nepveu writes an open letter to Sci-fi and Fantasy authors, asking them to depict pregnancy in a less cliché manner, but it’s actually pretty useful stuff for any writer out there. And her suggestions sound like they’d make any story more interesting. Also, she suggests that birth in Star Trek be accomplished using teleportation, and it sounds so obvious now. (Tor Books)

Girls are Geeks reminds me that I have to get back into cross stitching, with their interview with the blogger behind Mr X Stitch.

• The Ides of March may have some problems with its depiction of modern politics. (Mediaite)

Never gonna get tired of comic book characters supporting Occupy Wallstreet. Nope. (Overthinking It)

• Liz Smith, wrangler of W00tstock, makes us really want to go to GeekGirlCon next year. (CNN Geek Out!)

Zombie princesses: you’re parenting right. (Floorboards)

• Christopher Nolan talks about Han Solo. ‘Nuff said. (io9)

Here’s your obscure cosplay idea: the time Batman wore another costume over his Batman one because a guy made him terrified of bats. (Comics Alliance)

• Bleeding Cool’s Heather Kenealy wins MTV’s contest to find a new writer for Stan Lee’s The Seekers. (Bleeding Cool)

This lady’s Kickstarter project is awesome. (Kickstarter)