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Skepchick calendar preview

On the right side of my blog you will see a small image of a woman in a state of repose on a sand dune. She is the cover model for the Skepchick calendar, and if you click on her you’ll go to Rebecca’s site, where she is selling these calendars to raise money for skepticism. Rebecca also put together a YouTube clip previewing the calendar as well.

I assume she’s doing the same thing for the Skepdudes, right, Rebecca?

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January 2nd, 2007 2:35 PM by Phil Plait in Antiscience, Cool stuff, Pretty pictures, Skepticism | 6 comments | RSS feed | Trackback >

6 Responses to “Skepchick calendar preview”

  1. 1.   Rebecca Says:
    January 2nd, 2007 at 2:51 pm

    Right! Skepdudes will be going live in the next 24 hours, so just hold yer horses!

  2. 2.   JanieBelle Says:
    January 2nd, 2007 at 3:16 pm

    There’s something going on at our little (and I mean really little) observatory tonight that might interest you! It’s at Majestic Peak Observatory. (Look for the post with that title, I don’t want to ruin the surprise “below the fold”.)
    :)

  3. 3.   Just Shelley » Skeptical Calendars Says:
    January 2nd, 2007 at 3:24 pm

    [...] These are about the most fascinating calendar idea I have seen to date: Skepchick and Skepdude calendars. According to the site, and Bad Astronomy, who appears in the male calendar, the purpose of these calendars is to raise funds to support critical thinkers: [...]

  4. 4.   gopher65 Says:
    January 2nd, 2007 at 6:53 pm

    boobies!

  5. 5.   UDreamOfJanie Says:
    January 24th, 2007 at 2:23 pm

    2007 Skepchick Calandars…

    The 2007 Skepchick calandars are available, and now Rebecca has posted a YouTube preview!

    Go get yours today!
    (Skepdude calandars are also available, and a Rebecca says a YouTube preview will be out within a day or so.)
    Thanks for the heads up, Dr. BA…

  6. 6.   “Sexualize me, but don’t sexualize me” « Always Jason Says:
    July 14th, 2011 at 9:36 am

    [...] Watson is crusading against being sexualized when this is the woman who has previously published “pin-up” calendars sexualizing women. Last year, she promoted other nude calendars featuring nude men and women as [...]

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