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"Everyone has a right to be unique. Everyone has the right to love and take care of the cat and everyone has the right to die, but this is not an obligation."

That's part of the constitution of the Republic of Uzupis, and a new Athens-based professional theater company draws its inspiration from that bohemian community; read more here.

In some very exciting news, my friend Cameron Clark - possibly one of the hottest pregnant gals I've ever known - has invited me to contribute to a new birth-themed blog; you can read my first post right here.

Cameron is a fantastic photographer (we met when we worked at the same newspaper years ago), too - you can see her work here.

Thanks for the opportunity, Cameron!