Friday Random Ten – The Modem Got Shocked in the Thunderstorm Edition
Man, Jill is kicking some ass, isn’t she? Good thing, too. My modem got fried during this last bout of thunderstorms. I’m working off of the laptop, and let me tell you, it sucks.
...read moreThursday dog-blogging
Because everyone cat-blogs on Fridays and I most likely will not be around tomorrow, I’m gonna jump the gun and dog-blog today. Meet Ferris.
...read moreWon’t the helmet muss her hair?
For the first time, a female racecar driver has a chance at winning the Indianapolis 500. I’m not sure what to make of the article. Naturally, it focuses on the fact that she’s the first woman to ever be in this position (previous women in the race were never considered serious competitors). But it seems [...]
...read moreOn Engagement Rings
JC wrote me an email asking: …inspired by the name change post, I’d really like to see how your readers feel about engagement rings. I’ve always found them to be quite repulsive. Feministing has covered the engagement ring angle at least twice (here and here) and the comments in these posts are far more volatile [...]
...read moreConfronting Bible-thumpers on their own terms
I’ve been too busy to read the Times for the past couple days, and I’m making up for it now… so please excuse all the Times-linked posts. I can’t help it. NPR may be next. Anyway, Kristof (who I love, but know is disputed in many feminist circles for his paternalistic tendencies) is right on [...]
...read moreWho’s your daddy?
Do children conceived via sperm donation have a right to know who their father is? Slate editor David Plotz takes on the potential ban on gay sperm donors, saying that donor anonymity is a more important issue. He’s right that it’s ridiculous to ban sperm donations by any man who has had sex with another [...]
...read moreKnow your enemy
I read anti-choice blogs, websites and op/eds often. Why? Not just to get mad, but because I think you have to really understand what you’re up against before you can properly counter it. One thing I always find interesting about the anti-choice movement is their relative success in convincing the general public that stopping abortion [...]
...read moreCross-class marriage
The New York Times is doing an excellent series on class issues this month, and the feature today is about what happens when people marry across class lines. The whole article is interesting, but one part in particular stuck out: Even as more people marry across racial and religious lines, often to partners who match [...]
...read moreLink Dump for Thursday
Feminism Green Gabbro: Defining Feminism, Once More With Feeling AlphaBitch: Music Geekdom, Not Just For Boys Bitch Ph. D.: Teen Pregnancy Kim Wells: Man-Hater (Don’t Be A) Noli Irritare Leones: De-Flowering Politics Talk Left: Newsweek — Investigation Is Needed, Not Retraction Jesus’ General: The Sad, Sorry Plight of the White Conservative Male Religion Noli Irritare [...]
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