New York State of Mind
I love this city, I really do. But seriously, what the hell is going on lately? First, we have the bedbugs. Then, there’s paying $430 a foot for air – in my neighborhood. Come on now — we really don’t need any more assholes living up here. Cindy Sheehan is riding the 6 train (sadly, [...]
...read moreHELLP Syndrome for Beginners
This is the first news article I have ever seen on the illness that had me giving birth to a two-months-premature Ethan: HELLP Syndrome is a little- known pregnancy-related disease that, if left untreated, can be life-threatening for both the mother and the fetus. HELLP stands for hemolysis, elevated liver enzyme levels and a low [...]
...read moreAlito, Abortion, and the Future of Roe
Lots and lots going on this week in the reproductive rights arena. Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood is being argued right now, and is virtually guaranteed to have a major impact on the future of reproductive rights — if only to tell us how closely the Roberts court is willing to honor precedent. I wrote a [...]
...read moreVon’s: Thar She Blows
Well, there goes the last great independent bookseller in town. Again. Von’s, a campus staple, was known for its great selection of new and used books, CDs, and craft supplies. Locally owned and reasonably priced, it featured music from the popular to the obscure, and satisifed obscure label whores like me and mine. Recently the [...]
...read moreI *Heart* Anderson Cooper
Seriously, what a babe. And now that he has his own column, I love him even more. I love him even despite his “Of course I’m straight!” posturing, like in this piece where he talks about what his mom (Gloria Vanderbilt), who just wrote her memoir, taught him about sex. It’s taken me a while [...]
...read moreHey, Retarded Homo AIDS Spreaders: Quit Making Me Be PC!
I wish I could have made up that insult all on my own, but I didn’t. It comes from a massive boo-hoo from a poor oppressed white guy who really doesn’t like it when you ask him not to call you the n-word — you’re limiting his right to free speech! Or something. He’s not [...]
...read moreFundraiser for the New York Abortion Access Fund
Wednesday, November 30th, 6-8pm at Beauty Bar (231 East 14th Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues). Suggested donation is $20, but give what you can. A blurb from the organization: During this holiday season, please help women who need your financial support to make the decisions that are right for their lives. Without abortion funds, [...]
...read moreRepro Rights Round-Up
Lots going on this week. Check it out. Offering Abortion, Rebirth: A profile of one Arkansas abortion provider who started practicing soon after Roe. Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England will bring the abortion issue back before the Supreme Court. The case challenges a yet-to-be-applied New Hampshire law that requires 48-hour parental notice [...]
...read moreSchool: Future Writing
I’m hoping to be able to sit down and hack out a few good posts on my student teaching experience in the next two weeks now that it is beginning to draw to a close. I have a few posts sitting in draft mode, and some that I have bouncing around my head, but I [...]
...read morePossibly the Most Disgusting Thing I’ve Ever Read
This came up in the comments section a few posts down, and I thought I’d put it up for everyone to see: I have to confess that I don’t understand this ceaseless quest for victimhood. Being raped doesn’t confer some mystical moral superiority on a woman, it just makes her a victim. And unfortunately, in [...]
...read more“Conservative Values” at Princeton
By now, most people have read about Samuel Alito’s membership in the racist, sexist Concerned Alumni of Princeton group. While his membership is notable — what kind of decent person remains in such a heinous organization, even if they weren’t particularly active? — what I think is more interesting is the conservative reaction to his [...]
...read moreWell I Won’t Be Sleeping Tonight
Bedbugs taking over New York City? WHAT?! Bedbugs are back and spreading through New York City like a swarm of locusts on a lush field of wheat. Infestations have been reported sporadically across the United States over the past few years. But in New York, bedbugs have gained a foothold all across the city. “It’s [...]
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