We Love Democracy
Well, when it’s politically expedient we do. Otherwise, we really couldn’t care less. The Bush administration has said that while Mr. Aristide was deeply flawed, its policy was always to work with him as Haiti’s democratically elected leader. But the administration’s actions in Haiti did not always match its words. Interviews and a review of [...]
...read more“Nobody is begrudging him his dick.”
That quote comes from a discussion between friends of this letter to the editor about ftms interacting sexually with gay men (the first one), which is in response to this article. You might want to read the article first.
...read moreFriday Cat Eulogizing
There won’t be many cat pictures after all. We put her to sleep this morning.
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Twisty writes A Cult Is A Cult Is A Cult, about invisibility, feminism, aging and religion. I can’t believe I’m actually writing this, but I love Pink. Video via Lauren. This piece by Bitch Lab has been going around for a while, and has generated quite a few responses (see Amanda here and here, F-Words [...]
...read moreMy Prayers Have Been Answered
I know this is cruel to laugh at, but come on.
...read moreSwill
Charming. Diet wine, pitched to women by playing to their insecurities: This off-the-mark targeting reaches its full height with White Lie, Beringer Blass’ new lower-calorie, lower-alcohol wine for women. The marketing of this Chardonnay revolves around the maxim “a little white lie never hurt anyone.” Minor fibs like “My hair is naturally this color,” are [...]
...read moreIs My Neighborhood Hip?
As someone who lives there, I will say no. Yesterday at the grocery store, there was a woman in stretch pants and stilletto knee-high boots carrying a white puffy dog wearing a coat and two pink bows in its hair. She asked me to carry her two roast chickens from the deli to the checkout [...]
...read moreEchidne of the Snakes explains it all for you
Echidne would like you to read her series on the gender gap in earnings. It’s quite long, and quite dense, but also quite good. Update: The Guardian reports that one in five UK firms responding to a government study were breaking equal-pay laws, often routinely paying men more than women in the same job.
...read moreWherein A Young Anti-Choicer Explains Abortion
I do hesitate to be this petty, but I think someone needs to quit masturbating in the shower and then crying his eyes out afterwards because of all the lives he’s ended. The abandonment of ideals, even wrong ones, leaves each to define his own existence, which leads to a miserable narcissism that turns to [...]
...read moreHamas Victory and the Mid-East Peace Process
UPDATE: Obsidian Wings says it so much better. I’m not entirely sure what to make of this one, and I’d love to hear your thoughts. Touching on this one is guaranteed to piss people off, and I guarantee that my thoughts will not make everyone happy, so let’s try and keep it civil.
...read moreWhoopsie.
Scalia’s absence from the Roberts swearing-in explained: He was on a judicial junket. The place: the Ritz-Carlton resort in Bachelor Gulch, CO. The event: a legal seminar. The sponsor: the Federalist Society.
...read moreFriday Random Ten
The “It’s just not the same without Lauren” edition. 1. Elliott Smith – Angeles 2. Neil Young – Star of Bethlehem 3. Mariah Carey – Shake It Off 4. The Flaming Lips – Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell 5. Tom Waits – Looks Like I’m Up Shit Creek Again 6. Ray Charles and [...]
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