Winter Olympics, How Do I Love Thee?
I love the weird events, like skeleton and biathalon. I love that Torino is playing 70s disco for the Parade of Nations. I love the Canadians and their hats with ear flaps. I love the nations from Africa and the Caribbean that send athletes to winter games, even though they have never seen a flake [...]
...read moreGuilty Pleasures
Because it’s Friday, and why not? Top 3, list ‘em in the comments. Mine: 1. Blue States Lose (and Gawker in general, but this section is particularly hilarious). Example: “We don’t know what kind of disgusting French bestiality goth fetish videos this guy probably beats off to, but we do know that the world needs [...]
...read moreWhat’s Killing European Women?
Cancer? AIDS? Traffic accidents? Heart disease? Take a guess. Answer below the fold.
...read moreFriday Random Ten
The “Someone call Phil Kline, my iTunes is thinking about sex” edition. 1. The Killers – Midnight Show 2. Radiohead – Pull/Pulk Revolving Doors 3. Wu Tang Clan – Bring da Ruckus 4. Ani Difranco – Swim 5. The Faint – Birth 6. The Bad Plus – Street Woman 7. Biz Markie – Let Me [...]
...read moreWhat Is Teen Sex?
Don’t ask Phil Kline, cuz he don’t know. For those who missed it, Kansas Attorney General Phil Kline reinterpreted his state law to require all health-care workers, doctors, counselors, social workers, and others to report every single instance of intimate contact between consenting teens under 16, on the theory that each such incident constitutes a [...]
...read moreThe Good, The Bad, The Ugly and The Interesting: A Massive Round-Up
There’s a lot going on in the news right now, and I wish I had the time to give each of these their own post. But alas, the internet at my house isn’t working, which means I have to do this all while I’m at school. And while I’m at school, I need to be [...]
...read moreWork, Family and Race
E tu, New York Times? Indeed, the grey lady is taking on gender, work, and race — all in one article. Around the country black women are opting out of the “opt-out” debate, the often-heated exchange about the compatibility of motherhood and work. Steeped in issues like working versus staying at home, nannies versus day [...]
...read moreFriday Cat Blogging
Bliss.
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