Consequences
One of the most disturbing things that has come out of the latest round of wingnut efforts to expose ideological enemies (and travel photographers) is their targeting of the children of Times staff members: Go hunt them down and do America a favor. Get their photo, street address, where their kids go to school, anything [...]
...read moreHand Grenade
(I ended up writing two posts on Blue’s post and thread. They might or might not match up with each other. I figure I’ll just put them up in tandem and let the feministas–and Blue, hopefully–discuss them either in conjunction or separately.) Everybody has this thing where they need to look one way, but they [...]
...read moreFree Tibet Activists Arrested
Bad news. Luckily, the activists were released. The SFT blog has more.
...read moreGay Marriage Killed the Dinosaurs
Why things like same-sex partnerships get us all up in arms, but we couldn’t care less about actual threats to our safety, well-being and way of life. A must-read article, which I am not excerpting because the whole thing is so good.
...read moreMoney Doesn’t Buy Happiness
But getting laid regularly will make you feel as good as an extra $50,000 a year. I have $200 in my bank account and I’m living alone in a tiny Greek village (read: Not exactly the most exciting love life). So where does that leave me?
...read moreThe Legal Mind Behind the White House
Man am I missing my New Yorker subscription right now. Luckily, my dad is apparently still taking the time to peruse the magazine, as he sends this piece onto me — with the fitting comment, “This is an excellent article about a very scary man.” I think that about sums it up. Most Americans, even [...]
...read moreMake Me More Like a Greek Woman
An op/ed in the Times this week is after my own heart — it looks at the problem of subway groping, and compares the reactions of New Yorkers and Greeks. Around the same time, I spent eight months doing research in Athens, so I decided to record Greek women recounting narratives I could compare to [...]
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