Bingo!
I’ve been threatening for some time to make up cards for troll bingo, but just never got around to it (plus, I lack the necessary technological skills). But now, Lauredhel at Hoyden About Town has beat me to the punch and made up Antifeminist Bingo cards (via): Be sure to read Lauredhel’s post for the [...]
...read moreShameless Self-Promotion Sunday
Sorry this is late, folks! Just got back home a few hours ago; my flight out of Toronto was canceled Sunday night due to Biblical-type weather in New York shutting down the airports. Even though I got on a relatively early flight today, we were still delayed because of air traffic issues. 400 flights at [...]
...read moreTake Back the Blog!
Bruce at Crablaw is hosting Take Back the Blog! Blogswarm on April 28th. Bruce says: As announced, this page will host the April 28, 2007 Take Back the Blog! Blogswarm in support of the rights of women to participate fully in all aspects of our society, including specifically online in the world of blogging but [...]
...read more31 Dead at Virginia Tech
There’s really nothing to say about this other than it’s incredibly sad. And it’s the deadliest campus shooting in American history. I hope you’ll take a moment to send prayers or kind thoughts to the people at Virginia Tech, and to the families and friends of those killed and injured. UPDATE: The death toll is [...]
...read moreBob Herbert on Imus
Copied in full for those without TimesSelect: People in positions of great power are the ones who define those who are relatively lacking in power. So when Don Imus, a very powerful radio personality, dropped his disgusting verbal bomb on the members of the Rutgers women’s basketball team, he sent a powerful message across the [...]
...read moreIslam and Democracy
An interesting article in the New York Times today asks, Is Islam compatible with democracy? It’s a fairly important question, considering that the current justification for our little misadventure in Iraq is that we’re “promoting democracy.” Of course, “promoting democracy” is the justification that we got after “finding weapons of mass destruction,” “combating human rights [...]
...read moreFemale writer takes over Wonder Woman
I don’t read comics, but I have it on good authority that Gail Simone is a pretty cool lady, and a great writer. This might just inspire me to go out and buy a Wonder Woman book. Thanks to Neil for the link.
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