He was anything but “invisible.”
The New York Times Magazine pays tribute to one of my all-time favorite bloggers, Steve Gilliard. When I was a little baby blogger at a little baby blog, Steve was one of the first big bloggers who ever linked to me. He was one of the first big bloggers to offer me words of encouragement. [...]
...read moreA Katy Jones link round-up
Let’s start off with Kay at The Gimp Parade: Katie Jones is a second-grader in Lake County, Illinois, who has severe cerebral palsy and whose parents have sent her to school with a DNR order (Do Not Resuscitate) prominently attached to the back of her wheelchair. Taking that much at face value, the implications for [...]
...read moreFeministe Portland Meet-Up – Dec. 30th
Apparently this week is the Feministe West Coast Tour, because we’re planning a Portland meet-up on Dec. 30th, to follow the Seattle meet-up on Dec. 29th. The details: What: Feministe Portland Meet-Up Who: Jill, Little Light, Jill’s family, and whoever else can make it! When: Dec. 30th, 9pm Where: Rontom’s, on E 6th and Burnside, [...]
...read moreFeministe Seattle Get-Together: Dec. 29th
-Moving this up- I don’t know about you, but I could use a good party right about now — so Holly and I are throwing one! We’re both in Seattle for the next few days, and will be hosting a Feministe get-together on Dec. 29th at Deluxe. So spread the word and bring other Feministe-friendly [...]
...read moreFriday Random Ten – the Dial-Up edition
1. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Tupelo 2. Erykah Badu ft. Common – Love of My Life 3. Rufus Wainwright – Tower of Learning 4. Tom Waits – Russian Dance 5. The Notwist – Formiga 6. Kaki King – Doing the Wrong Thing 7. Death Cab for Cutie – 405 8. Portishead – [...]
...read moreAFK
I got World of Warcraft for Christmas. If you don’t see much of me for a while, that’s why.
...read moreOpportunism, thy name is Huckabee
Or, “There’s nothing that can’t be blamed on Mexicans.” DES MOINES — Mike Huckabee used the volatile situation in Pakistan Friday to make an argument for building a fence on the American border with Mexico and found himself trying to explain a series of remarks about Pakistanis and their nation. On Thursday night he told [...]
...read moreAnother safe assumption: Ron Paul knows how to rally the base
Verbatim Ron Paul: Given the inefficiencies of what D.C. laughingly calls the “criminal justice system,” I think we can safely assume that 95% of the black males in that city are semi-criminal or entirely criminal. If similar in-depth studies were conducted in other major cities, who doubts that similar results would be produced? We are [...]
...read moreJon Swift’s Best of the Year
The best of Mr. Swift’s blogroll is up at his place. Check it out — there are enough awesome posts to keep you busy all day.
...read moreBenazir Bhutto assassinated
The first female leader of Pakistan was killed on Thursday. She was 54. More than a dozen bystanders were killed with her. Bhutto was certainly a polarizing figure, but however justified criticisms of corruption, hypocrisy and politicking may be, the fact remains that Bhutto was a liberal, secular leader and a strong, intelligent and courageous [...]
...read moreCan I have Frank’s job?
I harbor a not-so-secret love for Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni. I was thrilled when he reviewed Max Brenner’s, a ridiculous chain hell-hole that moved onto my street last year. But I think Bruni may have topped himself when he took on Cipriani, an insanely over-priced tourist trap that, in Bruni’s words, “exists to affirm [...]
...read moreThe Longest Weekend of the Year
Brownfemipower has posted about her own personal relationship with Santa: I just want the permission to sit and swear and throw chewed gum at all the happy people wearing bells and green and red sweaters. I want to laugh when my angel gets drunk and farts a wet drunk fart at all the shiny happy [...]
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