That George Bush, always on top of things
Mr. On The Ball is just getting around to saying that displaying nooses is bad. Is it January 21st yet?
...read moreSanesha Stewart is dead and I have only tears and frustration for her
A man named Steve McMillian apparently stabbed Sanesha Stewart to death on Saturday morning. Who was she? She lived in the Bronx. She was tall and femme and well-liked by her neighbors. She was a client at the law project where I volunteer, but I never met her myself. Some of my colleagues helped her [...]
...read moreShocker: Women in a “Pro-Life” Nation Want Birth Control
Women in the Philippines, a heavily Catholic country with strong “pro-life” laws, are agitating for birth control access. They’re arguing that being unable to plan their families is having “a devastating effect on their lives … causing unwanted pregnancies, pushing them further into poverty and harming their health and wellbeing.” And what does a “pro-life” [...]
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Review: Still Broken by AJ Rossmiller
Moving this up to the top because the book comes out today and it’s fabulous. Go get it. Really, go now! You can read an excerpt here. And more on the book from AJ himself here. Order it on Amazon by clicking the image below. -ed I don’t do book reviews as often as I’d [...]
...read moreTuesday Travel Blogging – Mt. Sinai and St. Catherine’s
Almost two years ago, I went to Egypt for spring break. The trip itself was a bit of a mixed experience for reasons that I won’t go into too deeply here, but I loved Egypt and, despite some annoyances and several teary-eyed cab rides back to my hotel and hiding the trip from my parents [...]
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