Salon Says Your Disabling Pain is Imaginary
Salon recently decided to publish an article called “Big Pharma Says Your Mysterious Pain is Real.” It’s about fibromyalgia, and the growing acceptance among doctors that those who have it aren’t making the whole thing up. Seemingly, according to the writer, that’s a bad thing. And while the article makes a halfhearted attempt at portraying [...]
...read moreEspada’s defection hurts more than just the Dems
For those not following New York politics, Pedro Espada recently defected from the Democratic party, helping to secure a power coup for the Republicans in Albany. But his decision didn’t just hurt the party; it did harm to tenants (and particularly low-income tenants) across New York: In the weeks before Mr. Espada bolted, Senate Democrats [...]
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Advice on Urban Farming
In the next week or two, my room mate and I are going to join the urban farming craze and start a small garden on our roof. We’re definitely planning on creating some sort of herb garden, but I’m not sure what else — maybe tomatoes, maybe some other vegetables. I’ve never gardened before, so [...]
...read morePolitics Explained, Now With More Boobies
Creepy enough is the illustration of American politics using Megan Fox’s body. Really disgusting is the response over at Red State — first the skeevy post, and then the comments about how Fox is stupid and/or a whore. It’s pretty much a perfect storm of misogyny. Thanks to Raf for the link.
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