Obama Speech Open Thread
What are your thoughts? I’m still parsing through mine.
...read moreThings you should be reading right now.
Chris MacDen’s Twitter feed on living with HIV.
...read moreI’m not a big fan of standing up for Mike Huckabee, but…
His clemency of Maurice Clemmons, who is believed to have shot and killed four police officers, should not be an issue. Clemons was sent to jail at 16, sentenced for more than 100 years for burglary and robbery. Huckabee commuted his sentence, and made him eligible for parole. A parole board evaluated the circumstances of [...]
...read moreBetween XX and XY
Between XX and XY: Intersexuality and the Myth of Two Sexes by Gerald N. Callahan, Ph.D. (Chicago Review Press) Hi, all! As some of you may have noticed, my flow of book reviews has slowed to a trickle over the past few months. It’s not because I don’t love what I do! I’m applying to [...]
...read moreOf Interest.
A few links I wish I had more time to write about: Ann Friedman nails it in the Prospect: “If each liberal “special interest” group is actually just in it alone, what’s the point of a common ideology?” Does Gen-Y’s over-cautiousness help explain our views on abortion? Reading and Recovering through Lolita: Natalia’s take is [...]
...read moreLooking for the perfect holiday gift?
Check out the WAM online auction. Among items up for grabs: -A dinner with Maria Hinojosa (who, by the way, was one of my early feminist idols — I used to listen to her on the radio, and read her book Raising Raul in my first Women’s Studies class). -Sarah Haskins recording your outgoing voicemail [...]
...read moreA Left-Handed Commencement Address
I wanted to share one of my favourite feminist texts, “A Left-Handed Commencement Address,” which was given to the Mills College Class of 1983 by the excellent science fiction writer and feminist Ursula K. Le Guin. She allows anyone to republish the address, but in this case I’ll quote some favourite parts and link you [...]
...read moreSmoking Hot Jewesses and the Goys who Love Them
We should really make a new category for Details fails. “Red-blooded American goys have found their new fetish: the smoking-hot Jewess.” Really, Details? I’m sure all the Jewish ladies out there are just tickled. Also, note to the mag: There are a lot of Jewish women who are American. Really! Also non-white. And, sadly, some [...]
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