5 things that are wrong with this way of thinking
“This woman-hating world needs dash of chivalry” by Laurent Le Pierrès in The Chronicle Herald. ‘But my instincts still tell me it’s not right for a lady to be left standing while a gentleman sits.’ It’s not instinct telling a man to give up his bus seat for a woman, it’s social conditioning. And as [...]
...read moreShameless Self-Promotion Sunday
You know what to do.
...read moreGood Ideas Gone Bad
This letter to the New York Times Ethicist column made me see red this morning: Our small nonprofit, the Opportunity Fund for Developing Countries, offers scholarships to African boys and girls who agree to keep up their grades, stay out of trouble and refrain from pregnancy. When a 20-year-old orphan we’ve supported for many years [...]
...read moreSo good.
I’ve just been listening to this over and over. It’s Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” as performed by YouTube user jacjacattack… on the harp. (via Anna.) Here’s a beatboxing and acapella version by VanJess24. Lyrics here. I just love stuff like this.
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Friday Fun-Reads
All things frivolous to make you happy this Friday: My current favorite interior design blog. I’m in the midst of re-doing my apartment, and Dept. of the Interior and my just-discovered Domino Magazine (RIP) pool on Flickr have been my best friends. Chanel goes Gaga. Golden Girls: How One TV Show Turned a Generation of [...]
...read moreJust Food
Just Food: Where Locavores Get It Wrong and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly by James E. McWilliams (Little, Brown) Say what you want about publishers, but they know how to sell a book. Let’s say a manuscript ended up on an editor’s desk with a title like Some More Things You Need to be [...]
...read moreOn the Virginia “Trust Women” license plate
I hear from my friends at Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia that they made their goal of 350 license plates. I won’t lie, I was a little worried about this, so I’m delighted. Yay, PPAV and yay, pro-choice Virginians! On Wednesday, January 27, pro-choice activists from around the state of Virginia stepped up and put [...]
...read moreSupport GRITtv
Just wanted to spread the word for our friends at GRITtv. We’ve posted their segments on here a few times, including Jill’s appearances, and I think it’s important to keep supporting media as much as we can. Here’s the post from GRITtv’s blog: We’re sure you’ve heard about the ending of Air America Radio. We’re [...]
...read moreBreaking: Jury Convicts Scott Roeder of First Degree Murder
After deliberating for 37 minutes, a jury has found Scott Roeder, the murderer of abortion provider Dr. George Tiller, guilty as charged. He now faces a mandatory life sentence with consideration for parole after 25 years. The prosecution is aiming for 50 years without parole. Dr. Tiller is still dead, and abortion providers and clinic [...]
...read moreFriday Random Ten – The “If You Put Them All In a Room, Will They Sync Up?” Edition
Or, “Where I Crap on Mac Users,” thanks to this delightful essay pointing out the class aspirations inherent to Apple products, cost, technology, and design. Consider this your daily flame. …something that to me is so obvious that it barely needs mentioning, and yet I never see people talk about it openly: the real advantage [...]
...read moreInvisible Body
This is a guest-post by Eva Sweeney. “Nice shoes!” “Great smile!” “You have pretty eyes!” Those are the kinds of compliments I get on a regular basis and they are wonderful. However, people never comment on my body. You might be thinking- as a woman, wouldn’t you be offended if someone came up to you [...]
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