So long and thanks for all the fish
Thanks to Jill and all of you for the opportunity to blog here. It was a great experience; you all had great things to say and I’ve learned a lot in the short time that I’ve guest-blogged here. Do take care, happy holidays, and I will see you all in comments! You all rock. Big [...]
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Prelude to globalization
In response to Lauren’s suggestion a few days back that I write a post about something historical, I thought I would share with all of you a brief glimpse into that which supposedly occupies my day-to-day life. Namely, my dissertation. The main focus of my dissertation concerns the activities of naturalists in the Pacific Northwest [...]
...read moreFriday Random Ten – The Super Retro Edition
Yes, I’m a bit nostalgic: 1. “Takin’ It All The Way”, United State of Electronica 2. “Someday, Someway”, Marshall Crenshaw 3. “Hidden Treasure”, Traffic 4. “Young Americans”, David Bowie 5. “Night Moves”, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 6. “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll”, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts 7. “Crossover”, EPMD 8. “Holah”, [...]
...read moreSome holiday cheer
This video is great, and not just because it features my favorite Christmas song ever:
...read moreCome to think of it, she was pretty strict about the glue
Jonah Goldberg, intellectual historian, has released his latest tour de force that will no doubt shake the very foundations of political thought. The good folks over at Sadly, No! have bravely delved into this weighty tome. If you think you know what a fascist is, Goldberg’s got news for you: The quintessential liberal fascist isn’t [...]
...read moreThe other side of the Missing White Woman
Perhaps many Feministe readers have been following this story, but if you haven’t, Seattle has been abuzz with the story of Amanda Knox, a University of Washington student studying abroad in Perugia, Italy. Knox is being held on suspicion of involvement in the murder of her British roommate, Meredith Kercher. In addition, two men, one [...]
...read moreDon’t raise your eye, it’s only a dating wasteland
Now that the grades are in, I can begin my foray into blogging with a brief post on the wonderful world of dating, Internet style. Here’s one woman’s success story: One of my pet peeves are individuals who speak in computer lingo. I wanted to see if this man could write complete sentences and carry [...]
...read moreI knew I should’ve made that left turn at Albuquerque
Subtitled, This Week’s Other Guest Blogger Hello, everyone! I’m Linnaeus and I’ve been given the honor of being the tag-team partner and other guest blogger this week. I’ve no particular qualifications other than having been around Feministe for a good long while and being asked by Jill. My story is pretty simple: I grew up [...]
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