Don’t want to be called a creeper? Don’t be creepy.
One last post before I turn the keys back over to Jill and bow out from my guest-blogging stint: John Scalzi has written an Incomplete Guide to Not Creeping, particularly at cons, but generally applicable to life. Captain Awkward expands on the list and adds her own observations. The major theme is that responsibility for [...]
...read moreA Tale of Two Countries
One of the great things about the Olympics is that women’s athletics gets the spotlight for a couple of weeks every four years. And it seems as though every Olympiad, the IOC or the governing bodies of various sports get it together and agree that the world will not end if the IOC gives its [...]
...read moreDidn’t think NBC’s Olympics coverage could get worse?
It’s been pointed out that NBC can’t seem to broadcast events live from London, yet the Mars rover Curiosity can send images from fucking Mars with only a 14-minute delay. Their coverage of the Olympics has been widely reviled. Who the hell decided that the viewing public wants to see so much manufactured drama instead [...]
...read moreWatching a trainwreck, with a tinge of envy
There’s always something uncomfortable about watching a talented person’s life flame out spectacularly, isn’t there? Especially when you find yourself wishing you had even half the talent that person’s wasting. At times [Cat] Marnell seemed so hellbent on doom that I began to wonder if hers wasn’t entirely an act. Did she even do drugs? [...]
...read moreWar on Women Timeline
If you find yourself needing to convince anyone that the War on Women is real, EMILY’s List has put together this handy interactive timeline. I realize there are some who will nevertheless refuse to be convinced — or who will discount anything from this source — but you might change a few minds. Or, you [...]
...read moreWatch this video of women throwing heavy things
It’s shot put! I think my two favorite aspects of this are: 1) The officials calmly walking near the path of flying bowling balls; 2) The grunting.
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Is it time to talk about guns yet?
The suspect in the horrific shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin has now been identified. He is Wade Michael Page, a 40-year-old army vet and described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a “frustrated neo-Nazi who had been the leader of a racist white power band.” He’d also washed out of the army [...]
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Maeve Binchy, Childless, Soulless Automaton
Well, this is a lovely and moving tribute to a much-loved writer who’s passed away. Among the obituaries for the much-loved Irish novelist Maeve Binchy, few omitted to mention that she was childless. Once, that was the norm for successful women writers. These days, when even lesbian authors such as the Poet Laureate Carol Ann [...]
...read moreApres le deluge, le handwringing
Much hullabaloo recently over Chick-Fil-A and its owner’s bigoted statements about same-sex marriage and gay folk. I’m sure you’ve gotten the memo! I’m sure you have your opinion about Jesus Chicken and the boycotts and whatnot. So I’m going to talk about the handwringing. Oh, noes! Boston Mayor Thomas Menino discouraged Chick-Fil-A from opening a [...]
...read moreHuffPo Live, 2 pm Eastern
Hey all, I’ll be chatting at HuffPo Live in about 18 minutes to talk about the criticism four-time Olympic swimmer Leisel Jones has received about her weight. Because fat doesn’t float, or something. You should be able to find the conversation hereabouts.
...read moreFrom the special moderation queue
Oh, trolls. How I missed you. From NYGIANTS: You are NOT an athlete. What have you done to say you are an athlete? So you can run 9 miles. Congrats. Your marathon time is beyond slow. An athlete is someone who has agility, endurance, strength. Frankly, you don’t have much of those qualities. An athlete [...]
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