Girls on the Stand
A guest-post by Scott Lemieux. For those interested in reproductive freedom, I can’t recommend Helena Silverstein’s new book Girls on the Stand strongly enough. I’ve written about Silverstein’s work before, and it’s very important. While many pro-choicers are able to talk eloquently about the importance of reproductive freedom, and its importance to women’s equality, there [...]
...read moreCouldn’t have said it better myself
A commenter over at Dawn Eden’s place leaves this remark in her post about how I’ve got chastity advocates all wrong. The commenter quotes a previous comment, then responds: Tony: ” Virginity is also the greatest gift a man can give his wife. ” By the way, I have difficulty with statements like this. I [...]
...read moreBrokeback Mountain
I have to see this movie. If you know me, that’s saying something.
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Of things I love: The Rolling Stones (favorite song: Paint it Black). Zadie Smith, as reviewed by Frank Rich. Awesome. The Voice has an interview. (I’m obsessed with White Teeth, and I can’t wait to read On Beauty… another thing to do after I graduate law school). Female Chauvinist Pigs: A book I want to [...]
...read moreCharlie and the Chocolate Factory
Yesterday’s highlight was taking Ethan to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We had bought the original recently, watched it and liked it, and I promised E we would go to the new one sometime this summer. I’m usually loathe to go see movies in the theater. I saw the newest Batman this summer (hated [...]
...read moreWhat Will Hereby Be Known As “The Jensen Experience,” Not To Be Confused With the Jimi Hendrix Experience
Derrick Jensen is a phenomenal writer. My friend Josh introduced me to him last year and I immediately fell headlong into his work. His authorship is the ultimate in rhetoric, using multiple methods of appealing to different audiences (something like W.E.B. Dubois’ Souls of Black Folk), displaying an incredible attention to detail and subjectivity. I [...]
...read moreOxford American
Several years ago my sister bought a magazine subscription for my dad on his birthday. It was a little literary magazine from Arkansas, the state of my parents’ childhoods, backed by none other than bookslinger John Grisham. I ignored it for several issues, then picked one up when I had read everything else with words [...]
...read moreHis Mother’s Son
Dav Pilkey is hands-down my favorite children’s author for the Captain Underpants series, our favorite bedtime book “When Cats Dream,” and this new-to-us series about a simple dragon’s daily life. Pilkey also wrote the Dumb Bunny series, “Kat Kong,” and “Dogzilla.” Last night a friend came over for dinner and we talked about children’s literature. [...]
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