Bush’s PA
Ha! For those not in the know, a Prince Albert is a male interurethral piercing, where the needle enters from beneath the glans. (Picture here.) And despite the description and everything involved, like a Supreme Court nomination, it isn’t really all that painful for the president. Urban legend has it that Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg [...]
...read moreNew Template Unveiled
Despite a quirk or two, the new Bitch Ph.D. template that I built for Dr. B. is up and going. Thanks to Chris for helping me quibble with a bit of code. Chicks totally dig dudes with CSS skills, and vice versa, as we have found. Stop by and check it out.
...read moreShould Roe Go?
Katha Pollitt, with a more eloquent answer than I can muster: Legislative control might be more “democratic”–if you believe that a state senator balancing women’s health against a highway for his district represents democracy. But would it be fair? The whole point about constitutional protection for rights is to guarantee them when they are unpopular–to [...]
...read moreThings to Read
Neil asks, “You’re brown, can I check your bag?” with his usual sarcasm and hilarity. Women dominate the violin sections; men dominate everywhere else (fun fact: I played the violin for almost 8 years). Now, a male violinist is suing the New York Philharmonic for discrimination — and the New York Times doesn’t care (or, [...]
...read moreOh Dan Savage…
Angry readers respond to his advice to the pro-choice girl whose anti-choice boyfriend refused to have sex with her. I’m laughing out loud in an internet cafe, and people are looking at me like I’m crazy — so read it. Favorite parts: Dan’s excuse: I thought my response last week to the guy who wanted [...]
...read moreThe Nanny Diaries
Or, why I don’t blog about my summer job. The premise is this: a Park Slope nanny kept a personal weblog, which she showed to her employer. Her employer followed the blog “obsessively,” and was so offended by what she wrote that she eventually fired the nanny — and then wrote a piece for the [...]
...read moreLegislating Time
Apparently the government controls time as well as reality, so goes the bipartisan bill that passed in Congress to extend Daylight Saving Time by two months. March through November, they say, to “save energy.” “The more daylight we have, the less electricity we use,” said U.S. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who co-sponsored the measure with [...]
...read moreWeekend Reads
Ms. Musings: A Feminist Conservatives Could Love Ginmar: Excuses, Excuses Pesky Apostrophe: Behold the Power of the Penis Kim Procrastinates: Post-Partum Baby Blues Dr. B.’s Blog: It’s a Damn Shame The Drunken Lagomorph: There’s Always a First Time Big Brass Blog: Double Super Secret Background (the movie) An Eighth: Standardised Exams Suck Ass but Make [...]
...read moreSouthern Rock Ain’t Dead
Michael Berube posted today that Southern rock is dead. Extinct. Amanda disagrees with a long post detailing some of the finer modern artists putting out Southern rock music today. I’m with Amanda. It may not be what it used to be, more folk, more punk, more rock, or more rockabilly, but it sure isn’t dead. [...]
...read moreWhat You Might Be Doing If You Only Blog About Cats
You probably haven’t been wondering what I’ve been up to since I haven’t been blogging of late, but I’m going to let you in anyway. First I’ve been knitting like a madwoman. The alternating heat and rain have compelled me to sit around with a load of wool on my lap, ’cause you know wool, [...]
...read moreFriday Cat Hair Blogging
Pablo refuses to make an appearance after the vigorous brushing I gave him, though if you zoom in you can see one of Doug’s hot gams. Doug, as usual, is killing something. Mostly yarn.
...read moreEmail Etiquette
I’m irritated that I even have to post about this. But it’s become necessary. I am truly grateful to readers who email me with interesting articles, blog posts, or replies to something I’ve written. I’ve gotten emails from NYU Law alums offering their help, people who disagree with my views offering an alternate perspective, and [...]
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