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Archive for December, 2007

There Is Not a Black America, or a White America… There's the United States of America

Here’s MC Eazeyo, who is a Friend, telling those of us who support Obama why we should be getting down to the voting booths, in addition to the fat beats by Rjd2 that back this track.

You Can Kill a [Wo]man, but Not an Idea: Benazir Bhutto & Female Leadership

Benazir Bhutto was catapulted into public consciousness in Western media on December 27th when a suicide bomber took her life, as well as those of at least 26 others. Bhutto, a former Pakistani Prime Minister, graduate of Harvard Law School, wife, and mother of three, will be missed not just by the ordinary family members, [...]

A Vindication of the Rights of Sex Bloggers

So Lena Chen. Here’s a refresher course. She’s a sexblogger from Harvard who tells stories about her sexploits, with strategically placed psuedonyms and (presumably) enough privacy to retain her sanity and, oh yeah, sell some advertising. Recently, some trouble was roused when her vindictive ex published naked pictures of her on the internet, thus ruining [...]

Variety Pack: Damn, You're Good. Here's some Bad & Ugly.

Firstly, I’d like to say that if you’re reading this, you’re a genius. I just took this test (which I got from Apostropha who got it from $3.60 who got if from brownfemipower), and some algorithms indicated that you must be a genius to read this site. For real. And algorithms don’t lie. After all, [...]

A State of Nobel Panic: Thoughts On Climate Change, Part 1

It’s not easy being green. However, it’s hard to avoid that fact that it’s very shortly going to be easier, or a least more comfortable, than the alternatives. In Al Gore – yes, that cardboard politician with the beady eyes -’s Nobel Prize acceptance speech, he said, ” However, despite a growing number of honorable [...]

America, I Love You, But I Think We Should See Other People

Ok, so the funniest part, to me, is that I found this video with this comment: “would this tick you off? [] thinks it’s hilarious. clearly, it’s mostly funny because of a stupid american stereotype. it’s mildly clever and funny, but don’t you agree that the stereotype is a big part of it?” What stereotype? [...]

Save the Drama For Yo' Mama: Feminism in the Classroom

So, I’m a girl. I know this may come as a shock. But don’t worry, I’ve had my cooties shots. Chances are, there are some other girls in your life. If so, you might care to hear about this article published in Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience by Associate Professor Maryjane Wraga of the Psychology [...]