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Listen, my children. You already know Of Paul Revere’s midnight ride, and so I won’t rehash how, “in Seventy-five…” For hardly a U.S. [...]
October 16, 2009
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Okay, I realize I let Epic Posts on Rape Culture Week bleed over yesterday into what is obviously Childhood Toy Liposuction Week, but let’s [...]
October 15, 2009
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The paper this morning had a wire article about the Navy moving to station women aboard submarines. Apparently, male sailors’ wives are [...]
October 14, 2009
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During the presidential campaign I checked www.fivethirtyeight.com, like, several times a day. As one whose gifts lie not with the maths* I [...]
October 14, 2009
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No, not that fat Barbie, sadly. According to WWD, shoe designer Christian Louboutin, who recently designed some high fashion Barbies, had to [...]
October 13, 2009
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Kate started us off by pointing to this horrifying story about a 4-month-old baby in Colorado who was denied health insurance for being too fat. [...]
October 12, 2009
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…I can’t imagine what. As bonus weekend fluff, please enjoy this old chestnut from The Onion: Man Finally Put In Charge Of Struggling [...]
October 10, 2009
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Hey! Y’all! [lowers voice to a conspiratorial whisper] Guess what I’m doing RIGHT NOW. [chuckles furtively] Dude, I’m staying [...]
October 9, 2009
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I posted the last post because I wanted some peace and quiet for a change (and also because it was easier than any of the other posts I’ve [...]
October 9, 2009
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Out of curiosity, and because I’m sure we could all use a break from 500-comment threads in which men drop by to deny or devalue our [...]
October 8, 2009