Gretchen “Be very, very quiet…I’m hunting squirrels.” This made my day: Jennifer Lawrence is about to learn what it’s like to have every little comment said in passing scrutinized — yes, she’s a bona fide star. The actress was dubbed “the coolest chick in Hollywood” by Rolling Stone, and in the magazine’s latest issue she recounts her … Read more
“Batman changing his pants” Other people are currently obsessed with Draw Something, but I have neither iPhone nor iPad so I’m immune to the contagion. What has caught my interest lately (and time, and energy, but not money) is Drawception. It’s a free browser-based game that combines drawing with Telephone. Their description: 1) A player … Read more
I really enjoy reading everything Greta Christina has to say on her blog. Sometimes I forget to check it, which is an oversight on my part, but every time I go and read through a new entry I feel edified by the experience. The same, sadly, cannot be said of the comment section. Which is … Read more
When talking about laws impinging on freedom, laws that impinge on important freedoms matter. But laws that impinge on unimportant freedoms matter more. Why? Because a law that says you fundamentally may not say what you think or feel, own your own property, express a meaningful choice about your rulers and representatives, or conduct your … Read more
Pleading for Sympathetic Acceptance: Your host blogger is in the process of moving, and has precious little time (not to mention space) to write. She should return to her regularly scheduled ranting in due time.
More animal-friendly than a vegetarian? There are all sorts of ways in which people can alter their diets for ethical reasons, but the presumed reason that people become vegetarians out of ethical concern is that they don’t want to cause any animals to die in order to supply their meal. Jackson Landers at Zester Daily … Read more
Long-time sex columnist, author, podcaster, advocate, and public educator Dan Savage now has a TV show. And it looks good. Get More: Savage U, Full Episodes I was a little concerned before watching the trailer that the show would be watered down, homogenized, and generally weaker than the typical frank, funny, pointed commentary we tend … Read more
I know, it’s hard to believe. But hear me out in appreciating Madame Noir for the article 8 Dynamics That Should Never Exist in a Relationship (formerly “8 Things Women Think Are Normal In A Relationship That Aren’t,” which was a wise change). Since it’s a list, each item must have a title. And each title appears … Read more
No, I’m not kidding. And no, this is not from The Onion, though it sounds like it. The Family Research Council is holding a symposium on Wednesday, March 21st, to get together and talk about a terrible moment in history. The title is 40 Years Since Eisenstadt v. Baird: A Look at the High Court’s … Read more
From Roger Ebert’s Journal at the Chicago Sun-Times, Hey kids! Anybody here not heard the F-word? Money quote: If a director wants to make a film against bullying, it is not for a committee of MPAA bean-counters to tell him what words he can use. Not many years ago, the word rape was not used … Read more