Recent Blog Posts
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Savage U
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…
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Some actual good relationship advice on the web
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…
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Conservative group to gather, bemoan 40 year old advance in sexual freedom
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…
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Weekend web readin’
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…
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Fun with word clouds
Upon discovering wordle.net, I decided to make a couple of word clouds. First, for my CV and dissertation (both of which which can be viewed by clicking the tab above, or here). And then another for this blog, which apparently only captured words from this front page. Very fun.
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Misconceptions on contraception
Do you know how this stuff works? This ongoing battle over the significance of contraception has come as quite a shock to those of us for whom it has been a normal, completely non-controversial part of life for so long. But perhaps it shouldn’t be. Attacks on its importance have come in large part from…