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Newsy ramblings about media, candy, pop culture and politics from a woman who spent $60,000 earning a master's degree studying The Daily Show.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Dear Prudence's Bad Advice

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A while back Slate's advice columnist, Dear Prudence, gave some advice to a woman who was concerned about her baby niece living next to ...
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Sunday, December 28, 2008

Red Is the New Blue (Bike)

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So six days after my bike was stolen I've bought a new Trek. This time a FX 7.3 . As you might be able to guess from the picture, it...
Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Someone Stole My Bike

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Goddamn it I want to cry! I loved my bike probably more than any other material possession I own. I bought it almost exactly 11 months ago....
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Friday, October 31, 2008

Friday Cat Blogging: Election Al

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It's been a long time since I posted a Friday Cat Blogging pic and being both Halloween and close to Election Day I should have been mor...
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Thursday, October 30, 2008

Dear Prudie Goes For Slut-Shaming

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I guess I can't act too surprised if your advice column is named "Dear Prudence." A recent column had a letter-writer concern...
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Thought For the Day: Job Applications

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My organization just advertised for a part-time, contract postion (meaning no benefits). It's $13/hr, although we did say "hours ar...
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Sunday, October 19, 2008

The Right Way to Write a Sarah Palin Op-Ed

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Sometimes I just want to point out the correct way to write an op-ed. Ever since she got nominated, my office has been flooded by authors wh...
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Friday, October 03, 2008

LA Times Opinion Editor Is Fooled

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Since I spend a lot of time talking to people who want to write op-ed columns, one of the first things I tell them is they have to figure ou...
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008

You're Getting How Much To Organize at UW??

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I wish campus conservatives would realize that just because they are outnumbered that doesn't mean that liberals have a "strangleho...
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

More Women Staffers Doesn't Make You Feminist

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I’ve always thought that when the demographics of those in power become less male and less white, there has to be some subtle benefits to ev...
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Why It’s Better To Fight Lies With Different Lies

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I’m being a bit flip, but the point is that research continues to show me that if you can’t fight lies with “the truth” than its better star...
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Friday, September 12, 2008

The Value of Virginity

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Apparently is determined by the highest bidder. *face plant* What gets me about this story is the quotes from the woman who appearently has...
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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

The Woman-Getting-Abortion Blog

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I'm surprised that I hadn't seen a blog like this before but one anonymous woman has started a blog titled What to Expect When You...
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Friday, August 22, 2008

Friday Cat Blogging: Baby Kittie Pictures

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Al and Lena had one previous owner (they are slightly-used cats, but they only had light wear and tear.) Keeper of the Cats finally got a h...
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

More On That Pew Media Survey And Media's Failures

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Following on this post about the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press released its biannually media consumption survey , I...
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Monday, August 18, 2008

Colbert Report Viewers Are Slightly More Politically Knowledgeable Than Daily Show's

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There are so many headlines I could have given this post, but from past experience if you put “The Daily Show” into a your blog you will get...
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Sunday, August 17, 2008

Truth, Honesty, And Online Personals (And Fuck You Dan Savage)

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I read this Savage Love last week and I meant to write about it but I just didn’t. But upon realizing no one else seems to have commented I...

Washington Post Takes Another Bite At the Feminist Bookstore

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I was settling down to read my Sunday dose of aggravation, also known as the Washington Post’s Outlook section. I was actually quite pleased...
Friday, August 15, 2008

Friday Cat Blogging: Cats 'n' Laptops

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Yes that is Al lounging near (on) my new Dell XPS m1330. In the background you can see the product (red) screen. This post is the first one...
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008

It's Official: There Is No Post-Abortion Syndrome

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I've been waiting for the results of this study for a while , but the American Psychological Association has just released its results ...
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