Biology, in the western world, acts almost like the Qur’an in the eastern world – it is the ultimate excuse for why things for women cannot and will not change. In a secular world you are told that inequality rests on nature; and in a religious world you are told that it rests on God’s […]
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Alaskan ghost stories… Here’s a couple from places I’ve been: Circle – Circle Hot Springs – haunted by a former owner, they don’t like renovations. Beers often move across the bar on its own. foot steps heard walking across the porch of the rental cabins Fairbanks – mile 8-12 Chena Hot Springs Road – This
I’m catching up on my e-mail just now. Here’s a worthwhile request for ya’ll from Colleen Mondor: As you may have read in the Bookslut blog two weeks ago, (I am a regular contributor over there), or over at Moorishgirl, I am working with a group in Baton Rouge who are helping children sheltered with
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Another day, another dollar. B’s in town for the long weekend, so we have been quite busy. Eating good food, watching shows. Stayed downtown Friday and Saturday night. Really neat to be bunking down a couple blocks from the Sears Tower. Lots going on. More later.
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They just make it so goddamn easy: BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) — The court that made Massachusetts the first state to outlaw slavery will now decide whether slaves from other states can be freed there. The case is being closely watched across the country. If the Supreme Judicial Court strikes down a 1913 law, slaves from
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Hitting the Media’s Glass Ceiling Harriet Miers may have broken through glass ceilings on her way to a Supreme Court nomination, but President Bush’s “work wife” has a long way to go with gender stereotyping in mainstream media coverage. Need proof? Compare news coverage in the days after her nomination with coverage this summer of
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I’ve been spending a good deal of time recovering from sickness and catching up on all the things that didn’t get done while I was sick. There were a lot of things. I had several writing-related commitments to finish in addition to regular things like house chores, bills, and laundry. Got my book out to
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The Elder Gods are going to rise and eat us all!!
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..it turns out that there is another side to Justice Antonin Scalia: he thinks Americans ought to be having more orgies. Challenged about his views on sexual morality, Justice Scalia surprised his audience at Harvard University, telling them: “I even take the position that sexual orgies eliminate social tensions and ought to be encouraged.” It
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No shit? I’d like to see a study that wasn’t done by the maker of the vaccine, but if this turns out to be true, it’s hellacool: The first major study of an experimental vaccine to prevent cervical cancer found it was 100 percent effective, in the short term, at blocking the disease and lesions