Author Archives: Julie

A Recession Story

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Julie

MLA (the Modern Language Association – where English professors go to party) just released a report on academic employment. Overall, the number of full-time jobs in academia has more or less stayed the same, while the number of part-time jobs … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Education, Feminism, sexism, etc, Race, racism and related issues | 21 Comments

Where's Our Vocabulary?

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Julie

I’m sure many of you have seen this Onion article: Area Man Saddened To Realize Short Jewish Women With An Interest In Theater His Type CHICAGO—While reminiscing about his romantic past Monday, area resident David Simms was shocked and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Media criticism, Race, racism and related issues | 40 Comments

Prop 8 – The Musical!

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Julie

EDIT: Upon watching this video again, the gay couple strikes me as stereotypical and kind of offensive (although I know that as a straight woman, I’m not the one to make that call). So I apologize if the portrayal put … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections and politics, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Same-Sex Marriage, Whatever | 14 Comments

What We're Giving Thanks For

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Julie

I know this is ridiculously late, but I was visiting relatives in the Bay Area this weekend, and didn’t have much time to blog. Plus, traffic was so bad that each trip took over 9 hours. (Usually it’s around 7. … Continue reading →

Posted in Colonialism, Whatever | 3 Comments

Public Space, Public Health

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Julie

Governor Schwarzenegger (after five years, it still gives me the jibblies to write that) has proposed a 9% tax on veterinary services. Here’s some info from the fact sheet I received when we took Petey in for an eye infection: … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Environmental issues | 5 Comments

Vigil/Protest For a CLEAN Carwash

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Julie

EDIT: The address is 1666 North Vermont, not 1666 Sunset. If you’re free on Thursday afternoon from 4 to 5:30 and happen to be in Los Angeles, head on over to the Vermont Handwash at 1666 North Vermont for an … Continue reading →

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Hold The *&%$ing Phone.

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Julie

So yesterday I was listening to Patt Morrison on KPCC, and she was interviewing various people about prop 8. One of the topics that came up was, of course, support for prop 8 in the black community. But before she … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections and politics, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Race, racism and related issues, Same-Sex Marriage | 10 Comments

Prop 8

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Julie

Last summer, when the California Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriage bans unconstitutional, I found it impossible to get excited. I didn’t know why. It just seemed too good to be true, so deep down I didn’t think it actually was … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections and politics, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Same-Sex Marriage | 1 Comment

Last Minute Proposition Guide!

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Julie

I really wanted to write posts on props 2 and 5 before election day, but since the polls open in… oh, about eight hours, that’s not going to happen. So! Here’s how I (along with PJA, Arbeter Ring, and other … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections and politics | 16 Comments

On Vulnerability

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Julie

About three years ago, I decided to blog under my real name. I’d been blogging under a pseudonym for a few years before that on my college’s alumni server, but it was getting buggier and buggier each year and sites … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc | 35 Comments