Category Archives: crossposted on TADA

Open Thread, Remaking Goofy Edition

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Ampersand

Post what you like, when you like, as you like it. Self-linking is so cool even the penguins shiver. This shot-for-shot remake of a song from the Goofy movie is much more entertaining than I might have thought. I love … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Link farms | 31 Comments

The Pew Religious Forum Quiz

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Ampersand

How much do you know about religion? And how do you compare with the average American? Here’s your chance to find out. Take our short, 15-question quiz, and see how you do in comparison with 3,412 randomly sampled adults who … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, crossposted on TADA, Whatever | 56 Comments

In Defense Of The "B" Word

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Ampersand

[Crossposted on Family Scholars Blog, Alas, and TADA. Arguments for the legitimacy of discrimination against LGBT people are not allowed on Alas.] In this post, I am not arguing that opposing same-sex marriage (SSM) is a bigoted policy. I will … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Language Politics | 19 Comments

Bigotry and Reflected Appraisals

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Ampersand

[Crossposted on Alas, TADA and Family Scholars Blog. Anti-LGBT comments aren’t allowed in comments to this post on Alas.] Mark Blechner, a former Orthodox Jew who became estranged from his religion as a consequence of accepting his homosexuality, brings up … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Same-Sex Marriage | 11 Comments

Nine-Minute Cartoon Explains The Affordable Care Act

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Ampersand

And it does an impressively good job of it.

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Health Care and Related Issues | 13 Comments

The Case Against Pennies. And Nickels. And Quarters. And Dollar Bills.

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Ampersand

And I’ll also quote from this article, which I’ve linked to before: The Government Accountability Office estimates that the government could save more than $500 million a year by using the dollar coin exclusively, since it’s more durable than the … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Economics and the like | 57 Comments

UNICORN PEGASUS KITTEN CONTEST! And, announcing Clash Of The Geeks!

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Ampersand

We have a very cool contest for “Alas,” “TADA,” and “That Which Deranges The Senses” readers this week, relating to the new and spectacular chapbook Clash Of The Geeks. First, a bit about Clash of the Geeks from John Scalzi: … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Recommended Reading | 16 Comments

More on Gay Rights, The Decline In Separate Spheres, Feminism, And How They've Made Same-Sex Marriage Possible

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Ampersand

[Another guest post from Family Scholars Blog, also available on Alas and on TADA.] I fear that David, in his response to my first post on Family Scholars, has gotten a bit ahead of me. In my first post, my … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Same-Sex Marriage | 5 Comments

Grover and Jessie Discuss Marriage

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Ampersand

[This is another of my guest posts at “Family Scholars Blog.” It is also crossposted on “Alas” and on “TADA.”] I’m not sure if this scholarly consideration of marriage has been discussed on Family Scholars Blog already. When it comes … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Families structures, divorce, etc | 11 Comments

Process: Designing The Troll

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Ampersand

I’ve posted a graphic showing the steps I went through to design the troll for Hereville. You can see the entire thing (it’s a bit long) on the Hereville website. (Click here for information about preordering Hereville.)

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Hereville | 1 Comment