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Nobody, LOL! I honestly haven't run into that factoid before.
Gar, thanks! Any sharing is good sharing! My URL is on the image itself on the left border, so anyone…
I don't think the existence of exceptions to a clear general trend, disproves that the trend exists. Interestingly, Mexicans seem…
Mental Floss "Word Nerd" 2025 Calendar January 9: Ampersand "Yes, an ampersand is a punctuation mark, but in the 1900s,…
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Category Archives: Media criticism
The Controversy Over Park51 (Cordoba House) Was Manufactured by Fox
Or at least that’s what Frank Rich, citing Salon’s Justin Elliott, wrote in his August 22 op-ed column, “How Fox Betrayed Petraeus.” (You can find links if you click through to the whole column.) We owe thanks to Justin Elliott … Continue reading
Posted in Fox News, Islamaphobia, Media criticism
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Guest Repost: Tansy Rayner Roberts–Joanna Russ's How to Suppress Women's Writing Is a Book that Must Not Be Forgotten
The following is a response to Joanna Russ’s How to Suppress Women’s Writing, reposted with permission from Tansy Rayner Roberts. Roberts is a Tasmanian writer with a fantasy trilogy called The Creature Court coming out from HarperVoyager starting June 2010, … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Fiction, literature, Media criticism
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Women and Men
So there’s an ad campaign out there that’s been slowly driving me…well, I’d say it’s driving me to drink, but actually, it’s doing quite the opposite. I guess it’s driving me to sobriety. The ad campaign is in support of … Continue reading
Men!
This can’t be a documentary. The ad pitch makes far more sense than the real pitches for men’s grooming products would. Manly Men’s Ads – watch more funny videos (Via Tracy Clark-Flory)
Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Media criticism
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The Thinning of Amanda Waller
Rachel Edidin described Amanda Waller: There is no one–no one–in the D.C. Universe more badass than Amanda Waller. She is smarter than Batman. She is tougher than Darkseid. And she is one of the most morally and humanly complex characters … Continue reading
This is what war looks like: leaked footage of Iraquis and Reuters employees being massacred
From a US Army press release, July 13, 2007: Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, and the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, both operating in eastern Baghdad under the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, along with … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Iraq, Media criticism
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Two Thumbs Up for Roger Ebert
If you’re ever feeling down about your life, feeling like you’re sick and tired of being sick and tired, just ready to give up, take a gander at how Roger Ebert is holding up. The longtime writer and movie critic … Continue reading
That’s the News From Lake Wobegon, Where All the Women are Strong, All The Men are Good Lookin’, and all the Pogroms are Above Average
I used to live a block west of Garrison Keillor when I lived in St. Paul. Occasionally when out jogging, I’d cross paths with the humorist, out pushing his daughter in a stroller, and I’d nod politely, as talking in … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Media criticism
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Why Can't a Woman Be a Chum?
I have tried very hard not to write about the Tiger Woods kerfuffle, because, quite frankly, I don’t really see as it’s my business. Tiger certainly cheated on his wife multiple times, and I don’t condone that behavior, but his … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Media criticism
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_Railsea_ by China Mieville has ampersands as part of the story-- both text and symbolism. A genuinely weird surrealist novel.