Monthly Archives: January 2016

Open Thread and Link Farm: In A World Of Sheep Edition

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Ampersand

Undocumented immigrants in Flint say they’re denied water | Fusion The official policy was changed so that undocumented immigrants could get water – but not all government officials are obeying the new policy. And emergency flyers on how to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Link farms | 17 Comments

Odds of a severely obese woman becoming “normal” weight: 1 in 677. For men, 1 in 1290.

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Ampersand

[Image from Jes Baker’s awesome “Empower All Bodies” project.] Another reason it just makes more sense to encourage fat people to love our bodies, rather than teaching fat people to hate our bodies until we attain “normal” weight: The chance … Continue reading →

Posted in Fat, fat and more fat | 10 Comments

These Vindictive Responses To Students Saying Awful Things Are Disproportionate And Wrong

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Ampersand

Six white seniors at Desert Vista High School in Arizona took a photo of themselves wearing shirts that spelled “ni**er.” ((In this post, I’ve blurred the faces and omitted the names of the people I’m talking about; but that’s not … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc., norms of discourse, Race, racism and related issues | 54 Comments

Open Thread and Link Farm, Brick in Washing Machine on Trampoline Edition

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Ampersand

Fixing the Eyewitness Problem – The New Yorker Excellent longread, about an innocent man’s conviction for rape in 1986 due to bad police ID procedures. This story could make a good movie, although movie producers would be tempted to focus … Continue reading →

Posted in Link farms | 20 Comments

Mad Hatters, Jews, and Aliens: What I Published in 2015

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Mandolin

I didn’t publish much in 2015. People who know me well will know that I’ve been dealing with health issues (and related writers block) for a few years now. I hope last year was the nadir, as far as publishing … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Mad Hatters, Jews, and Aliens: What I Published in 2015

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Mandolin

I didn’t publish much in 2015. People who know me well will know that I’ve been dealing with health issues (and related writers block) for a few years now. I hope last year was the nadir, as far as publishing … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Mandolin, My publications | Tagged | 3 Comments

Hilary Clinton vs Bernie Sanders vs an unidentified gentleman

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Ampersand

Highlights from the Fourth Democratic Debate | New Republic Presidential candidates in both parties too often speak as if the President is the secret love child of The Wizard of Oz and the genie from “Aladdin.” They make incredible promises … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections and politics, Health Care and Related Issues | 21 Comments

Open Thread and Link Farm, by Grabthar’s hammer, by the suns of Worvan, you shall be remembered! Edition

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Ampersand

Alan Rickman’s most memorable film roles and quotes – NY Daily News Oscars 2016: The nominees are blindingly white. Again. – Vox Of the last 40 actors nominated for an Oscar, 40 have been white. The Angoulême Grand Prix Controversy … Continue reading →

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Interviewing Tina Connolly

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Mandolin

A few weeks ago, I discovered that it was a lot of fun to hand people some casual interview questions and see what they had to say. This is the fourth interview I’m putting on the blog. I met Tina Connolly … Continue reading →

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New Cartoon at Everyday Feminism: “What If The Defaults Were Reset?”

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Ampersand

At Everyday Feminism! This one has sort of an unusual design approach for me. If you like the cartoon, please help me out by sharing it on social media.

Posted in Cartooning & comics | 13 Comments