I used to listen to this song while still in bed on winter vacation mornings, on my blue flannel sheets with the snowflakes and snowmen. I used to listen to this song in the car, usually idling, waiting for someone in someone’s driveway, usually with a cup of coffee making splotches on my jeans becauseContinue reading ““Two thousand miles is very far through the snow””
Monthly Archives: December 2007
Shorter Danielle Crittenden: Throw the Niqabi Off the Train!
Props for anyone who gets the movie reference in the title of this post. Non-Muslim women have pontificated on the niqab (face-veil) and its relation to Western culture before. *cough* Admittedly, a lot of our comments, my comments included, can be rather presumptuous and patronizing, even if we don’t mean them to be. I’ve beenContinue reading “Shorter Danielle Crittenden: Throw the Niqabi Off the Train!”
Post-Soviet Feminism and “Nashi”
The word “nashi” means “our” or “ours.” I use it as a tag on this blog not as a reference to the members of Russia’s political party: Nashi. However, it’s obviously appropriate here. Last week, Lyndon asked some question in relations to the, ah, creative ways that members of Nashi have come out in supportContinue reading “Post-Soviet Feminism and “Nashi””
The death penalty sucks
And Greg Bloom is on hand to tell us why – on GC today. Permalink here.
Yeah, whatever
And Mr. Wingfield’s superiority complex isn’t on display at all, or anything, in this piece. God, I’d rather read Exile at this point, and that’s saying a lot, coming from me. P.S. I haven’t forgotten this post and the questions it raises. I’ve just been busy. But I will have a breather soon.
Natalia A. 