The first one is from No Thought Control: It’s an old one, but fun one: Pass it on to five other bloggers, and tell them to open the nearest book to page 56. Write out the fifth sentence on that page, and also the next two to five sentences. The CLOSEST BOOK, NOT YOUR FAVORITE,Continue reading “Two Memes: Books & Music”
Monthly Archives: November 2008
Upskirting and Downblousing: Stay Classy, Guys
I read this feature on upskirting and the legal issues surrounding it on Salon, and felt a chill crawling up my spine the entire time I was reading it. Walking around in Amman, I stick out like a sore thumb. People notice me, and sometimes they follow me, and sometimes I think I’ve noticed severalContinue reading “Upskirting and Downblousing: Stay Classy, Guys”
The Awesome Continues: 100 Names for Batshit* Radfem Blogs, Vol. 2
* – In the interest of human decency, please allow me to point out that not all radfem blogs are batshit. Claiming otherwise would be unfair. No radical feminist who contributed to this list was harmed during its making. Shakespeare! “Heroes”! PUMAs! They’re all in here, and they are all waiting to delight you. AContinue reading “The Awesome Continues: 100 Names for Batshit* Radfem Blogs, Vol. 2”
Beautiful People, the Older Women Are Hawt Edition
It’s getting cold around here, especially at night. Soon, we are going to an even colder place – the place of my birth, where there is snow, and prowling skinheads, and a purring kitteh on the window, and rose-patterned bedsheets, and my mother and wonderful aunts and grandmothers. I’m in the mood for mulled wineContinue reading “Beautiful People, the Older Women Are Hawt Edition”
Speaking of trafficking and sex-work… Look what W is up to!
Some of the outgoing president’s decisions are disturbing to the extreme. Check this out: …The administration also wants to deny funding to organizations that help victims of sex trafficking if they also advocate legalized consensual prostitution. These and others can be found on ProPublica.org’s list of midnight regulations. Awesome. Once again, slavery and sex-work areContinue reading “Speaking of trafficking and sex-work… Look what W is up to!”
Natalia A. 