…That the cats are creepily accurate feline reflections of Boyfriend and I. The female is: Thinner Lighter Neater High-strung Overly Sensitive and Prone to Poorly Timed Fits of Affection The male is: Bigger Darker Sloppier Laid-back Largely Unflappable and Prone to Napping in Unlikely Places I sense a cosmic conspiracy of Berúthiel-esque proportions. One ofContinue reading “We interrupt your regular broadcast due to a terrifying realization…”
Author Archives: Natalia Antonova
Mature, reasonable response to offended Sheila Jeffreys fans
Take THAT, graduate programs everywhere! See how viciously and unceremoniously I excluded Bloom from sisterhood with me? Now, of course, Bloom and I both agree on poststructuralism, but we run into a big, big problem when it comes to both J.K. Rowling & Doris Lessing, which is what the decision to keep him in theContinue reading “Mature, reasonable response to offended Sheila Jeffreys fans”
Late-Term Abortion, Honour Crime…
Please read this powerful account on a late-term abortion from a guest-blogger at bastad.logic. Also, check out my review of Rana Husseini’s Murder in the Name of Honour on Feministe. OK, since all of that was really intense, here’s something to bring a semblance of balance to the Force: (It gets funnier and funnier asContinue reading “Late-Term Abortion, Honour Crime…”
Monday Music: The “terrifying self-awareness” Edition
I am tired. I am unpleasant. I have also recently turned into the sort of trollish person who glares at gorgeous couples kissing on the benches on a sunny day in Kiev, when even the miscreants in the park are toasting them with their rubbing alcohol bottles. There’s clearly something wrong. I am counting onContinue reading “Monday Music: The “terrifying self-awareness” Edition”
George Tiller Murdered in Wichita
Oh yes, the pro-life crowd sure loves life. And they love irony so much they even killed the doctor as he was going to church. WHEN are we going to start recognizing this brand of pro-forced-pregnancy fanaticism as DOMESTIC TERRORISM? Because this is exactly what it is – and this tragedy in Kansas was waitingContinue reading “George Tiller Murdered in Wichita”
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