February 2012
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“[A]ll parties agree that Proposition 8 had one effect only. It stripped same sex...”
– Judge Reinhardt, finding Proposition 8 to be unconstitutional.
Fist pumps at my desk, you guys. Read the whole opinion here.
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OK, I feel a little better about America now.
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January 2012
42 posts
Anonymous asked: I didn't know what HND meant so, feeling old and uncool, I looked it up on Urban Dictionary. Did you know that you've been referenced on Urban Dictionary under HND? New level of internet icon!
a moment of pride
This afternoon, Brad and I decided on a whim to go see a matinee showing of “The Grey”. Great movie, great way to kill a few hours on a Saturday… that is, until almost exactly halfway through the film — right at this super-serious, super-quiet, dialogue-driven part where the guys are sitting around a campfire and discussing their various reasons to live — when the...
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memories
Noah: do you remember the flossing sign in the dentist office on our street growing up?
me: you don't have to floss all your teeth, just the ones you want to keep!
Noah: yeah
Noah: that sign
Noah: sticks with me constantly
me: dude me too
Noah: every time i go into a dentist office and they ask me about flossing
Noah: that sign pops into my mind
Noah: and yet... i still have all my teeth.
Noah: fucking lying-ass sign
me: and remember that other sign
me: where it said "if you don't brush twice a day, the dentist will come to your house and kill your whole family"
Noah: that one never really got to me
competitive dentistry
Noah: considering how long it's been i did pretty well. only 2 cavities.
me: ew, you had cavities?
Noah: 2 small ones
me: failure
Gender bias at NPR — and what it reveals about the... →
The truth is that major publishers put out more books written by men than women. Print publications write more about books written by men. NPR discusses more books written by men. Unsurprisingly, the best seller list is dominated by books written by men: men outnumbered women 25 to 11 on last year’s number-one-best-seller fiction charts. And to be honest, I’m not innocent of this either —...
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new on the big blog: edible yard leavings. →
When men in Congress come to blows at something someone said, I always notice that it shows their blood is quick and red;
But if two women disagree, with very little noise, It proves, and this seems strange to me, that women have no poise.
- Solid gold suffragette poetry, via the Hairpin. In the interest of our own sanity, let’s just enjoy the clever rhyming and not talk about the...
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writingaces replied to your photo: Oh, don’t mind me. I’m just over here, referencing…
How did I not know you watched Doctor Who?
Er… okay, total honesty: I don’t watch it. I’m just kinda of steeped in its general essence thanks to all the Whovians on SparkLife and Tumblr. (Although I did try to watch it once! I was at my in-laws’ for Thanksgiving and the David...
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middlemarching:
pinkindiaink:
middlemarching reblogged your post: middlemarching: I disagree. A twenty-first…
A historical drama can’t also be a critique?
It can be, but I think it’s safe to say that Downton isn’t out to critique Edwardian culture, just depict it for entertainment purposes. But since our respective interpretations of the scene in question and Mary’s agency therein are...
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middlemarching reblogged your post: middlemarching: I disagree. A twenty-first…
A historical drama can’t also be a critique?
It can be, but I think it’s safe to say that Downton isn’t out to critique Edwardian culture, just depict it for entertainment purposes. But since our respective interpretations of the scene in question and Mary’s agency therein are pretty much...
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middlemarching:
I disagree.
A twenty-first century critique of early twentieth-century society should definitely be sensitive to how behaviors that were considered acceptable a century ago are no longer acceptable now, particularly in a scene where a woman is put in a position where she is damned if she does, and damned if she does not. More generally, Mary and Pamuk may not consider his...
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Today’s Auntie post is from a senior girl with a crush on a frosh guy. I don’t usually get too invested in the outcomes of these romantic entanglements, but man, I’m hoping this one has a happy ending.
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“There is the obvious karmic, good-energy stuff of not giving in to the dark...”
– —Gayle Forman, author of If I Stay, Where She Went, and Sisters in Sanity, from her guest blog on the “Turning Points” blog series on distraction99.com. Read the whole inspiring post. (via novaren)
Gayle Forman offers great perspective, although I have to admit that her experience with her first...
On the blog: a story of butter, guilt, and... →
am I the only one for whom the "answer privately"...
Just wondering.
Anonymous asked: If you're a French major, can you communicate well in French?
Why Men Don't Fancy Funny Women →
tankboy:
anniehinton:
Despite recent arguments to support this article, I was kind of hoping that this wasn’t the truth.
“Research to be published this week in a leading academic journal confirms what many female comics - and funny women - have long suspected: men are frightened by their brand of humour. While men might chuckle at the odd gag, when it comes to finding a long-term companion...
bar karma: stellar
Brad and I went to Barcelona (the SoNo bar, not the city) tonight. One bottle of wine and five tapas plates later, we found ourselves still thirsty and fruitlessly trying to instruct our bartender on the creation of “The Churchill”, a favorite bourbon cocktail from a favorite hangout, “Squeeze Bar”, in Charleston.
His solution?
He called Charleston and asked for the...
December 2011
35 posts
debate
I just took a handful of self-portraits for the “New Year’s Eve Style” post for my SparkLife fashion column.
On the one hand, I feel the same way about them that I usually do: silly, slightly embarrassed, and grateful that the only people who ever see my ridiculous pseudo-voguing are a relatively forgiving bunch of sweet teenagers.
On the other hand — and I don’t...
Hollywood Crush: 12 YA Novels We Can't Wait To... →
Why yes, it is nice to have friends in high places.
Also nice: I didn’t know my (MTV) editor had included me on this roundup until my (book) editor emailed me the link. SO SNEAKY.
a PSA for the IBTC
One of the banes of my small-breasted existence has been the ongoing search for good-quality, attractive bras that aren’t padded to make me look bustier. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for lifting, separating, and otherwise beefing up my negligible assets for special occasions — it’s just that, y’know, I’m happy with my boobs. And as such, I’d mostly...
Anonymous asked: Will your book be available in Spain?
Newsweek generously turned its journalistic... →
My husband’s parents sent us a pickle for our tree this year. I was confused, but now I realize that we’re just adopting a proud tradition of… dubious origin.