December 2008
“The article, by Anna Montrose, then a student at McGill, read, in part, “It’s...”
– Rachel Kramer Bussel: Woman Claims College “Turned” Her Gay
This is satire, right? “College girl wakes up as a post modernist, questions essentialism”
“At issue are limits on the number of cotton trousers, golf shirts, babies’...”
– When textile quotas end this week, will U.S. jobs go, too?
via Atrios
It is depressing me to think about how much fear of homophobic attacks from straight men has impaired my sex life;
And I’ve denied myself the simple pleasures of fucking the system without anybody noticing.
The Beautiful Simplicity That Is Sometimes...
misfittoys:
I’m a female college student and a feminist. I expect equal pay, equal treatment, and fairness when it comes to chores at home. But I have fantasies of domestic discipline. Some days I’d like to rush home and clean the apartment and make dinner for my boyfriend wearing only an apron. Then I’d appreciate it if he’d find some excuse, something I did wrong, and spank me until I cry...
“In an interview Tuesday, Ambassador Gabriela Shalev said Israel’s main...”
– UN ambassador: Israel seeks to ‘destroy’ Hamas
Regime change for everybody!
The Fantasy of Acceptable 'Non-Consent': Why the... →
rkb:
From the new anthology Yes Means Yes! which I also have an essay in:
Because I’m a feminist who enjoys domination, bondage and pain in the bedroom, it should be pretty obvious why I often remain mute and, well, pretty closeted about my sexuality. While it’s easy for me to write an impassioned diatribe on the vital importance of “conventional” women’s pleasure, or to talk publicly and...
Also Re: Gaza
I’m curious how the Fatah/Hamas split is affected by the unleashing of Israel’s armed forces. I assume Palestine will unite under one or the other, I’m just wondering which side will be fed by the rubble.
Israel:Gaza
I think this is a perfect demonstration of the limits of terrorism and the limits of aerial bombing. You can’t bomb terrorists because you ruin innocent people’s lives and make more terrorists and terrorism surely rains hell down upon the people you are fighting for with little to no institutional change.
“My penis turns simple sexual pleasures into political acts. She turns biological...”
– Julia Serano
Cocky. - Feministing
“Bash Back! is ecstatic to announce a national radical queer convergence to take...”
– Cool event in Chicago next Spring « Bound, Not Gagged
I know some of the folks involved in Bash Back and I am very excited about this event.
Twitter / QassamCount →
“Updates about rocket attacks from Gaza into Israel”
via livejamie
“After ordering a tuna melt on 12-grain bread, Obama approached reporters and...”
– Obama bristles as the bubble closes in - Carol E. Lee - Politico.com
“Yeah, half of me thinks I really should simply close myself off to casual kink,...”
– Casual sex? Casual kink? « Clarisse Thorn
“Much more to the point is the astute criticism leveled by the gay Democratic...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - You’re Likable Enough, Gay People - NYTimes.com
via uoma:smalltowngayblog
Great piece by Rich today…this I totally agree with as well:
“When Obama defends Warren’s words by calling them an example of the “wide range of viewpoints” in a “diverse and noisy and opinionated”...
“Avi Benayahu, an Israeli military spokesman said: “The operation against...”
– Al Jazeera English - Middle East - Israel resumes Gaza bombardment
Chicago, America's most segregated big city --... →
claytoncubitt:
Sisters Of Mercy - Lucretia (My...
“The Frame
The most important thing in art is The Frame. For painting:...”
– Frank Zappa in “The Real Frank Zappa Book”.
sympathyfortheartgallery:
You might even argue what makes most contemporary art is the frame, or the exposing of the frame, the shifting of it.
via signa
“The central feature of the new bill is that it would take away much of the...”
– Bankruptcy Bill Passes; Bush Expected to Sign (washingtonpost.com)
April 15, 2005
“Among Dolphins, Tool-Using Handymen Are Women
In a Sign of Animal Ingenuity,...”
– Really, WSJ? Dolphins do not wear clothes. And I have seen human women use tools.
Wild female bottlenose dolphins have been discovered using tools
via Jamie Martin
Little Blue Pills Among the Ways CIA Wins Friends... →
katharinec:
The Afghan chieftain looked older than his 60-odd years, and his bearded face bore the creases of a man burdened with duties as tribal patriarch and husband to four younger women. His visitor, a CIA officer, saw an opportunity, and reached into his bag for a small gift.
Four blue pills. Viagra.
“Take one of these. You’ll love it,” the officer said. Compliments of Uncle Sam.
The...
Gift Card Rescue →
“Does that $200 Dunkin’ Donuts gift card you’ve just received really tie in with your New Year’s resolution? If not,use Gift Card Rescue to exchange it for cards you actually want to use — or sell it (at a slight loss) for cold, hard cash. “
via very short list
“Although the number of uninsured and the cost of coverage have ballooned under...”
– Bush Has Built Foundation for Improved Health Care - NYTimes.com
My dad passed this along with the comment, “who knew?”
My favorite Jewish holiday is Yom Kippur
Amanda: wow, I like this pent up sexual energy, it’s fun when we’ve been having sex every day (right?)
Me: It is fun
Me: I’ve been very horny the past couple days
Me: I like denial
Amanda: right
Me: (Lent is my favorite Christian holiday, remember?)
I am too horny to be at work. Nobody’s in the office today so there’s no one to flirt with.
“A state House panel recommended the state give $20,000 to victims of the...”
– poetic propaganda » NC Panel Recommends Reparations for Sterilization Victims
We all know what genetically inferior means.
FYI: Last night marked Chicago's 501st homicide in...
via newsandbooze
Reception
I’m on a three day temp assignment (the first work I’ve gotten in two weeks) to fill in for a receptionist on holiday. The view is absolutely spectacular. I’m on the 37th floor of 161 N. Clark overlooking the lake (and the skyline between clark and the lake.)
“The US has 15,600 Iraqis in custody. Until now, the Pentagon could arrest and...”
– Juan Cole