Given that pregnancy has become oh-so-trendy, we had to know this was coming: a line of clothing for laboring women. Yes, you read that right, clothes for women in labor. To wear during labor and delivery. While I was at first repulsed, I tried to keep an open mind about the company, Binsi. After all, […]
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A quick blog housekeeping note: I will be traveling for the rest of this holiday weekend to go to a wedding across the country. I think I might actually leave my computer at home (gasp!). The thought
According to CNN, Idaho Senator may be stepping down today. It’s obvious that Craig – like so many others in the scandal-ridden GOP – is a complete and utter hypocrite. But I find al
There’s something I thought I’d never say. Good news today on the criminal justice front out of Texas. Kenneth Foster came within hours of execution today for the 1996 shooting murder of Ray LaHood. The killing occurred after a robbery spree during which Mr. Foster was the driver of the getaway car. One of his […]
It happens every fall. The first day of school* rolls around and I get jitters. Today is my last-ever first day of school, as I embark on my third (and last!) year of law school. For all of you lawyer
Trusty old Bill Saletan draws some funky comparisons today in his Human Nature column. After a paragraph about the broadening availability of surgery to repair the harm caused by Female Genital Mutila
In sync with the NY Times report that poverty is down in the US though uninsurance rates are up, the Heritage Foundation has posted a maddening document: “How Poor are America’s Poor? Examining the “Plague” of Poverty in America.” Don’t you just love the use of scare quotes to tip us off, right off the […]
via Cara comes this new Heineken ad: Seems to take the demeaning but common (and ancient) notion of a woman as a vessel (explored in Rachel Roth’s Making Women Pay to new heights, no? All of a s
…Gonzo is joining Turd Blossom and stepping down. Thoughts on replacements? CNN’s money (so far as I could tell at the gym) is on Chertoff. His appointment would be a great way to honor th
Alabama journalist Gita Smith imagines the Supreme Court oral argument that will take place if the Court accepts a challenge to Alabama’s law banning the sale of vibrating sex toys. The 11th Circuit held in favor of the state, writing that there is no right to sexual privacy in the state. Gun sales? Go for […]
To my surprise, my food posts (I am, after all, supposed to be feminist & foodie) have sparked serious controversy ’round these parts. So let’s see what happens today, when we throw r
Nothing like a little self-congratulation to get a blogger going in the morning. Amanda’s got a post up at Pandagon and Offsprung bemoaning the horrendous job the MSM does addressing or qualifyi