This tweet really, really bothered me. I mean, I get it, it’s a tweet and it’s supposed to grab attention in only so many characters. …
The ethics of feminist solidarity
The ethics of feminist solidarity In which I continue beating the Dominique Strauss-Khan (almost) dead horse, but this time, from the perspective of misguided and …
Historical continuums, menus and how I suspect heart and liver will not be served tonight
Today, speculations run wild on the menu for the British Royal Wedding. The National provides a helpful run down of the possibilities: The menu for …
Why I cannot watch Royal Weddings
Every diamond worn by a Royal; every shred of cloth; every bite of overpriced gourmet food they eat; every blessing from a church member and …
About intelligence
For the past week or so I have seen several posts in my dash about intelligence, IQ, people qualified as “geniuses”, etc. I didn’t have …
We are not all Libyan
I see this cutesy thing (no doubt with good intentions) claiming that “today we are all Libyan”. Not only we are not all Libyan but …
The myth of international orphans that need “rescuing”
Great post at RH Reality Check, The Lie We Love about international adoptions. From the piece: Westerners have been sold the myth of a world …
Sorry, not flying with you
Yesterday I caught up with the first episode of BBC’s Come Fly with Me, the new show by Matt Lucas and David Walliams, of Little …