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Will Obama win because he's neither old, nor a girl?
by JS O’Brien Drake Bennett’s piece in the Boston Globe provides a fascinating look at stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination, and how they differ between race and gender. He also suggests that...
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The Compleat Scrogues' Guide to Women, inaugural edition: my pal Hill
By Ann Ivins As the leading producer of estrogen around this here blog, I have at last succumbed to the pressure of popular demand, the necessity for a woman’s voice in this howling wilderness of...
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Homages & derivatives v. the exceedingly rare original work of art
by Michael James Hawk When is a Work of art truly original? Put another way: when is a Work not derivative of someone else’s work? It is hard not to be influenced by other’s work, especially when the...
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There's a land that I see, where the children are free…
By Jennifer Angliss When I was a kid, I listened to the “Free to Be… You and Me” album incessantly. We had it on vinyl (not 8-track!) and I probably came close to wearing it out. At the time, I …...
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Nota Bene #102: Dancing Limbaughs
“What they really want to see is, they want you to chop your fucking arm off, hold up your arm, wave it around spewing blood, and believe me, if you did that, the crowd would go fucking ballistic. You...
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What to do about the Mid-Wife Crisis?
Today one of my good friends will stand before a judge in the company of her husband and dissolve her marriage. It is in one respect a common act, though rarely uneventful: it happens thousands of...
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This is not about Tiger Woods. It's about Billy Payne. And Augusta National....
You may have caught the story last week. Augusta National Chairman Billy Payne stomped the balls off Tiger Woods for … well, if you need to be told what for, then you probably don’t know who Tiger...
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Chevrolet: poster child for sexism?
by John Cavanaugh What a gorgeous bit of nostalgia from Chevrolet! Or whatever this is trying to be. Especially in tough economic times like these, I like to think about the possible target audiences....
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Beyond manscaping: age-defying lift!
By Patrick Vecchio I was walking through our mall’s major department store the other day on my way to the men’s section. Repeat: the men’s section. I don’t think they’ll even let a guy into the section...
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A league of their own: S&R honors Lavonne “Pepper” Paire-Davis (and...
Walt Whitman once said, “I see great things in baseball. It’s our game, the American game. It will repair our losses and be a blessing to us.” You could look it up. – Annie Savoy My grandfather used to...
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Without ordination, women can’t contribute equally in decisions on religious...
By Whitney Downard Despite political and social gains elsewhere, women cannot hold many high religious offices because of their gender. By limiting leadership positions to men, churches erode women’s...
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‘Total Frat Move’? More like Total F*cking Misogynists
You may have seen your favorite celebrity like Taylor Swift or Gigi Hadid sporting one of these babies [referring to high-waisted bikini bottoms] on their latest social media post … either way, you’re...
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woMAN; Woe, man; Whoa! Man.
By Tamara Enz When I was in third grade, the elementary school principal came into our class to speak with the students. I don’t now remember what the primary reason was for his visit; what I remember...
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