February 2012
"The name I chose is 'Enlightened Sexism' -- a... →
Here is a good piece by Susan Douglas, who’s lecturing here next week, about her concept of “enlightened sexism.” Maybe you will find it useful? (I especially like the focus on workplace issues and how those are tied to cultural images.)
switzerblog asked: Nope, the 9th circuit ruling was very narrow. The ruling was that an *existing* right was removed by the referendum. In this case, the law (and therefore, the right) will not be in effect prior to the referendum, so no right would be removed should the referendum pass. In effect, it would be codifying the status quo, a circumstance which the 9th circuit specifically declined to speculate about....
karion:
All this yes, BUT and ALSO:
1) Recent WA Supreme Court and 9th Circuit rulings that the names of people who sign such repugnant petitions and referendums are public information and therefore, publishable. People are a hell of a lot LESS likely to sign that referendum recalling same sex marriage if they know that their name will be published as an opponent of equal marriage. 2)...
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Washington State and gay marriage
Some of the cheering seems a bit premature; not only is it not actually law yet - the governor still has to sign the thing - but it’s likely that it won’t be law even once that happens. Due to the state’s reprehensible referendum system, if opponents can collect enough signatures the bill will first have to be approved by voters in November before it can take effect. It is...
objectivecorrelative:
Kronos Quartet, “Marquee...
Crumbler: On Prop. 8 (Thanks, Mom) →
crumbler:
Yesterday afternoon, amid widespread happiness following the first appellate court ruling declaring a gay marriage ban institutional, I received an e-mail from my mother.
”Not being totally sure that you will get my comment on Wayne F—-’s ignorant Facebook post,” her message began, “I am…
Thought Catalog for senior citizens
How to Accept That You Will Never Have Sex Again
5 Ways I Could Choke to Death on This Thing You’re Trying to Feed Me
How to be My Grandson Trying to Teach Me the Internet
Dear Cashier With Whom I am Having a Conversation, I am Sorry to Take Up Your Time, but Everyone I Love is Dead
An Open Letter to Incontinence
How to Deal With Everyone Around You Treating You Like a Goddamned Child
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Freedom from religion
Professional Catholics - and opportunistic Republicans - are making a fuss about the recent decision that health care plans offered by religious institutions are required to cover contraception. Let me tell you a story about that. My father-in-law works at a Catholic university. He, and my wife, are Jewish. The health insurance they received from the University did not cover contraception when...
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lastbutnotleast:
But just between us, isn’t flashing the middle finger something a JV cheerleader does in her facebook photos? Or am I becoming impossibly old? I never would have guessed that the young would annoy me with their lack of edge. Thought there would be space metal by now… It’s all kittens and duck lips, by god!
Oh sure, but like, y’know. Honestly, for...
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"But that’s what art does. Madonna’s religious... →
Here is a thing I wrote a while back that you may find relevant today, especially given my decision to generally Keep My Mouth Shut About the Whole Thing. (Though see “heel.”)
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“A few dignitaries circulated - the R. & B. singer Janelle Monáe’s...”
– “Watch Party,” Lizzie Widdicombe, the New Yorker, February 6, 2012
(see also)
“She was one of the leaders of the Pirate Party, an offshoot of a new political...”
– Marina Weisband: A Jewish Woman in German Politics (via Neal)
The Pirate Party is so great! Politics on the Internet are so special and important and new!
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“We wanted to play our music, but we were told that we couldn’t play. We had to...”
– Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon on why his band is not performing at the Grammys. (via pitchfork)
Jesus fucking Christ, Justin Vernon. “My music is precious and special, like meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.”
unbest:
Daniella Joseph on LMFAO’s “Party Rock Anthem” (2011) (iTunes, Rd—oh come on, you know this damn song)
My cousin Pame is a little wild. Her voice is toddler-loud. When I ride the subway with her, I can feel the eyes of other passengers on us, some of them are disapproving, some startled awake, their eyes focused on her wide red mouth, the glint of her gold fillings. Then there’s her...
The Deep Comic Roots of ‘Self-Deportation’ -... →
The two men started a satirical media campaign to support the initiative, faxing radio and television stations a fake news release that touted the benefits of “self-deportation centers” and invited reporters seeking more information to call a Latino Republican and “militant self-deportationist” named Daniel D. Portado. Eventually the men founded “Hispanics Against Liberal Takeover,” or Halto,...
Oh god
Every time Jon Stewart does a serious interview now it’s like when you’re at a low-key party and the dude with the scraggle beard starts talking about vaccines and corn syrup. WE GET IT, YOU THINK YOUR OPINIONS ARE IMPORTANT, BUT THE REST OF US JUST WANT TO HAVE A BEER AND TALK ABOUT THE KARDASHIANS FOR A FEW HOURS BEFORE LEAVING AT 10:30 TO GET TACOS.
67seven52:
When I first heard “Videogames” (I had to look it up on youtube a month or so ago to see what Carles was talking about) it felt like an indie Adele to me. I thought that was enough capital to just move on, as I’m not a fan of Adele. I liked the song though, and I knew, deep down, she didn’t hit the same chord with me as Adele did. After reading this...
January 2012
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Deconstructing Lana Del Rey →
For the record, if you only read one Lana Del Rey piece from the current cycle, it should be this one, by Jessica Hopper. By getting into the album’s context within the major label system, and how that ended up accidentally intersecting with the Internet, I think Jessica does the best job of explaining what’s going on here.
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“Course topics include the extent of Beyoncé’s control over her own aesthetic,...”
– Beyoncé as a Political Figure? — Rutgers (via interweber)
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Rememberence of blogs past
In 2000, I would be sitting in the basement of the Alumni Magazine (in a repurposed house next to the student union, marooned in the snow), and on breaks from my editorial assistant position I would get on the older Mac (pre-iMac!) we used for layout and read Suck. At some point in all this browsing I came across the idea of a blog. And for the life of me I can’t remember how this happened,...
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“The Margaritaville laid back state of mind is inherently social, and this game...”
– Jimmy Buffett, so next gen (via brianfeldman)