November 2008
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“I’m not a total diva: I don’t need satin sheets or 300 thread count...”
– Hideous Kinky: Ever Been In A Bedroom So Nasty You Couldn’t Have Sex?
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Red Sex, Blue Sex →
“Why do so many evangelical teen-agers become pregnant?” [via]
October 2008
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“When large numbers of people are reduced to eating dirt – earth, clay – it is...”
– Racism and Poverty
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Time to add an ethnographer to your team? →
I hope that as I approach the end of graduate school (aka in 10,000 years), more people are deciding that the answer to this is “yes”. Perhaps, as a proto-anthropologist I overvalue the anthropological perspective. Obviously.
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“Then came Soulja Boy Tell Em. I asked him, “What historical figure do you most...”
– A Rapper Salutes the Slave Trade - The Daily Beast [via]
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VIP Syndrome: Why the rich and powerful might get... →
“VIP syndrome strikes when doctors and nurses treat VIP patients differently—and, in the end, the medical care is worse, not better. Because VIPs are special, doctors and nurses deviate from usual protocols. As a result, the patient receives something other than the standard of care.” [via]]
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“What K opponents will never say in public, is that it’s not prostitutes that are...”
– Keeping San Francisco Safe From Prostitutes? [via]
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“We should be clear. American elections have always been two parts democratic...”
– Voting and American Decline
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“Like American financial capitalism, Starbucks, fueled by the capital markets,...”
– Will Your Recession Be Tall, Grande, or Venti? [via]
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“Some of our best friends are voters.”
– Taking Politics Seriously: Looking Beyond the Election and Beyond Elections
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RACIAL WEALTH/INCOME GAP →
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Half of Doctors Routinely Prescribe Placebos →
“But despite much attention given to the power of placebos, basic questions about them remain unanswered: Are they any better than no treatment at all? Must people be deceived into believing that a treatment is active for a placebo to work?”
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“First of all: what is work? Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position...”
– “In Praise of Idleness” By Bertrand Russell [via]
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For Some, Uncertainty Starts at Racial Identity →
“The McCain campaign’s depiction of Barack Obama as a mysterious ‘other’ with an impenetrable background may not be resonating in the national polls, but it has found a receptive audience with many white Southern voters.” [via
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Increase in Tuberculosis Cases on the Border →
“To prevent it spreading, immigration authorities have closed passage to the United States to Mexican citizens who have developed resistance to the medications.”
“Curiosity must come before content.”
– How to Avoid Making a Bad Presentation [via]
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“And there’s the rub. We love learning. We hate school. What’s worse is that many...”
– Revisiting “A Vision of Students Today”
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Avoid Lamborghinis, Loud Logos Amid Financial... →
“Nobody wants to be the luxury pinata,” Pedraza said in an interview yesterday after a global sell-off sent markets reeling from Europe to Asia. “Who wants to be the focus of attention on greedy spending in a tremendous crisis?” [via]
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Counting Votes - Barack Obama Radio Ad →
my new favorite political ad on the radio
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“I am not gay, but I have a vested interest in the outcome. We all have a vested...”
– Savage Love Letter of the Day
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“Parties rise and fall. Wars begin and end. The world turns. But American...”
– Bound for Glory [via]
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“Being unable to cover the cost of an abortion means women may forego food, rent...”
– Hyde Amendment Robs Women of Reproductive Choice [via]
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Va. pharmacy follows faith, no birth control sales →
“Divine Mercy Care Pharmacy is among at least seven pharmacies across the nation that are refusing as a matter of faith to sell contraceptives of any kind, even if a person has a prescription.” [via]
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The Surprising Death of the Public Intellectual... →
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In Twin Peaks, WA →
“In recent years, I’ve traveled to Washington State and photographed as many of the series’ filming locations as I’ve been able to find. For the most part, I’ve tried to stick to locations that were shot for the pilot, as I feel that they’re likely to be closest to the original vision of Twin Peaks.” [via]
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Constant Disaster →
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“A Canton man accused of burning a cross in front of his home as part of a...”
– Canton man says cross-burning was for Halloween
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