February 2011
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The Feministing Rom Com Review: Going the Distance →
I rented this movie tonight on iTunes, just what I need after finishing a horribly depressing novel for my seminar. I thought I’d write my own review, but I remembered that Feministing had done one, and went back and realized it’s exactly what I want to say: this movie is still flawed, but stands out in many ways as being more feminist-friendly than other types. And it is freaking...
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“Other than the hundreds of thousands of federal workers who could be sent home...”
– The Feds Are Prepared For A Shutdown. Are You? : NPR
Really, NPR, really? Heaven forbid your vacation gets interrupted when they are people whose jobs are no longer providing them with an income! Really?
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Obama Administration Will No Longer Defend... →
FINALLY!!!
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Glenn Beck: Reform rabbis and "radicalized Islam"... →
On the one hand, Glenn Beck is such a dangerous man. On the other hand, I am FINALLY a part of something he has maligned! I feel like I’ve made it! He maligns so many people/organization whom I admire and respect that to be part of the movement that he’s criticizing makes me feel like I’ve really made it as a crazy dirty liberal. Can we just take a moment and savor the fact...
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“If the plans go through, Britain would join the Netherlands, Canada, Belgium,...”
– Britain to legalize same-sex marriage
So let me get this straight: The country that once conducted the Inquisition, torturing people because they weren’t perfect Catholics, now affords full marriage rights for same-sex couples but the United States doesn’t?
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“We’ve always held axiomatically that we do not deal in politics,” said Jacob...”
– No Birthright Bus on J Street - Campus - New Voices
Look, Birthright, you absolutely do deal in politics and you do deal in religion. You organize trips to Israel for Jewish students. You believe that Israel is the Jewish homeland, and you go through rigorous screening processes to make sure your...
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