For many people angry about their taxes, it's about fairness rather than the concept of helping to support public goods. Meanwhile, tea partiers are doing real damage to communities. Also: Romney would do anything but "repair" the safety net.
One thing we've learned from all this is that the younger generations do care about reproductive rights. I love the concept of taking back pink. Feminist pink. I also love the concept of going beyond soundbites and ribbons and getting to know the realities of a cause. And you know I'm a longtime fan of Gail Collins' turns of phrase, so let's appreciate--in this era of divisiveness--her pointing out how breasts are America's favorite body part. And (mostly) not in the way it is for this guy.
How cool is smart paint that warns you about crumbling infrastructure?
You might want to rethink buying produce at Walmart. Oh, and your blogger is very angry because it turns out that she may have been mislead into consuming chicken broth. You see, Corner Bakery labels its roasted tomato soup as vegetarian (online and in stores), but the recipe it provided, which I only looked for later, contains chicken broth. That's just wrong. I've already complained to Corner Bakery, but I also need to figure out which veg groups to publicize this to.
On a more positive note, here's a humane egg glossary.
Red line passengers are just $hit-out-of-luck.
Back on the topic of taking online reviews with a grain of salt: one reviewer slammed a restaurant for *being closed.* Yelp actively tries to tamp down on fake reviews.
Articles about federal employee pay sure bring out the trolls, almost as much as articles about single women do, and there will be plenty of trolling opportunities with the Match study on single America. Now, let me take issue with the tenuous connection between the questions asked in the study and the way headlines are reporting it. When you ask very pigeon-holing questions--do people "never" want to get married--you lose a lot of nuance. I can't help but be annoyed by the language in that last one. USA Today had to go out and find a happy, unmarried 50-year-old woman because she was such a curiosity? Why is that so hard to imagine that it's news? The best way to handle this kind of thing is to defer to Jezebel for some sanity:
In general, Madison found that men are people, think of women as people, and appreciate being treated like people — with consideration, honesty, and a little confidence. None of this will be shocking to most men, who have long known that they are actually human beings. But when a big chunk of the dating-advice industry is devoted to convincing women that men are in fact giant penises, any evidence that they might have thoughts and feelings is pretty groundbreaking.So true. Expect a lot more relationship articles, both substantive and ridiculous, in the run-up to Valentine's Day.
These critics are nuts; I f*ing love the Ferris Bueller CRV ad.
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