Monthly Archives: August 2009

Monday Mix – Decemberists Edition

Posted on 31 August, 2009 by

I’ve been really bummed out all weekend, y’all.  I miss NY.  I’d probably miss it less if I could, like, find a job?  This time last year, I was a college professor.  This time last year, Junot Diaz told me … Continue reading →

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Weekend Link Love

Posted on 29 August, 2009 by

Feministe: It’s Not About Me Alienated Conclusions: If Black Women Were White Women Bitch Magazine: I Blame Porn Flip Flopping Joy: Of Tea Parties and Patriots Racialicious: Writing characters of color The Angry Black Woman: Mindblowing SF Lists Paste Magazine: … Continue reading →

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Crap headline of the day

Posted on 28 August, 2009 by

via TimesOnline: Sigh.

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Some Clarifications Re: ‘Mad Men’ & Feminism

Posted on 27 August, 2009 by

*I first started writing this as a comment on PostBourgie (my original ‘Mad Men’ article was cross-posted there), but it got really long and involved, so here’s my response in article form. First of all, WOW. Half the time, I … Continue reading →

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I hate Eli Roth

Posted on 26 August, 2009 by

“And each chapter, I told Quentin, I feel he’s hit the level in his writing of a Tennessee Williams or an Arthur Miller. He’s transcended screenwriting; certainly, acting classes are going to be performing these scenes for the next one … Continue reading →

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Infinite Summer – Week 9

Posted on 26 August, 2009 by

I feel like I’m a billion pages behind.  I got sick this week and spent my days curled up on the couch watching TNT’s endless encore presentations of We Are Marshall, plus a bunch of bad ’90s movies on Netflix. … Continue reading →

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89 years ago today…

Posted on 26 August, 2009 by

…women got the right to vote when the 19th Amendment went into effect. Here are some suffragettes on “College Day” picketing the White House three years before the 19th Amendment was ratified.  Photographer unknown. Beginning in January 1917, suffragists began … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Link Roundup

Posted on 26 August, 2009 by

Austin-American Statesman: New Bible requirement hits Texas schools this fall Miami Herald: FL gay adoption ban goes to appeals court Feministe: One woman takes on King Coal. And wins. Racialicious: How do we deal with racist materials? Crooks and Liars: … Continue reading →

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Rendition of Terror Suspects Will Continue Under Obama

Posted on 24 August, 2009 by

Surprise, surprise. via NY Times WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will continue the Bush administration’s practice of sending terror suspects to third countries for detention and interrogation, but will monitor their treatment to insure they are not tortured, administration officials … Continue reading →

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Newfangled technology

Posted on 23 August, 2009 by

Against my better judgment, I started a Feminist Texican Twitter account.*  See side bar. I also created an email account, should anyone care to drop me a line.  thefeministtexican[at]gmail[dot]com. *If said account one day mysteriously disappears, it’s because I truly … Continue reading →

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