Monthly Archives: November 2009

International Transgender Day of Remembrance

Posted on 20 November, 2009 by

Credit: Abbas Kiarostami from Rain, 2006 Today marks the 11th Annual International Transgender Day of Remembrance.  So far this year, there have been 162 (known) murders of trans people, the vast majority of which were women of color. The violence … Continue reading →

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Mad Men’s sexism wasn’t funny enough for Bill Clinton

Posted on 19 November, 2009 by

via Chicago Sun-Times “You ever watch that TV series ‘Mad Men?’ ” Clinton asked. “If I keep watching this program, will I ever find a happy person? Great television. Good drama. But a lot of really painful reminders in that … Continue reading →

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Thursday Link Love

Posted on 19 November, 2009 by

Holy crap, not being on top of the link situation for 5 straight days is brutal.  I have more things starred in my Reader than I know what to do with! Daily Kos: Fun with Numbers on Abortion Coverage On … Continue reading →

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Palin is “all for” racially profiling Muslims

Posted on 19 November, 2009 by

via TPM Transcript after the jump:

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By golly, it all makes sense now!

Posted on 18 November, 2009 by

Troll comment of the week re: The Minidress Riot She wasn’t wearing any underwear. Most American media fails to include that in the reports. *smacks forehead as the light turns on* Wow, all this self-righteous anger was for nothing!  Obvs, … Continue reading →

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Reason #2 I love Rufus Wainwright*

Posted on 18 November, 2009 by

He is super super nice and patient with his fans, even though it was freaking cold outside and I said creepy shit like, “This is my 7th time seeing you!”  (He just laughed.)  I totally forgot to ask him when … Continue reading →

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Reason #285 I love Rufus Wainwright

Posted on 17 November, 2009 by

This is him singing an aria from his opera (yeah, he wrote an opera—Reason #286…). Stuff like 4:20 – 5:20 happens occasionally, but it’s funny/endearing and doesn’t piss off the fans á la Morrissey or Cat Power: I ended up not … Continue reading →

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Monday Mix: Rufus Wainwright Edition

Posted on 16 November, 2009 by

I’m in Austin right now because I’ll be seeing Rufus Wainwright for the seventh time tomorrow night—5th row!—at the Paramount.  Yup, I love me some Rufus.  One of my cats is named after him (you can read why here), and … Continue reading →

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Weekend Link Love

Posted on 15 November, 2009 by

ShareseL: The Feminists Will Never Be Satisfied… Deeply Problematic: Oprah.com: Are You a Feminist? Or a feminine-ist? La Frontera Times: In House Bill Children’s Coverage is “Lottery of Geography” The Curvature: Not the Man I Know Notoriously, Mandy: Ode to … Continue reading →

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Seeee yaaa…

Posted on 14 November, 2009 by

I won’t be posting much over the next few days.  I’m driving up to Austin in a while (if I ever manage to get my shit together…I’m such a procrastinator).  I have a couple of posts scheduled to go up, … Continue reading →

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