The perils of false equivalencies and self-proclaimed centrism

Adolf Hitler: Compromises with Atheism Destroy Religious, Ethical Values
(presented as a counter to this story: GOP candidate: Hitler invented separation of church and state)

"Ah-Choo!": What you didn't know about the common cold

Epic Traffic Jam in China Enters Its 9th Day

Roundup: Want to Anger a LOT of Women? Propose Eliminating Epidurals to "Save Money"First thing this made me think of was Gen 3:16, "I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing; with pain you will give birth to children ( Read more... )

I'm so sad I have to return Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex to the library today. It was the first Mary Roach book I'd read, and I really enjoyed it. I love geeky sex facts, and this also was very resonant with a feminist view of the history of science, in my mind. Victorian gynecologists practiced on patients without looking at their ( Read more... )

Deadly Whooping Cough, Once Wiped Out, Is Back

Are the American people obsolete?
The offshoring of industrial production means that many American investors and corporate managers no longer need an American workforce in order to prosper. They can enjoy their stream of profits from factories in China while shutting down factories in the U.S. And if Chinese workers have the impertinence to demand ( Read more... )

The Best One-Liners From The Women Of Mad Men

Gel found to reduce AIDS risk in women

Ben Stein: The Unemployed Are People With ‘Unpleasant Personalities…Who Do Not Know How To Do A Day’s Work’
I guess he would know.

Sen. Barrasso Calls For Repealing Middle Class Tax Cuts To Finance Tax Cuts For The Rich

Police: Alleged freeway shooter was ( Read more... )

Cop survives wreck where cruiser bent in half

Right Wing Rallies Around Tea Party After NAACP Condemns Movement For Harboring Racists

"The Circus": Chaplin's little-known masterpiece

Medicine: When every scent disappeared from my world

Why today's "jobs for America" summit is a bad joke"Someone should remind business executives that their plan ( Read more... )

Why feminists say domestic violence isn't taken seriously

"Mad Men" season 4 photo gallery

Whooping Cough Now An Epidemic In California
If only there were some sort of vaccine.
I can't believe they don't mention the anti-vaccers in the article.

Superpoop: a sharing machine comic

Tiny Kitten Wears Tiny Hat, Eats Tiny Ice Cream Cone

Increasing ( Read more... )

"BP wants Twitter to shut down a fake BP account that is mocking the oil company. In response, Twitter wants BP to shut down the oil leak that’s ruining the ocean." - Jimmy Fallon

Meanwhile, in Japan....

First human 'infected with computer virus'

U.S. FDA Approves Natazia(TM), A New Oral Contraceptive For The Prevention Of Pregnancy

Oklahoma ( Read more... )

Kim Phuc, the Vietnamese girl in one of the unforgettable images of the Vietnam War, has been reunited by the BBC with Christopher Wain, the ITN correspondent who helped save her life 38 years ago

Super Foods for Men and Women

Elsie the Borden Cow Thinks You’re a Slut, or "The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Pill has inspired a lot of wingnuts to ( Read more... )