A modest roundup.

Jill Filipovic:To anyone who has taken even a cursory look at reproductive rights activism, it's obvious that decreasing the abortion rate isn't nearly as much a concern for the pro-life movement as controlling women is. ... Despite knowing the key to a lower abortion rate, the so-called "pro-life" movement refuses to use it. ( Read more... )

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I felt a pang of sadness when I learned yesterday morning that Christopher Hitchens had died of esophageal cancer at 62, but I didn't feel compelled to post about it. On the one hand, he was undeniably brilliant, erudite, and eloquent. His was an uncompromising voice for atheism, his exposé of Mother Teresa alone validated his presence among the ( Read more... )

Despite her various and often astounding blind spots, I still read Amanda Marcotte, because she sometimes has keen insights. She almost never does "righteous rants," but today she's got one up about Hank Williams Jr. comparing Obama to Hitler, and it's awesome, though it needs a few paragraph breaks that I'll throw in....I never liked Hank Williams ( Read more... )

Clarence Clemons dead at age 69 after suffering a stroke last week.

Here he is, talking about how he and Springsteen put together Clemons' sax solo in "Jungleland":

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LOL: "When President Trump chooses his cabinet it will be interesting to see if Busey and Meatloaf fight it out for secretary of defense."

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