Southland Scientists Optimistic Over Ebola Serum Discovery

NBC correspondent accidentally says Obama 'is from Kenya' -- Chris Jansing? Really? I expect better.

Missouri Constitutional Amendment Pits Farmer Against Farmer

Delhi gang rape: India outrage over fashion shoot -- "Mr. Shetye said he was not trying to 'glamorise the act, which was ( Read more... )

Ugandan court overturns anti-gay law that halted Western aid

Florida judge orders special session to redraw congressional map

Ebola outbreak: WHO says it can be stopped but warns of catastrophe

Campus Sexual Assault Bill Relies on Public Shaming

Middle-aged drinking 'impairs memory'

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Why do men prefer nice women?: Responsiveness and desire -- Good description of study.

Science of dating: why playing hard to get only works for men -- Not so good description. It's not that "[m]en should play hard to get if they want to attract the opposite sex on a first date otherwise women will see them as unmanly or manipulative," it's that ( Read more... )

Homeowner: 'She says don't shoot me I am pregnant...I shot her anyway'

Nurse won't prescribe birth control, sues because she didn't get a job that requires prescribing birth control

#WomenAgainstFeminism Is Happening Now

Alabama man sues, claiming penis amputated instead of circumcised

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History of Complaints Against Officer Who Had Eric Garner in Apparent Choke Hold -- Meanwhile, the EMTs on the scene have been suspended without pay, while two of the officers involved (including Mr. Daniel Pantaleo) have been reassigned to desk duty, with pay.

Activists Call for Bratton's Resignation Following Eric Garner's Death -- There's that ( Read more... )

Ku Klux Klan Hands Out Candy To Recruit New Members

Florida TSA agents getting geography refresher course after one refuses to recognize District of Columbia driver's license | more

Another Day, Another Woman Being Kicked off of Instagram for Not Meeting Their Standards of Beauty

Seattle man sets house ablaze trying to kill spider with lighter ( Read more... )

Among Justices, Considering a Divide Not of Gender or Politics, but of Beliefs (NYT)

Frank Rich on the National Circus: Could Hobby Lobby Reverse Progress on Gay Civil Rights?

The Letters That Warren G. Harding's Family Didn't Want You to See -- Pretty salacious for the time.

Dubai to Build the First Air-Conditioned Mini-City

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Ebola 'Totally Out of Control,' Doctors Without Borders Says

Rodney K. Smith: The Washington Redskins must deal with the reality of a racist brand

Young people are sexting - but girls are judged more harshly than boys, study finds -- Not terribly surprising. The double standard continues to thrive.

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Ex-NYPD cop charged with hate crime over anti-Jewish graffiti in Brooklyn

How Oklahoma's Botched Execution Affects the Death-Penalty Debate

Condoleezza Rice latest graduation speaker to back out amid protests

Three students expelled for harassment at California college: report -- Remember the incident with the bike lock around a student's neck ( Read more... )

Old by today's standards. These are songs I never got around to until they were available for free. (sophiaserpentia directed me to Grooveshark, which has been a revelation.)

So, tonight I'm listening to "How Can I Sing Like a Girl?":

Tell me, how can I sing like a girl
And not be objectified
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