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121. Gender Shock: Exploding the Myths of Male & Female by Phyllis Burke. I make sense of the world through books, and lately I have been trying, for various reasons, to make sense of ( Read more... )

Two pledges and a link ( Read more... )

Books 1-10.
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51. What I Didn't See and Other Stories by Karen Joy Fowler.
52. Thunder and Roses: Volume IV: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon.
53. Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler.
54. Travel Light by Naomi Mitchison.
55. Angela Davis: An Autobiography.
56. Always Coming Home by ( Read more... )

AKA "WisCon ( Read more... )

I've realized something recently; I prefer to read fiction by women. This is a general trend I've noticed this year, and one I've been trying to explain to myself. (This may be unnecessary, but then I already spend more energy than necessary trying to explain myself to myself, so it's not really anything new.) Before I started tracking my reading ( Read more... )

You really ought to read this essay by Esquire columnist Tom Chiarella about men. Not because it's good or I agree with it or endorse it or anything of the sort. Because it is jaw-droppingly stupid. An excerpt:

A man carries cash. A man looks out for those around him--woman, friend, stranger. A man can cook eggs. A man can always find something ( Read more... )

Quote the First: "The sari is the most flattering garment. . . . It disguises manly shoulders, takes attention away from a masculine neck."

Quote the Second: Ms. Brown and Mr. Friedman . . . were also determined not to let Harrison "take control of the house," Ms. Brown said. They went ahead with putting in flat-front lacquered maple cabinets in ( Read more... )