Daily Archive: June 2, 2009

Jun 02 2009

Silence is the Enemy

There’s a blogging event going on right now, and for the rest of June, started by Sheril Kirschenbaum at The Intersection, in an effort to draw attention to the frequent and widespread rape occurring presently in Liberia. The fact is, rape isn’t a regional or cultural problem — it’s an everywhere problem, and the solution …

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Jun 02 2009

Tetris turns 25

Some games have some ethereal quality that allows them to transcend cultural barriers and even the ravages of time: for instance, chess, soccer, or Tetris, the latter in fact having just turned 25 today. And what’s not to love about a game that almost seems like it was designed expressly for compulsive organizers, given that …

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Jun 02 2009

Hero? HERO!? Like hell!

It’s amazing what the far-right is saying about Dr. George Tiller, who was murdered for performing legal and medically necessary abortions to save women’s lives. Here’s Rachel Maddow on George Tiller’s death, and the long chain of right-wing terrorism perpetrated in the name of anti-abortion. I honestly can’t add anything to this, and I’m so …

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Jun 02 2009

If you believe in anything magical, here’s a post you need to read.

While I mostly tend to befriend intelligent and skeptical folk, I know and am good friends with a number of people that are knee deep in mysticism and woo. It is my sincerest wish that they step back from the brink and examine their lives, their beliefs, and realize what tangible effects on their lives …

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