This has been all over the blogosphere lately, but if you haven’t seen this ridiculous response from the NY State chapter of NOW to Ted Kennedy’s endorsement of Obama, it’s somewhat shocking. Choice excerpts:
Women have just experienced the ultimate betrayal. Senator Kennedy’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton’s opponent in the Democratic presidential primary campaign has really […]

A recent study published in Perspectives on Psychological Science, has found that the happiest people are not necessarily the most successful, in terms of money and (for students) grades, attendance, etc.
The 10s earned significantly less money than the eights and nines. Their educational achievements and political engagement were also significantly lower than their moderately happy […]

Of course, no one has any idea how cherry-picked these answers are.
Fascinating. Notice how these people care just as much about the intent of the woman as they do about the death of the fetus. What a tragic issue- you can almost see a path to unity, but the act itself is so divisive that […]

Shocking news today that Heath Ledger, who is set to appear as the Joker in The Dark Knight later this year, has died in an apparent suicide.
This is totally unexpected- from a professional standpoint Ledger was at the prime of his life. He received acclaimed reviews for his role of Ennis in Brokeback Mountain, and […]

The success of 2 Buck Chuck is satisfying to anyone who can’t stand wine snobbishness. Probably Trader Joe’s cheapest brand of wine, Chuck, formally known as Charles Shaw, has been gaining popularity for a few years now, to the chagrin of more expensive Napa vinyards, and for good reason- in addition to being dirt cheap, […]

I love TED- here’s an amazing video about what some of our closest relatives, the Bonobos, can do when pushed to their limits:

Check out the end- proof of the universal appeal of video games.

For months, Hillary Clinton is the front-runner for the Democratic ticket, with the highest polling of any candidate. Then the moment Barack Obama begins to beat her, Gloria Steinem calls foul.
Gloria Steinem knows a lot more about oppression than I do. But this is a case of having a hammer and everything looking like a […]