In ninth-grade science class, we watched a documentary about the discovery of the double helix, and it left me blazing indignant with anger. James Watson and Francis Crick, the two men who won the Nobel Prize for this discovery, had stolen essential research from the offices of an x-ray crystallographer [...]
Recommended nonfiction reading
Recommended nonfiction reading
After watching The Kid Stays in the Picture, Robert Evan’s egotistical documentary about how awesome Robert Evans is and how awesome it is being Robert Evans, with my boyfriend and a bottle of Perrier Jouet a few weeks ago, I decided to mention some of my favorite works of nonfiction, and why they are so awesome.
Leave Michelle’s arms alone!
Leave Michelle’s arms alone!
Anyone who has a problem with Mrs. O’s off-one-shoulder beaded white gown obviously doesn’t remember that Nancy Regan wore an almost identical dress at her husband’s first inauguration
8 things that need to go away in 2009
8 things that need to go away in 2009
In the spirit of my recent “Things that I bought that I love” tribute post, and with a nod to Arianna Huffington’s “Bye-Bye 2008: Things I Want to Forget,” here’s a list of things which all sane and rational humans should resolve to avoid in this young year. Some are altruistic, some are practical, some tongue-in-cheek. But I’m deadly serious about them all.
rehabilitation of a role-model.
rehabilitation of a role-model.
No, Stephie, not Britney Spears. An article called Samantha Power Working On Obama’s State Department Transition Team came across my desktop last week, and makes me absurdly happy. I assume if you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you’ve figured out that I’m a bit of a [...]
Too fat to be a rock star?
Too fat to be a rock star?
The Dresden Dolls have been sort of on the fringes of my life for a good seven or eight years. And I’ve developed a sort of tacit hometown loyalty. So even though I’m not the huge fan that so many people see the potential for me to be, I was pretty sickened when this news item came across feministing.com today.
A Nightmare
A Nightmare
I remember my dreams very infrequently. When I do, they tend to be vivid. Last night, I woke, bolt-upright, sometime around 3 in the morning and said outloud: “I just had a nightmare that Teresa Heinz Kerry won a contest to design Michelle Obama’s inaugural gown, and it was orange and horrible!”
election night
election night
This election is crazy. It’s like a giant weight has been lifted; one friend said today he feels like he’s been fighting cancer for eight years, and woke up this morning cured. I understand that nothing will be better or perfect overnight, but at least we’re not veering off the tracks anymore.
Why I cannot respect a Republican woman
Why I cannot respect a Republican woman
It is fundamentally unconscionable to me that any woman could ever even consider voting for a McCain/Palin ticket this November. If you are a woman, if you have daughters, you owe it to them and to yourself to vote for Obama this year. If you’re considering voting Republican because you [...]
Wearing ANY political gear might get you banned from voting
Wearing ANY political gear might get you banned from voting
At first I assumed this was bogus, but it turns out it’s terrifyingly true: http://www.snopes.com/politics/ballot/electioneering.asp. Please, please, please be advised that you absolutely cannot go to the polls wearing any Obama (or McCain, I guess) shirts, pins, hats, or any other paraphernalia. It is against the law in most states [...]
Republican Rock-Throwing in Glass Houses
Republican Rock-Throwing in Glass Houses
I’d like to take a break here from my balanced and non-partisan look at why Obama is a better social and economic conservative than John McCain to address some of the fear-mongering coming from the Republican base, because I just can’t bite my tongue a moment longer.
Girl in exile
Girl in exile
Male protagonists, when alienated or alienating, are righteous. Are pure, and noble, and the world is unworthy of them. Flight is their only hope and salvation. Female protagonists who challenge societal norms must be destroyed by society.
Why Obama is Better for National Security and for our Troops than McCain
Why Obama is Better for National Security and for our Troops than McCain
This is the first installment in a four-part series on how Barack Obama better embodies traditional Republican values than John McCain does, and why intelligent GOPers should give him a chance. Read the introductory post to learn why I’m doing this.
Why Republicans should vote for Barack Obama
Why Republicans should vote for Barack Obama
Responsible Republican voters who cherish the core principles of national security, family values, small government, fiscal responsibility, and robust economic competition must vote for Barack Obama in this coming election.
