Skipped-a-day Linkland.
May. 28th, 2011 06:02 pmFish lovers beware! Illegal fishing and poor regulation mean that that red snapper you think you're eating might actually be rockfish (and that's not all).
Ezra Klein had some questions for Paul Ryan, and Paul Ryan actually responded. Kinda. (Krugman wasn't impressed.)
Lest we forget that sexism swings both ways, AlterNet brings us five stupid, unfair, and sexist things that are expected of men.
Making fun of Sarah Palin never seems to get old. It also never seems to fail to make me sad somehow.
Looking at pictures of awesome people hanging out is cool apparently. I'm actually not sure what I think of it, although I'm tempted to find it silly and strangely uninteresting. Besides not all of the cool people who are hanging out seem that happy to have had their special moment captured in celluloid, so that brings up the ugly specter of the drawbacks of celebrity culture.
From Feministing: "Make no mistake, while there are plenty of well meaning people who call themselves pro-life, there’s nothing "pro-life" about the radical anti-choice movement. This movement repeatedly incites violence against providers. They are waging a war against those who try to peacefully offer legal, vital medical care." 'Nuff said.
TV on the Radio on World Cafe! (Also 'nuff said, but in a good way this time.)
The brilliant and inspiring Shirin Neshat gives a TED talk about the power and responsibility of producing art in exile. Be sure to check it!
Ezra Klein had some questions for Paul Ryan, and Paul Ryan actually responded. Kinda. (Krugman wasn't impressed.)
Lest we forget that sexism swings both ways, AlterNet brings us five stupid, unfair, and sexist things that are expected of men.
Making fun of Sarah Palin never seems to get old. It also never seems to fail to make me sad somehow.
Looking at pictures of awesome people hanging out is cool apparently. I'm actually not sure what I think of it, although I'm tempted to find it silly and strangely uninteresting. Besides not all of the cool people who are hanging out seem that happy to have had their special moment captured in celluloid, so that brings up the ugly specter of the drawbacks of celebrity culture.
From Feministing: "Make no mistake, while there are plenty of well meaning people who call themselves pro-life, there’s nothing "pro-life" about the radical anti-choice movement. This movement repeatedly incites violence against providers. They are waging a war against those who try to peacefully offer legal, vital medical care." 'Nuff said.
TV on the Radio on World Cafe! (Also 'nuff said, but in a good way this time.)
The brilliant and inspiring Shirin Neshat gives a TED talk about the power and responsibility of producing art in exile. Be sure to check it!