Eve’s Bayou, Kasi Lemmons’s amazing directorial debut, is the story of a young girl who learns a public secret about her father and must deal with the consequences of her discovery. Through a combination of voiceover narration, flashbacks, and premonitions within memories, Eve’s Bayou turns out to be much more than the tale of ten-year-old Read More
This in no way dissuades me from seeing this movie, but Anthony Lane’s review of Star Trek is absolutely brutal — and hilarious.
(x-posted at U.S. of J.) At Secular Right, Heather Mac Donald tries to argue in support of one of the most common objections to same-sex marriage: the fear that legitimizing same-sex marriages would come at the cost of sullying the institution of “traditional marriage.” Interestingly, she doesn’t focus on marriage as an institution so much as Read More
There are some other great blog entries on Asher Roth and white privilege, especially from Jeremy Levine at Social Science Lite, Brandon Soderbergh at No Trivia, and Latoya Peterson at Racialicious.
x-posted here Like me, President Obama orders his hamburger “medium well”: But apparently there’s some controversy over at the Internet Food Association about the way Obama prefers his meat prepared: I should mention that President Obama apparently ordered his burger “medium well.” The heated argument caused by this particular presidential decision on our IFA listserv Read More
Via Neddy at EotW, we learn of the story of a squabble between Karin Morin and her daughter, Daisy, a 22-year-old senior at Stanford. At issue is the university’s policy of allowing gender-neutral living arrangements — that is, men and women sharing the same room — in its co-op dormitories. In the co-op, housing arrangements are Read More
Today, the D.C. City Council (minus the miserable Marion Barry) voted in favor of gay marriage. The measure, approved by a vote of 12 to 1, now goes to Mayor Arian M. Fenty (D), a supporter of gay marriage. If Fenty signs it, the District will put the same-sex marriage issue directly before the Congress. Read More
For the last 2.5 years, I’ve had a job I enjoy, and colleagues I dig, and an awesome boss. The next 2.5, in which I intended to get my Master’s degree and grow professionally, are up in the air now. About two weeks ago, I realized that pouring my heart into my career doesn’t guarantee Read More
Filthy is trying to plan a nice feminist, secular wedding ceremony, and is looking for suggestions. I want my wedding to be special for the both of us, not just a celebration that I got me a man; but I don’t want it to be a five-minute secular deal. I have agreed to let my Read More
(x-posted from U.S. of J.) One of the more interesting things about recent political history is the fact that it was only five years ago that various pundits and Democratic strategists were worrying about a permanent Democratic minority. After the 2004 election, Democrats were almost completely boxed in by a conservative Republican Party, and a Read More
