Conquistadora the Explorer
Spotted on Colorlines via College Humor.
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Banning Soda.
New York City has asked the USDA if it can ban the purchase of soda for people participating in SNAP (the Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as food stamps). Here’s an editorial by Thomas Farley and Richard F. Daines, the New York City and New York state health commissioners, respectively (emphasis added): This policy Read More
Black Fraternities, Sororities, and Violent Hazing: Lots of Causes, Few Solutions.
Crossposted from Campus Progress. The New York Times reports on the stories of two young women—one in California, and one in New Jersey—who were violently hazed by members of their college chapters of Sigma Gamma Rho, a historically black sorority, during the pledging process: At Rutgers, six members of Sigma Gamma Rho were arrested in Read More
Random Midday Hotness: Rain Dance.
This will probably be the illest shit you will see all day… More on turfing here. (I may or may not be pop-locking at my desk.)
‘Illegal’?
In my little (and decidedly liberal) corner of the blogosphere, it has now become inappropriate to use the word “illegal” when referring to immigrants. Colorlines, one of my favorite PB-based blog discoveries, has launched a site called “Drop the I-Word.” From the site: How is the I-Word inaccurate – isn’t some illegal action happening here? Read More
Reconsider Columbus Day…Again
Even now I remember those public school mandated Christopher Columbus day celebrations. By the third grade I learned to loathe those songs we had to sing about the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria, to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb. In school I was taught Columbus was an explorer and hero Read More
Random Late-Day Cuteness: Bunnies in Cups.
Well, you’ve decided to put us in cups. So . . . here we go.
Gil Scott Heron Hits a Nerve With New Video
Crossposted from Colorlines: In their new music video for “New York is Killing Me,” Gil Scott-Heron and director Chris Cunningham turn popular characterizations of the Big Apple completely on their heads. The video, which was presented at the Museum of Modern Art in Midtown Manhattan last week, has one simple message: it can be a Read More
Your Tuesday Random-Ass Roundup: Something For That Enthusiasm Gap.
How about some chicken wings and a limo ride to the polls? It’s tough to know if this half-baked, fully-fried, get-out-the-vote effort had much effect, but Shreveport mayoral candidate Bryan Wooley advanced to a Nov. 2 runoff against popular incumbent Cedric Glover. Glover won 45 percent of the vote in Saturday’s election, while Wooley earned Read More
Rick Sanchez: Unemployed and Tired of Being Picked On
As you may have heard, Rick Sanchez was fired from CNN on Friday, the day after his interview with comedian Pete Dominick on satellite radio. CNN released a brief statement regarding the discharge: “Rick Sanchez is no longer with the company. We thank Rick for his years of service and we wish him well.” It Read More
