March 8th, 2007
I came to this blog topic through the Feministing website, and after reading Jill’s story as well as glancing through some of the threads on AutoAdmit, I find myself interested in raising a few points about masculinity and its fragility as a psychological construct. This is not an attempt to displace the conversation–Masculinity Studies does [...]
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March 7th, 2007
Back in high school, Nick McNab and Chris Nuzum were my best friends. I don’t remember which of them turned me on to King Crimson, but every time I hear the song “Elephant Talk” I can’t help but think back to those years, listening to Nick’s copy (tape of course!) of “Discipline” (King Crimson) over [...]
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March 5th, 2007
Attend Clarion Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers’ Workshop
Start my own business & make at least 1/2 my necessary income from that business
Write 2 novels
Finish my play Massive Gravitational Objects
Write the Tales of the Frumush play cycle.
Publish my Living Theatre article
Sell 1 short story
Become more politically active by actively working for at least 1 political [...]
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March 4th, 2007
From TomPaine.com:
Immoral Lack Of Care
Casey Aden-Wansbury
March 02, 2007
Casey Aden-Wansbury is the Director of Communications at the Children’s Defense Fund .
. . . Health coverage can be provided to every child in America in 2007. The funding necessary to expand coverage to all children and pregnant women would be the equivalent to just nine days [...]
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March 1st, 2007
I just came across this great YouTube video by Iconoclashing that illustrates some of Donna Haraway’s “A Cyborg Manifesto.” I wonder if it’s the only music video for an academic essay? Check it out:
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