May 2010
22 posts
“DOMA forces a charade where married couples have to pretend they are single,...”
– Mary Bonauto of GLAD (via civillyunioned) (via allinoneplace)
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Dolly Parton admits she lost a drag queen Dolly... →
Easily the best thing I’ve heard all day.
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Americans' Acceptance of Gay Relations Crosses 50%... →
No politician can ever again make the claim that the majority of Americans believe homosexuality is immoral as a reason for voting against us and denying us our equal rights.
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New Social Networking Site Changing The Way Oh,... →
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What Would U.S. History Look Like If It Were... →
As the state of Arizona (with its rules banning “Ethnic Studies”) and the state of Texas (reimaging its U.S. history curriculum to conform with the Tea Party and Christian Nationalist perspective) have both embraced a more “conservative” view of history, it only seems fair and reasonable to take their efforts at face value…
I suggest that the best way to understand the ...
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Help me help my friend in DC. | Ask MetaFilter →
Amazing read, and probably one of the best uses of the web ever witnessed.
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“There will come times in life and career ahead when you have to choose between...”
– Rachel Maddow Inspires Smith Graduates
Yes. This.
WTF CNN? →
Dear CNN, We know you think this is what we want, but it’s not. We don’t care what random Tweeters think about a news story, how many holograms you have in your Situation Room, or even the latest celebrity gossip. We care about our world. Instead of using your resources to do the journalism that gives us a better understanding of this world — we get the front page of CNN.com. Why...
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Times New Roman may be funnier than Arial, but why... →
Emotional and persuasive perception of fonts.
Dog Bites Man: 92 Percent of Super Bowl Ad-Makers... →
What a shocker.
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“Something that bugs me about the internet life is that there seems to be a...”
– Jeffrey Rowland