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Fat-shame
XO Jane is, I suppose, a site for women’s issues. Certainly, the writers are mostly women and their articles take the biography-as-argument tack for which a man is infrequently able to directly relate. (Minimizing Bras for Spanx, for instance, is a little abstract for me). Still the writers do a terrific job of telling the relevant story and leading it into the larger point they want to make. It’s exemplary, I think, of what a women’s site should be, and also what any site that wants to play with personal writing should be.
Gay Marriage and Barack Obama
Some thoughts on why Barack Obama supported gay marriage today, and what he should do next.
The most exciting wristwatch advertisement
In which a watch that reminds your faithful blogger of kitchen equipment runs the price of a house and has its own, surprisingly enjoyable movie.
The Raid & Cabin in the Woods
The Raid is a straightahead action movie. Cabin in the Woods is a meta-horror comedy. See both.
Song of the moment
The first time I heard Nina Simone, I was scared. I don’t remember the song. It was a live recording, just her voice and the voice of the crowd. I still don’t know how a voice can be clear and ragged, strong and vulnerable, all at once, like hers was then. There was danger in [...]
Incredible inheritance
Wednesday night in Philadelphia gave host to a terrific event about the future of the city. At the Academy of Natural Sciences (which is hosting it’s 200th anniversary this year), Next American City hosted a series of presentations and a brief panel discussion to discuss what can be done with urban highways and, more specifically, [...]
Nomad Pizzeria
Katie and I visited Nomad Pizza on Friday night, their opening night. We’ve been a fan of the truck for a little while, having first tasted it at the Chinatown Night Market a few months ago. Nomad takes over the old Horizons’ space on 7th between South and Bainbridge, and the atmosphere is warm and [...]
How To: bike paths
A video giving both structuralist and volunteerist accounts of the Dutch got bike lanes.
The Iliad
Above pictured is a rather well-loved copy of Robert Fagles’ translation The Iliad by Homer. It was my first time through The Iliad (having somehow missed it through all of high school), and while I was not much previously familiar with the poem, I’ve encountered enough translations of Greek and Roman poetry to appreciate a successful effort [...]