Lynn Allen, R.I.P. by Goldy, 02/24/2011, 10:26 PM … cross posted from HorsesAss Lynn Allen was one of the first political bloggers I met, way back when the local liberal blogosphere was just taking shape, and while she may not have been one of the best known or most read, within our community [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Culture’
February 22nd, 2011 - 6:22 pm § in Uncategorized
Explorers find uncontacted civilization on the far side of Duwamish
Hidden White Center civilization discovered. Origins remain a mystery. New photos of “uncontacted” members of the South Park community have intensified recent debate over how such residents are labeled and what strategies can be employed to protect them from gentrification. Among the key questio[...]
February 18th, 2011 - 6:22 pm § in Saudi Arabia
Bahrain: Where Saudis go to see cinema.
Fans cross border to savor cinema JEDDAH: Many Saudis often travel abroad for short periods of time to nearby countries such as Bahrain to watch movies in cinemas, which are illegal in the Kingdom.[...]
CENSORSHIP: China’s Big Sis Offers a Bad Vision for US Campus
based on material from Secrecy News and the San José Mercury An unclassified report from the CIA, describes the Student Informant System [SIS], a campus spy network established by China’s totalitarian government following Tiananmen Square in 1989. ‘ The report says that “the prin[...]
January 14th, 2011 - 2:31 pm § in Religion
What Is The Meaning Of Life?
Roger Rabbit writes: Hell, I don’t know. Maybe there isn’t any. It’s possible we’re just here. Hawking now tells us the universe could have popped up, out of nothing, without a God. Dawkins, Hitchens, and other contemporary atheists rationally argue for the nonexistence of[...]
January 12th, 2011 - 1:08 am § in Uncategorized
Humor: Free Speech and Political Correctness
I recommend this for relief from the current cause of stress. Daphne Patai – FIRE’s CFN 2010 from FIRE on Vimeo.[...]