CosmoGirl magazine was founded in 1999 in order to advance female empowerment (and, of course, sell ad space) by promoting a sexually assertive femininity that was stripped of scruple. Well, CosmoGirl folded in 2008, less than a decade after its founding, and in today’s column , David Mills . . . . Continue Reading »
Friday’s same-sex marriage vote in New York makes one thing abundantly clear: an organized minority will trump a disorganized majority. The push for gay marriage was well planned and carefully executed, while the traditional-marriage folks were, for the most part, like a team of wild horses, . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . are becoming mandatory. Compare and contrast . Tempts me to immerse myself in other studies altogether . . . . . Continue Reading »
One of the guys at the indispensable Powerline, following the lead of Big Hollywood, is saying that the new film Super 8 fits the anti-military pattern we’ve been seeing for years with liberal Hollywood. Well, I saw it at a drive-in, and it was an E-ticket all the way. Very fun, and a . . . . Continue Reading »
The Supreme Court rejected a California ban on selling violent video games to children : The Supreme Court on Monday struck down on First Amendment grounds a California law that barred the sale of violent video games to children. The 7-to-2 decision was the latest in a series of rulings protecting . . . . Continue Reading »
Sign of the Times of the Day: Swedish preschool bans gendered terms. At the Egalia preschool, staff avoid using words like “him” or “her” and address the 33 kids as “friends” rather than girls and boys. From the colour and placement of toys to the choice of . . . . Continue Reading »
His novels have won the National Book Award (twice), the National Book Critics Circle award (twice), the PEN/Faulkner Award (thrice), and a Pulitzer Prize (once). So what fiction is Philip Roth currently reading ? “I’ve stopped reading fiction. I don’t read it at all. I read other . . . . Continue Reading »
New York Allows Same Sex Marriage, Becoming Largest State to Pass Law , The New York Times (Nicholas Confessore & Michael Barbaro) Obama Says Gay Couples Deserve Same Rights As All , The Wall Street Journal (Associated Press) Exemptions Were Key To Vote On Gay Marriage , The New York Times . . . . Continue Reading »
In an event hosted by The New Atlantis , Alan Jacobs discusses his new book The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction . One of the many interesting observations Jacobs makes is how he learned that keeping his thumb busy encouraged him to read more (not only does it make sense in the . . . . Continue Reading »
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