September 2008
85 posts
“A very finite number of negative outcomes can arise when you put yourself out...”
– Nubby Twiglet on putting yourself out there online, pretty much reflecting my stance on this issue at this point. As she goes on to say, you have to be smart about it, though.
Feminism depends on hairy choices →
Rachel Funari makes the debate interesting again:
Feminism is a movement of revolutionary change. It demands women take full responsibility for their lives, financially and emotionally. It requires the personal to be political, which means the good of the community, the world, our fellow women and each other’s children may demand that we give up individual desires that are in conflict with...
I dunno about you...
soupsoup:
kingofspills:
but I’m only 28.
I’m going to buy a shit load of stock tomorrow. And laugh at all the poor people when I’m 60.
I’ve been talking about doing the same (except for the whole “laughing at the poor people” bit) the last couple of weeks. Only trouble is, I have no idea what to invest in.
So how fucked are we?
Thank you, catedunn.
catedunn:
jgh:
erikgraham:
(via jgh)
Mega fucked.
Define “mega fucked.” Are we all going to be at the bread lines tomorrow
We, for those of us with long term investments and accounts under $100,000 in the bank, are not fucked at all. However, we can successfully fuck other people by going to our banks and taking out all our money. It’s easy in calm times to...
Got recession, go shop?
While storing away one’s remaining pennies is the sensible course of action assuming that very stormy day does come, isn’t the easiest way to stop it from happening to continue spending as you normally would?
If economies thrive so long as people are producing and spending, isn’t not spending counterproductive to their future health?
There’s got to be a parallel with...
Wall Street v. Main Street = Sesame Street (as in,...
jeffmiller:
Okay, I’m being silly to think we could actually learn from our mistakes. I suppose, if there’s going to be a bailout, I’d rather see the government simply buy up all the mortgages in danger of foreclosure, foreclose on the properties, and rent the properties to the current tenants at market prices. If the tenants could pay the rent, they could stay. If they couldn’t, then they’re...
“The world is always different. Each morning we open our eyes upon a different...”
– George Herbert Mead
Raj, Bohemian →
I read this story six months ago, on the plane from Las Vegas to Austin, and it struck a chord with me then.
That I found myself referencing it last week (“that’s very Raj, Bohemian,” I remarked to a friend who had also read it), given the sheer number of words we all consume each day, and that my friend immediately understood what I was referencing, is reason enough to suggest...
WatchHead of Skate, aka Sarah Palin: the movie.
I’m starting to wonder if all the fun being poked at Sarah Palin’s unfitness for the Vice Presidential post isn’t, yes, a little sexist. That’s not to say that she is prepared for the position (because she clearly isn’t), but there’s little doubt she’s become a bit of a scapegoat for educated small-l liberal...
WatchTina Fey does Sarah Palin again, this time with Amy Poehler as Katie Couric.
via frangry
226. Never ask about another person's grades or...
I laughed when I read this rule, because it reminded me of a friend of a friend who is always rubbing his grades in people’s faces (and begging to compare them), but butnotmine’s response really struck a chord with me.
I wouldn’t say I grew up underprivileged by any means, but reading this, it occurred to me that I hadn’t actually spent a great deal of time around people...
"Next up? Twitter, The Magazine. You heard it here... →
This really is a great idea, as is the iPhone magazine featured in the article linked above.
(via cica) (via juliaallison)
rachel says: I think my horoscope is telling me not to lifecast: http://www.freewillastrology.com/horoscopes/pisces.html
Monica says: Ha! Yes it could be read that way
Monica says: Maybe mine is about getting off the internet?
Monica says: http://www.freewillastrology.com/horoscopes/libra.html
rachel says: It does sound a bit like that
rachel says: I think it says something about us that we read our horoscopes as pertaining to the internet
Monica says: LOL
Monica says: so true
On online narcissism
cica:
Study: Facebook profiles can be used to detect narcissism
miss-r:
The same could no doubt be said of Tumblrs.
via sarahchristine
I don’t think Facebook and Tumblr are the same, for Tumblr is so much more about sharing interests and information. But this is the kind of study I would like to do.
I think the same general rules apply, though. Do you post about yourself, or about...
So, you want to be a writer
if it doesn’t come bursting out of you in spite of everything, don’t do it. unless it comes unasked out of your heart and your mind and your mouth and your gut, don’t do it. if you have to sit for hours staring at your computer screen or hunched over your typewriter searching for words, don’t do it. if you’re doing it for money or fame, don’t do it. if you’re doing it because you want women in...
Julia Allison hits the Good Weekend.
juliaallison:
One, as usual, for Time Out, probably of me getting kicked out of the Hustler Club (I’m sure they’ll love us trying to document that).
Two, for Good Weekend, the Saturday supplement magazine to the Australian newspapers The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, in conjunction with them publishing a profile this October of me (and Emily Gould!)
Sounds familiar? Glad to be of...
Study: Facebook profiles can be used to detect... →
The same could no doubt be said of Tumblrs.
via sarahchristine
sailingonthesea:
Bette Davis Eyes - Leighton...
Unable to find a single quote that summed up the... →
Jezebel: The Struggles Of Bitch Magazine Are... →
jgh:
leilacohan:
Thank you. I like Bitch in theory, but every time I read it, it makes me want to die. Totally humorless, pedantic, and frequently, not all that well written. I’d love to support a feminist analysis of pop culture, but I think that Bitch is just not that particular analysis.
Thank goodness for this article. I never liked Bitch, being more of a Bust girl myself, and felt like...
I think it's time to do this again. →
Why Do We Fall in Love? →
Some very interesting (and, I think, accurate) stuff.
My favourite bits:
Q: What motivates people to seek out love? A: Our primary motivation as human beings is to expand the self and to increase our abilities and our effectiveness. One of the ways we accomplish this is through our relationships with other people. We have learned in our research that it is important to feel that you have the...
“According to Us Weekly, Sarah Palin installed a tanning bed in the governor’s...”
– Twitter / rachelsklar (via somethingchanged)
Teehee. 