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  • Re: Nidal Hassan Motivated By Islam? Groundbreaking!

    Clarity of thought is groundbreaking. Not tongue in cheek as the bournite posts, but ground breaking words by Hitchens because of decades of censorship of real Atheist insight. If Atheists write it, it must be wrong according to religious ...
    Posted to Fighting Words by AmericanAtheistNavyVet on November 19, 2009

  • Latinos, Hispanics, and other racialized groups

    I find it interesting that the dialogue about ''hispanics, Latinos,'' and other groups who have been racialized without their consent, continues without the benefit of cultural, historical, and social perspectives from members of that group. We are, after all, either Latinos or Hispanics, because American society and identity politics have forced ...
    Posted to Explainer by AnaMariaMerico on May 28, 2009

  • It's about culture, not ideology

    I've seen every 30 Rock episode, and it seems to me that it's all about stereotypes as the basis of punchlines. If you try to read too much into the politics, you forget that basically the show's characters are all absurd. Jack should be seen as the foil to Liz, and Liz just as a character. It's more important that Jack ''wins'' as a reflection of ...
    Posted to Culturebox by JonHerrmann on May 9, 2009

  • Carts of Darkness-Extreme LifeStyle

    A documentary about homeless men in Vancouver who collect bottles and also do extreme racing with shopping carts. This is very weird stuff , these homeless guys go 60 plus miles an hour on the shopping carts going down hill Carts of Darkness-Extreme LifeStyle
    Posted to Ballot Box by wilsontruth on March 10, 2009

  • Why People Like Friday Night Lights

    So my twin sister and I love this show, and I've always wondered why the tiny demographic of Americans that watch this show consists so many upper middle class and (I'm conjecturing here, but I believe I'm accurate) left-leaning/progressive people. And then I started reading your reader discussion forum and I figured it out. Watching shows like ...
    Posted to TV Club by doba0821 on February 9, 2009

  • Dissapointed in XX Factor's obsession with Clothes?

    I've been reading this blog for a while now and generally find it quite interesting. But after the last couple days I just had to sign up to ask: what is with your obsession on the First Lady's clothing? I swear it was on this very blog not to long ago there were posts complaining, with at least some good justification, about ''the media'''s ...
    Posted to XX Factor by Riemann on January 21, 2009

  • The Workplace: Essential but not Quintessential

    The article’s greatest weakness: it’s not an article; it’s an argument, presenting only supporting views. 1. “Jennifer”’s “firm” is not a “workplace”, it’s an office. It has not only a “lunch hour” and a room large enough to hold everyone, but employees who can “lead discussions” and “prepare presentations. ” Try assembly lines or ...
    Posted to The Big Sort by princeton67 on October 21, 2008

  • Nation of two

    Kurt Vonnegut said it best in Mother Night - when Howard Campbell is describing life with his wife. A double agent in Nazi Germany, every night he retires to their Nation of Two. It is a small nation, the size of their bed. But it is theirs. I've taken this attitude to my marriage, and I find it very rewarding. There is really enough strife in ...
    Posted to XX Factor by mizkc on July 9, 2008

  • Sexual Hypocrisy, Law Enforcement & the InterNET

    Thanks for a very interesting and thoughtful article that addressed current events, came up with new approaches, and put it all together neatly in one, entertaining article. My view on those folks who would employ our law enforcement authorities to charge and convict individual InterNET users, is somewhat different. I see these forceful, legal ...
    Posted to Human Nature by MichaelBernard1 on July 8, 2008

  • My Samoan Mother Does Not Need Affirmative Action

    An AA surgeon, who got into medical school with lower aptitude, grades, test scores and abilities, should operate on my Samoan mother, even though there are better-qualified physicians! Besides your Native grandmother makes you a bigger victim than me with a Mexican (Aztec) mother, so you need AA more. However, I am especially needy, because my ...
    Posted to XX Factor by Ralph7 on June 28, 2008
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