Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- Why Don’t All Airlines Have a 13th Row? – AOL Travel News – Never noticed one way or another, but now I will. And, as an aside, just plain stupid-silly.
- Anthony Weiner: What does the pretty boy congressman’s lack of chest hair signify about the current ideal of male beauty? – By Troy Patterson – Slate Magazine – Shaggy chested and proud of it — or, at the very least, with no intent of doing anything about it. Love me, love my fur.
- The Presidential Recordings: What was LBJ saying during the summer of the Civil Rights Act signing? – By Jason Sokol – Slate Magazine – An interesting look behind the curtain at an key moment. LBJ was a fascinating (and infuriating) guy.
- Em dashes—why writers should use them more sparingly. – By Noreen Malone – Slate Magazine – Yeah, this is something that I probably overuse — some of the time, at least.
- That’s how I roll – Me!
- Atheism ≠ fascism [Pharyngula] – As someone who tends to avoid conflict and tries to respect the feelings of others, I’ll also say that neither of those are absolute moral imperatives, and, yes, sometimes you have to say, “No, stop, this will not be allowed.” That’s not fascism, but part of the tension between order and chaos, individual freedom and collective responsibility. Drawing those lines are part of what makes a society.
- Are There Any Grownup Male Congressmen? : Mike the Mad Biologist
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