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Spark: Gendered Parenting

September 10th, 2008 · by xJane · No Comments

Here. How part of the argument against gay marriage necessitates a need for a “Cleaveresque” norm of relationships.

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Tags: Current Events · Dialog · Ethics · Feminism · Gay Rights and Queer Issues · Gender · Politics · Reason · Society · Spark · Women

Five Ways Twitter, Facebook, and Blogging Enrich Our Social Lives

September 10th, 2008 · by John · 4 Comments

People like to pick on bloggers. I guess I can see where they might be coming from. Compared to the thoughtful essays I wrote to impress my Poli Sci or Religious Studies profs, or the stories and reflections I’ve written for contests and print publications, my blog posts are hastily written and poorly thought [...]

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Geek among geeks

September 10th, 2008 · by xJane · No Comments

After this post, I promise a moratorium on Wil Wheaton-related posts for at least two months. I finally got around to listening to his keynote for PAX, the Penny Arcade Expo. I do not read (or listen to) Penny Arcade, though I know people who do. Wheaton’s keynote, however, is essentially validation of the geek [...]

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