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Music Monday: Sisters are Doin’ it for Themselves!

November 17th, 2008 · by xJane · 3 Comments

Gah! It’s already nearly 1600 and we don’t have a Music Monday! I’m sorry, dear readers, clearly I’m distracted :-p (I usually prepare them weeks in advance). I just discovered this, but it’s in no way new. I keep a list of “Songs To Get” (Apple Mail’s Notes? le awesome), including “Sisters are Doin’ it [...]

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Tags: Art · Best · Feminism · Gender · Music · Music Monday · Women

Sparks: I Couldn’t Keep Them to Myself

November 17th, 2008 · by xJane · No Comments

Obama’s first YouTube-Side Chat. I’d love to get the audio in podcast, since I have more time to listen than to watch. I’m so glad that he’s doing this (I’ve been saying for some time that the Fireside Chats need to be brought back, to increase trust and transparency; in this case, also to increase [...]

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