Week of 1/14 thru 1/21/06
Well, it's been a decent day, wherein I got some rest and mellowed out and the landlord stopped by and helped us take down the trash and Lillian offered car-type help if we need it and I cooked dinner, and moreover a day where I wrote more blog stuff than I read, which is an odd feeling. I haven't done that in a long time. I kind of like it. So I'm forging ahead while I'm on a roll, first with this weekly LibCoal blogaround, then perhaps tackling my foodie contributions for Ginger and Kathy:
• Bora at Science and Politics catches us up on the latest science news, and examines in particular talk of a unified physics theory.
• Bryant Gries at Make Me A Commentator! takes a look at soft bigotry using standup humor as a backdrop. After years of amateur observation about humor and politics, my general rule of thumb about such things is probably best articulated by Heidi MacDonald in What It Feels Like For A Girl: "The powerless mocking the powerful is funny; the reverse is bullying."
• A very happy belated birthday to Echidne of the Snakes, who's had some good 'uns this week, including bemoaning our current state of perpetual war-thought, expresses amazement at some people's ability to perpetuate in their minds simultaneous contradictory stereotypes and not even realize they're doing it, and beginning a series on the gender gap that's sure to rival Ampersand's in its thoroughness.
• Maru Soze at WTF Is It Now?? takes an accidental trip.
• Michael at Musing's Musings celebrates the New Horizons liftoff.
• Moi at Bloggg looks forward to the Winter Olympics figure skating contests, and so do I!
• Steve Gilliard at The News Blog judges the content of some characters.
• Norbizness reviews women in cinematic mental distress.
• On a lighter celebrity note, The Countess Trish Wilson gives the heads-up on an exorcism to take place at the Martin-Paltrow mansion.
• And to round off our showbiz section, upyernoz gives a big rubber hose down to Albert Brooks' new flick.
• Bora at Science and Politics catches us up on the latest science news, and examines in particular talk of a unified physics theory.
• Bryant Gries at Make Me A Commentator! takes a look at soft bigotry using standup humor as a backdrop. After years of amateur observation about humor and politics, my general rule of thumb about such things is probably best articulated by Heidi MacDonald in What It Feels Like For A Girl: "The powerless mocking the powerful is funny; the reverse is bullying."
• A very happy belated birthday to Echidne of the Snakes, who's had some good 'uns this week, including bemoaning our current state of perpetual war-thought, expresses amazement at some people's ability to perpetuate in their minds simultaneous contradictory stereotypes and not even realize they're doing it, and beginning a series on the gender gap that's sure to rival Ampersand's in its thoroughness.
• Maru Soze at WTF Is It Now?? takes an accidental trip.
• Michael at Musing's Musings celebrates the New Horizons liftoff.
• Moi at Bloggg looks forward to the Winter Olympics figure skating contests, and so do I!
• Steve Gilliard at The News Blog judges the content of some characters.
• Norbizness reviews women in cinematic mental distress.
• On a lighter celebrity note, The Countess Trish Wilson gives the heads-up on an exorcism to take place at the Martin-Paltrow mansion.
• And to round off our showbiz section, upyernoz gives a big rubber hose down to Albert Brooks' new flick.
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