I share a lot of links on Twitter and Facebook that I don’t blog about because I don’t have much to add. The reading list is a periodic feature where I share those links with my blog audience too. Of course, you’re still welcome to follow me on Twitter.
Around FtB
- Celebrating Our Dead–“Today I had a strong urge to visit someone’s grave.”
- “I do not condone rape” but…–“Let’s look at what this bro thinks about silly sluts and rape, then.”
- On the marvellously pathetic death of Fred Phelps, 1929-2014–“I’m not a hero at the best of times. I’m unlikely to grow into one at times like this.”
- Disagreeing Without Delegitimizing: On That Racist Colbert Tweet and Reactions Thereto–“There was, in other words, all the usual smarm and dog doodoo.”
- Racist Assholes File Brief in Michigan Marriage Case–“Uh, did you guys think you were writing a 10th grade composition paper instead of a legal brief?”
- We Hate Movies: Christian Wish Fulfillment edition–“Like all good Hollywood Atheists, Kevin has taken a prior life tragedy as a personal insult from the cosmos, and sworn vengeance on God himself.”
The Wider Web
- Doctors vs Orgasms–“But I want you to know this: I am a sexual being. And I’m really sad that I wasn’t even able to make a case for wanting orgasms over my size 2 jeans.”
- Here Is Your Recap Of Today’s Slut Pills Supreme Court Case, AKA Hobby Lobby–“Oral arguments in the case were today, which is why your Twitter feed is all blowed up.”
- A quick picture can help local bumblebees–“Your neighborhood bumblebee is in trouble. Now, a new website aims to get citizen scientists involved in the effort to help these fuzzy pollinators out.”
- 12 Ways TIME Got It Wrong–“CCASA’s response to TIME’s ‘It’s Time to End “Rape Culture” Hysteria'”
- Why Economics Is Too Important to Be Left to the Economists: The Glaeser-Minimum Wage Edition–“Politically, given that we believe that deficits need to be reduced and that raising taxes is nigh impossible, the most straightforward and least Rube Goldbergian strategy is to advocate for a higher minimum wage.”
- An Interview with Fred Phelps’s Son, Nathan–“If you had been able to, would you have wanted to see him one last time in person?”
- A Lesson in the Premature Counting of Chickens–“The lesson here is: Before you take a victory lap, you’d be well advised to make sure your shoelaces are tied, lest you trip and fall on your face.”
- Young Men Often Deal With Unwanted Sexual Advances From Women–“This new survey, of nearly 300 male college and high school students across the U.S., found that 43 percent had been the victim of unwanted sexual attention, and 95 percent of the perpetrators were women they knew.”
- Oso Mudslide: Links to the Geology Behind the Tragedy–“A lot of the hills around here are unconsolidated glacial deposits, and they’re ready to fall at the slightest provocation.”
- Aaron McGruder’s statement on his departure from ‘The Boondocks’–“As for me, I’m finally putting a life of controversy and troublemaking behind me with my upcoming Adult Swim show, BLACK JESUS.”
- Ellen Degeneres: Don’t Promote Theresa Caputo, the “Long Island Medium” (video)
- GOP Steps Up Attack on Early Voting in Key Swing States–“Yesterday Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed legislation eliminating early voting hours on weekends and nights, when it’s most convenient for many voters to go to the polls.”
- Penguin Group Targets Artist Over Satirical Art Book–“Penguin claims that Elia is infringing on their copyright, and they’ve also staked a moral claim against the ‘adult content’ in the book.”
- How Animals See the World–“See through the eyes of cats, birds, fish, and snakes.”
Thanks.