Big Fat Whale - Anti-Immigrant Stupor

Big Fat Whale - Anti-Immigrant Stupor

Calif.'s 'Prop 8' Ban On Same-Sex Marriages Ruled Unconstitutional : The Two-Way : NPR

Calif.'s 'Prop 8' Ban On Same-Sex Marriages Ruled Unconstitutional : The Two-Way : NPR: "Breaking news at 4:50 p.m. ET:

A U.S. District Court judge has ruled that California's so-called Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional"

Nine Women In The Room: A Music Writers Roundtable : The Record : NPR

Nine Women In The Room: A Music Writers Roundtable : The Record : NPR

Social Networking Surges For Seniors : NPR

Social Networking Surges For Seniors : NPR:

"Grandma is posting a photo on Facebook.

Grandpa is looking for former colleagues on LinkedIn.

And more and more people ages 50 and older are joining social networks, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project. The study found that social networking has almost doubled among this population — growing from 22 percent to 42 percent over the past year."

Five Years Later: A Letter To New Orleans : NPR

Five Years Later: A Letter To New Orleans : NPR

Keith Woods is NPR's vice president for diversity in News and Operations and is the former dean of the faculty at the Poynter Institute, a training center for professional journalists in St. Petersburg, Fla. Woods was born in New Orleans, where he worked for 16 years as a journalist at The Times-Picayune. New Orleans also is where Woods met Lawrence "Shorty" Washington, the Crescent City shoeshine man and editorial inspiration to whom this letter is addressed.

Jonathan Richards: The First Illegal Immigrants

Jonathan Richards: The First Illegal Immigrants

Meditation Appears to Boost Attention Span - US News and World Report

Meditation Appears to Boost Attention Span - US News and World Report: "Meditation Appears to Boost Attention Span
Ability to make fine visual distinctions, sustain focus improved in study participants"

Strange Fruit: Anniversary Of A Lynching : NPR

Strange Fruit: Anniversary Of A Lynching : NPR:

"Eighty years ago, two young African-American men, Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith, were lynched in the town center of Marion, Ind. The night before, on Aug. 6, 1930, they had been arrested and charged with the armed robbery and murder of a white factory worker, Claude Deeter, and the rape of his companion, Mary Ball.

That evening, local police were unable to stop a mob of thousands from breaking into the jail with sledgehammers and crowbars to pull the young men out of their cells and lynch them."

Remembering Monroe In Monochrome : The Picture Show : NPR

Remembering Monroe In Monochrome : The Picture Show : NPR: "Yesterday marked the anniversary of Marilyn Monroe's death. On Aug. 5, 1962, Monroe's psychoanalyst found her dead in her bedroom, her body full of barbiturates. The cause of her death, whether suicide or murder, is shrouded in mystery. In fact, much is unknown about her private life; but in the public eye, Monroe was one of America's most beloved actresses — and a muse to countless photographers."

Sparrow vs. Vulture: Finding Your Support Structure | This Emotional Life

Sparrow vs. Vulture: Finding Your Support Structure | This Emotional Life:

"“I could care less if you love or hate me. I’m way past that.
I’m asking that you respect me as a human being, anyway.”"

California Attorney General Calls For Same-Sex Weddings : NPR

California Attorney General Calls For Same-Sex Weddings : NPR

Brown filed a motion Friday calling for resumption of same-sex weddings in the state.

LGBT Society & Attitudes: Why Do Men Think Lesbians Aren’t Lesbians??? — This Lesbian Life

This is often an attitude that lesbians (especially somewhat feminine lesbians) are presented with. It's extremely disrespectful and threatening!

Why Do Men Think Lesbians Aren’t Lesbians??? — This Lesbian Life:

Why can’t straight men believe that a woman can live a perfectly happy life without needing sex with a penis? It’s impossible for them to understand that a penis is not the only thing in the world that can please a woman. In fact, many of my straight female friends are RARELY pleased. A guy should give up when you tell him that you’re a lesbian, but instead they see it as an invitation to watch you and your girlfriend. What is it that makes all these men think that a lesbian needs a man every once in a while???

Grad school: Non-Traditionals becoming Traditional Student? For many graduate students, home is where the food is - The Boston Globe

For many graduate students, home is where the food is - The Boston Globe

There’s a certain amount of humility that comes with being 30 years old and a graduate student. The stipend is paltry, the housing less than prime. And the prestige? Well, it’s hard to impress most folks on an income of less than $25,000.

Welcome to the life of a graduate student: We sleep when most people work. We work when most people are sleeping. And we’ve figured out — through some intense analytical reasoning — how to find free food just about anywhere.

Why do people always ask me what kind of job I have (on top of a very intense graduate school program??)

NATURE: “The Born Free Story: 50 Years Later” - a set on Flickr

NATURE: “The Born Free Story: 50 Years Later” - a set on Flickr: "NATURE: “The Born Free Story: 50 Years Later”"

actress, campaigner and founder and Trustee of the Born Free Foundation Virginia McKenna, OBE, filmmaker Sacha Mirzoeff and series executive producer Fred Kaufman discuss what’s changed since the rescue and release of three lion cubs by the Adamson family.

Alternative Fertilization - A first for the first - The Boston Globe

A first for the first - The Boston Globe: "A first for the first
She was the most famous baby in America after her birth in 1981 following in vitro fertilization. Yesterday, Elizabeth Comeau gave birth to a baby of her own. She shares her story."