Neil asks, “You’re brown, can I check your bag?” with his usual sarcasm and hilarity.
Women dominate the violin sections; men dominate everywhere else (fun fact: I played the violin for almost 8 years). Now, a male violinist is suing the New York Philharmonic for discrimination — and the New York Times doesn’t care (or, as they put it, “No matter why the male violinist, Anton Polezhayev, was ousted from the Philharmonic, the fact remains that women outnumber men in its violin section by 20 to 13. “). What is an otherwise decent article, though, has a ridiculously stupid ending:
As for the profusion of female violinists, [Ann Hobson Pilot, the Boston Symphony’s principal harpist] noted that the instrument was the smallest of the strings. “It’s easy to carry,” she said.
Supreme Court nominee John Roberts is married to a Feminist for Life. In good news, uh… I guess this means she’s a “feminist”…
Lefterer has the dossier on Roberts.
Abortion Clinic Days writes about choice from an abortion provider’s perspective, and abortion as self-preservation.
Brutal Women on raising kids (or not) in the matriarchy.
American Patriot Jesus’ General posts The Battle Hymn of the 101st Fighting Keyboarders — for all those true-blue young Republican patriot-bloggers who fight for freedom from behind their PCs.
Also from my favorite patriot, maintaining the gender order in Texas public school concert choirs: “Boys cannot audition for soprano or alto roles in that state’s All-State Choir. Girls cannot audition for tenor or bass. No matter where their talents lie.”
Please, find it in your heart to help Tom Delay. Seems his legal defense fund — which has raised $1,089,871 since July of 2000 and has already shelled out almost $100,000 this year alone — can’t keep up with his skyrocketing legal fees.
How many Iraqis have we killed? Does anyone even care?
Dr. Laura is performing in a one-woman show in California. I am not kidding.
Slate explains the phenomenon of the cat lady — also known, apparently, as “animal addiction.”