think on this.

pool of blood pillows. (make)

Apr 1st

NO CHUCK NO (wow)

Apr 1st

sociological images

Apr 1st

Children traumatized by Mexico drug war...

Mar 31st

Cesar Chavez (March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993). Cesar was a...

Mar 31st

best of march 09 mostly new but somewhat filled in with...

Mar 31st

someone tried to take a school bus over baxter in echo park!...

Mar 31st

A recently constructed section of the controversial...

Mar 31st

OMFG this is horrific

Mar 31st

?

is there any hope that adding this quasi-poll feature will enhance tumblr at all, or will it just...

Mar 31st

“Sec. Gates hardly gave a sound reason for kicking...”
— Aubrey Sarvis, executive...

Mar 31st

sure, he has incisive political commentary, but this is the...

Mar 31st

People are seriously debating whether women...

Mar 30th

“It’s simply the nature of the military that this “a lot on...”
— yglesias responds to defense...

Mar 30th

xkcd.

Mar 30th

i love it when twitter is good for...

a collection of photos posted to twitter of the space shuttle launch. fascinating. (via twitter of...

Mar 30th

Listen

advisoryopinions: “Twelve Heads in a Bag” - The Krayolas and The West Side Horns August 30, 2008....

Mar 29th

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-3-29)

Mar 29th

by which i mean “causing surprise and wonder and...

Mar 29th

holy poppy field of astonishing beauty, batman

Mar 29th

road to the poppy fields

Mar 29th

JR is a photographer who takes pictures of ”women affected...

Mar 28th

ok, i’m back in love with the internet.

Mar 28th

sometimes i am reminded that tumblr is a fundamentally a...

Mar 27th

This is a CT scan of a barbie doll. Surprisingly, she has a...

Mar 27th

zoological typeface. too cute!

Mar 27th

not afraid to be servicey

still tasty will tell you whether or not you need to throw that out or if you can go ahead and eat...

Mar 27th

that AIG resignation letter

i’ve been thinking a lot about the letter from the guy resigning from AIG that was in the...

Mar 27th

“Fierce Haircuts from Hot Climates” is a...

Mar 27th

The map indicates the Congressional Districts where Obama...

Mar 27th

this is a good step

“Nationwide, 774 homeless people have been victims of violence since 1999, including 217 who...

Mar 27th

HA. stupid homeless with their camping and their having cell...

Mar 27th

Men Against Sexual Violence is proud to announce the first annual Male Ally Conference at the...

Mar 27th

the republican budget proposal explained. (538)

Mar 27th

Watch

this is the first portion (part 2, part 3, part 4) of a dashboard video from a dallas police car....

Mar 27th

“The proponents of Amendment 1 [in Gainsville, Florida], the...”
— aclublog. fortunately,...

Mar 27th

the strip search case

the background of the case: Savana Redding still remembers the clothes she had on — black stretch...

Mar 26th

Just sayin'...

jss: I’ve known several people who identify themselves as feminists and believe that part of...

Mar 26th

alice waters on 60 minutes

as critiqued by shark-fu at feministing: When challenged about a common critique of organic...

Mar 26th

organ donation

i read that natasha richardson’s organs were donated and how someone attributed as a family...

Mar 26th

this is not how to do it

i posted recently on how shrinking prison budgets were leading to reforms that are both progressive...

Mar 26th

finally my alternative to kosher salt has arrived!...

Mar 26th

“Clearly what we’ve been doing has not worked,”...”
— secretary of state hillary...

Mar 26th

more tactics for defusing racist/sexist...

After Liz Carpenter worked for the Johnson administration she wrote a book about her experiences...

Mar 25th

feminist issues for men to take on

here’s some resources for comprehensive sex ed information, with a focus on those relevant for...

Mar 25th

Inferno A pile of small firearms and light weapons are set...

Mar 25th

CA unemployment hits 10.5% in February California employers...

Mar 25th

famous people from my hometown

apsies:meredithnyc:yoquieropancakes:bagcoffee:tublickpastry:calcium: from my hometown: 1. jon...

Mar 25th

“Tax “refund anticipation” loans are the original subprime...”
— refund anticipation loans are...

Mar 25th

Endangered and Adorable: Zoo Research Center Celebrates...

Mar 25th

sacrifice

so chuck todd asked obama to ask people to sacrifice to help the country. obama mentioned that a...

Mar 25th

this does not surprise me

boingboing came across this tax info from the IRS: Can I still write off a child as a deduction if...

Mar 25th

what has become of us

this morning, a friend emailed me a video of a kitten eating broccoli with this comment: So, at...

Mar 25th

1911: the Cahuenga Pass between what now Hollywood and the...

Mar 25th

things i do not understand: shoe edition these two beauties...

Mar 25th

artist h. mathis’ project ‘the dirt,’ a...

Mar 24th

happy ada lovelace day

today is an international day of blogging to recognize women in technology. it’s named after...

Mar 24th

When Slim Budgets Mean Better Prisons

Mar 24th

Understanding the Dialogue around Lovelle...

Mar 24th

I think a major problem

katoleary: {tirimmed from original post} I truly believe that education is the key to rape...

Mar 24th

this photo (lataco) reminded me of the time last summer i...

Mar 24th

Watch

TRIGGER WARNING. this video reenacts chris brown’s assault on rihanna, based on law...

Mar 24th

student obesity linked to fast food...

A recent study by researchers from UC Berkeley and Columbia University [found] a link between...

Mar 24th

“Because of a very subtle yet clever feature, Amazon...

Mar 24th

feminist issues for men to take on

woah did that original post get some attention. so in the spirit of starting a discussion on some of...

Mar 23rd

“R Kelly is somehow involved in a South African money scam. A...”
— bossip.

Mar 23rd

“Across the country, women who have lost their job are...”
— daily beast. so many things...

Mar 23rd

losing languages

A little more than a century ago, the Comanche ruled the Great Plains. Now, The Guardian reports,...

Mar 23rd

I Was Followed, Harassed, And Ambushed By...

Mar 23rd

this sounds like a great new hobby. (xkcd)

Mar 23rd

The events range from zombie marches to dances and pie...

Mar 23rd

Last year Karpaga made history in India as she became the...

Mar 23rd

“Between 1987 and 2007, state spending on corrections rose by...”
— aclu blog on their request to...

Mar 23rd

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-3-22)

Mar 22nd

Watch

Portia De Rossi appeared on Jimmy Kimmel to “apologize” for her marriage to Ellen...

Mar 22nd

here you go: my mom bein’ outdoorsy, as we do.

Mar 22nd

the artist notes it’s better used with fake tanning....

Mar 22nd

can my boss do that?

Mar 22nd

clairecmc: I worked hard to help elect President Obama. I...

Mar 21st

i love these photos. this kind of hands on participation in...

Mar 21st

Watch

the mentalists play mgmt’s “kids” using only iphones. is there anything the iphone...

Mar 21st

how to respond to a racist joke

a suggestion from racialicious: When someone tells a racist joke, play dumb. Figuring out how to...

Mar 20th

“Where I try to most actively recognize my individual...”
— cara, in her interview at...

Mar 20th

five issues for feminist men to take on

per courtney at feministing: comprehensive sexual education that include critical conversations...

Mar 20th

News Alarm [blog.blprnt.com] is a physical computing device...

Mar 20th

a little bit ago, nate silver posted this chart of data from...

Mar 20th

“It’s just like when the Allies were victorious over...”
— CNBC host Mark Haines on the...

Mar 20th

“There are times when it’s hard to believe that this is...”
— ezra on obama’s message...

Mar 20th

social weather mapping - the weather as gathered from...

Mar 20th

“Solicitor General Kagan was confirmed by at 61-31 vote. ...”
— overruled

Mar 20th

“Osama Bin Laden has released an audio tape denouncing Somali...”
— via yglesias, who adds...

Mar 20th

words to live by.

Mar 20th

look, even famous people are desperate for work! but...

Mar 20th

happy 6th birthday, war in iraq

here is yglesias’ take on the anniversary: It must be said that six years ago the United...

Mar 19th

“Regardless of my personal opinion about the death penalty, I...”
— new mexico gov bill...

Mar 19th

mental illness and criminal justice

a relatively recent development in criminal prosecution is speciality courts based on the...

Mar 19th

Mortgage, 2009 by Jota Castro at the Galerie Barbara Thumm...

Mar 19th

yay for the end of stop-loss!

the u.s. military will be phasing out their stop-loss policy, under which soldiers could have their...

Mar 19th

transgender kids in schools

via pam’s, some interesting/horrifying stats from a new report (pdf) by the gay, lesbian, and...

Mar 19th

“Now that I’m more or less finished with my taxes, I...”
— i love lawyers guns &...

Mar 19th

domestic violence is domestic violence...

abbyjean: and if kat o’leary is going to keep serving up the truth in response to people who think...

Mar 19th

domestic violence is domestic violence...

and if kat o’leary is going to keep serving up the truth in response to people who think...

Mar 19th

deer in the garden at home.

Mar 18th

a quick word on urban outfitters

It seems unlikely that many of the staff or the customers know much about the owner and boss of...

Mar 18th

the anti-going galt exhortation. (boingboing)

Mar 18th

obama has kansas losing to michigan state?!? i want my vote...

Mar 18th

innovative approaches to homeless...

LA is a big urban city, sure, but we do have big ol mountains running through the middle of our...

Mar 18th

Church Production Magazine is the leading resource and...

Mar 18th

outstanding in the field

pros: eating at a farm, with ingredients from the farm an outdoor community dinner with one huge...

Mar 18th

“Military women are more likely to be raped by a fellow...”
— congresswoman jane harman, a...

Mar 18th

baby giraffe, now in collapsible. (zb)

Mar 18th

Madagascar's Real-Life Blood Feud | The...

Mar 18th

Watch

this is from here but it is still awesome. (wooster)

Mar 18th

Watch

things from other places are awesome part 2. (c-m)

Mar 18th

Watch

things from other places are awesome. “bum bum bhole” from the 2007 Bollywood film Taare...

Mar 18th

sacrifice

oh goodness: Americans today are self-indulgent and don’t make the sacrifices that their...

Mar 18th

please be alright, mom from the parent...

not after the two lindsays made everything ok for the family!!

Mar 17th

you should read

this review of miss march, the utter piece of shit movie released last week. this is just the first...

Mar 17th

“Over at Foreign Policy, Annie Lowrey tallies up the best...”
— ezra.

Mar 17th

the mammy archetype

from “don’t do that” - great name for a blog: Mammy, Aunt Jemima and the Welfare...

Mar 17th

“Part of the nature of privilege is that huge problems in...”
— yglesias, in a post about the...

Mar 17th

indexed

Mar 17th

uniting american families act

under u.s. immigration law, married couples have special rights - the right of a citizen or legal...

Mar 17th

Compact disc labeling concept. Each waveform accurately...

Mar 17th

baby camels look super wacky. (zooborns)

Mar 17th

yglesias: “The data’s not directly comparable because...

Mar 17th

all your children are belong to us

idyllicmollusk at the czech discusses international adoption, sparked by an article she read at rh...

Mar 17th

a good and timely reminder

fakesnakesablaze: retropolitics: thesmarttart:abbyjean: Appropriate and necessary use of the word...

Mar 16th

a good and timely reminder

Appropriate and necessary use of the word rape: To describe what has happened to someone who has...

Mar 16th

spirit of service #7

i was doing some house cleaning this weekend - spring is here and all that - and found some truly...

Mar 16th

woah i agree with something the pope did

Pope to Africa to urge world not to forget neediest: Pope Benedict this week makes his first trip to...

Mar 16th

“When will be allowed to denounce black male misogyny without...”
— frank leon roberts, via slant...

Mar 16th

yes yes a thousand times yes. (kanye)

Mar 16th

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-3-15)

Mar 16th

“Fighting racism is like brushing your teeth. You can never...”
— jsmooth at sxsw

Mar 15th

being a feminist blogger is not a joke.

Mar 15th

thecurvature: sylviasrevenge: Women & Work

Mar 15th

happy pi day!

Mar 14th

“Pork is short for pork barrel. Wordsmith William Safire said...”
— npr political junkie on the...

Mar 14th

“African American homeowners who received sub-prime mortgage...”
— from the NCAAP press release...

Mar 14th

response from metro

lamanda: Dear Susan: Thank you for your communication. Metro is in the process of upgrading its...

Mar 13th

“In my own case the words of such an act as the Income Tax…...”
— judge learned hand, Thomas...

Mar 13th

“Still, something about [the Stewart/Cramer interview]...”
— ta-nehisi coates on stewart v...

Mar 13th

LA and google transit

in a number of areas, when you use google maps you can pick a tab for “public transit...

Mar 13th

how to write about muslims

via racialicious, here’s a guide from the women at Muslimah Media Watch on how to write about...

Mar 13th

A shave, a cut and please roll up your sleeve...

Mar 13th

not afraid to be servicey

1) stringer bell is alive. (ok, maybe it’s just the actor.) 2) he’s going to be on the...

Mar 13th

Bloomframe is an innovative window frame which can be...

Mar 13th

“The Army fired 11 soldiers in January for violating the...”
— great idea by moran to focus...

Mar 13th

Watch

colbert on ayn rand.

Mar 13th

YEAH BOYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY. hyped for this! let the taco...

Mar 13th

is anyone doing well in this economy?

sure! private correctional and detention management company geo group! While the nation’s economy...

Mar 12th

mental health in iraq

In a mental health study released Saturday, the Iraqi government and the World Health Organization...

Mar 12th

don't drive through tenaha texas

Police [in Tenaha, TX] allegedly have found a way to strip motorists, many of them black, of their...

Mar 12th

delightful!! (wooster)

Mar 12th

Unemployment/Under-Employment in Los Angeles...

Mar 12th

the only reason i would ever watch leno

Prince will perform on the “Tonight Show with Jay Leno” three nights in a row, March...

Mar 12th

Race of the Caltech robots - Los Angeles...

Mar 12th

Grocery stores should sell progressively packed produce....

Mar 11th

Chris Brown withdraws name from Kids' Choice...

Mar 11th

A nearly full Moon sets as the space shuttle Discovery sits...

Mar 11th

OHMIGOD I GOT THE PRESALE PASSWORD I’M SO LUCKY this...

Mar 11th

state-sanctioned murder is a bad idea

a couple of thoughts from the ACLU blog on the death penalty. the first is from a longtime...

Mar 11th

For the past year I took a photograph of the sky from my...

Mar 11th

How do you say “elegance” in Nazi? Hooded duffel coat with...

Mar 11th

a) what's "fat" b) it's probably not...

womanist musings takes on the “this is why you’re fat” website. i’m glad she...

Mar 11th

Fly away: Detail of a photograph by Rina Castelnuovo at the...

Mar 11th

“I worked my whole life and all I have now is my broken...

Mar 11th

oh the domestic violence? that doesn't...

from us weekly: Nickelodeon is standing by troubled singer Chris Brown, who has been charged with...

Mar 10th

slimy jackass

Bernard Madoff is seeking to keep a $7 million Manhattan penthouse and an additional $62 million in...

Mar 10th

lighten up it's just a joke

A new study shows that sexist jokes can actually create an outlet for sexist behavior. The study...

Mar 10th

graffiti vs litter

CalTrans, which is responsible for our city (and state’s) freeways, has released some interesting...

Mar 10th

Mrs. O Blog is a Sham: Black Culture Theft...

Mar 10th

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-3-8)

Mar 10th

Facebook Advertisers Think You Should Diet...

Mar 10th

gorgeous! (wooster)

Mar 10th

Mrs. O Blog is a Sham: Black Culture Theft...

Mar 10th

“The Passive Aggressive Anger Release Machine is a...

Mar 10th

“I’m personally suspicious of commercialism...

Mar 10th

A British Home Office study on violence against women,...

Mar 10th

watchmen: the triggering

Mar 10th

“Women and issues around food go hand in hand: if you’re...”
— Girl with a one-track mind...

Mar 10th

deep thoughts on iraq

ezra wrote this a bit ago, but i think of it often: At dinner last night with some old family...

Mar 10th

Proof That Men Who Say Rape Is Only A Women's...

Mar 9th

media bias and effects

There is a growing body of evidence that February’s Stimulus Bill was too small and an...

Mar 9th

“RuPaul’s Drag Race,” a reality competition show now about...”
— latimes

Mar 9th

Lindsay Lohan is adding self-tanning mist to her retail...

Mar 9th

police brutality and women

you’ve probably seen or heard about the video of the 15 year old girl in seattle being...

Mar 9th

modified movie poster (wooster)

Mar 9th

“The history of Daylight Saving Time (DST) has been long and...”
— Matthew Kotchen and Laura...

Mar 9th

WHAT’S UP WAIT IS IT ACTUALLY SUMMER?

Mar 9th

WHAT’S UP SPRING

Mar 9th

subprime lenders love the ladies

Women borrowers are overrepresented in the subprime lending market according to studies done by...

Mar 8th

Border arrests drop to 1970s levels

Mar 8th

“Only 21% of all news subjects (people interviewed or whom...”
— International Women’s Day 2009...

Mar 8th

“Women do two-thirds of the world’s work but receive only 10%...”
— International Women’s Day 2009...

Mar 8th

the aclu blog pointed me to a new human rights watch report...

Mar 8th

this is disgusting

in brazil, a 9 year old girl was raped, likely by her stepfather. he impregnated her with twins. ...

Mar 8th

Words to live by. Alejandro Diaz at the Happy Lion, from Los...

Mar 8th

the world is not like porn

this is along the lines of the recent flap over the asshole asking “when it became acceptable...

Mar 8th

party at the museum was fun. no dinosaurs came to life....

Mar 8th

The new swingset The President had installed at The White...

Mar 8th

Taco Stands Standing Tall: Los Angeles Taco...

Mar 8th

lance armstrong’s twitter

Mar 7th

last night’s low/high fashion - vintage celluloid...

Mar 7th

Card Catalog is designed to hold all of the songs on the...

Mar 7th

it's not just us, it's messed up...

i wrote recently about los angeles law enforcement involvement in immigration enforcement as part of...

Mar 7th

the supreme court does something...

this is going to sound a little dry - the big issue is federal preemption of state tort laws, ooh -...

Mar 6th

best street harassment ever

i was walking down the street with a friend tonight and she was wearing a turquoise lumberjack plaid...

Mar 6th

Staff the Hotlines | RAINN | Rape, Abuse &...

Mar 6th

the linked article from mother jones is long, and it’s friday, and we get used to reading...

Mar 6th

want some transparency on hillary’s travels as...

Mar 6th

the language of immigration

good post at shakesville talking about the language used to describe immigrants, especially the term...

Mar 6th

“It reaffirms the notion they matter. That people care about...”
— Jennifer Roccanti about the...

Mar 6th

4 FAST 4 FURIOUS OH HELLS YES!!

Mar 6th

My room transformed into a str8 teen’s for a UCLA student...

Mar 6th

yay!

California corrections officials say the state will no longer spend the estimated $10 million a year...

Mar 6th

how much do i love that there is a style of architecture...

Mar 6th

“H.R. 801, the latest version of John Conyers’ awful...”
— lessig, at boingboing, talking...

Mar 5th

bryanmckay: An idea for something I’d love to see but do not have the programming chops to create: a...

Mar 5th

“A handful of guys in Iceland, who had no experience of...”
— michael lewis in vanity fair....

Mar 5th

“The case touches the heart of our democracy and poses a...”
— jerry brown, ca attorney...

Mar 5th

i prefer this female mechanics calendar to the updated rosie...

Mar 5th

“She just ran off, expressionless.”
— sgt. steve burdette on the...

Mar 5th

uh-oh

A legislative committee Wednesday gave fast-track approval to a bill to funnel $839 million in...

Mar 5th

i hate ayn rand

let’s just be clear about where i’m coming from before we get into the clippings. via...

Mar 5th

great photo from ‘the bubble project,’ where...

Mar 5th

nytimes unemployment map, by county. via sociological...

Mar 5th

“A thief at a convenience store who leaps across the counter...”
— Marcella (via thecurvature)

Mar 5th

you want me to whiten my skin? and you’re telling me...

Mar 5th

Rescuing legal aid

Mar 5th

repeal of don't ask don't tell

Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif.) introduced legislation to overturn the disastrous “Don’t...

Mar 4th

High Fructose Corn Syrup ad targets...

Mar 4th

file under: things to upsetting to even...

via feministe, two NYPD cops accused of raping an intoxicated woman who came to them for help. ...

Mar 4th

Watch

PaperTweet3d: Augmented Reality T-shirts (1floorup). we are moving ever close to my dream of...

Mar 4th

“In an American city, a police officer with the authority to...”
— david simon on the death of...

Mar 4th

dr drew just told me there’s going to be another...

Mar 4th

Mamita Mala: Porque No Somos Rihanna

Mar 4th

“Don’t start the “hang time” clock when the...”
— a tpm reader debating the most...

Mar 4th

IF RIHANNA AND CHRIS BROWN GET BACK...

urg: From Ezra: So, reports are everywhere that Chris Brown and Rihanna are getting back...

Mar 4th

538.com looks at votes by state for upper, middle, and lower...

Mar 4th

“This is a reminder that nonprofits have an unfortunately...”
— yglesias, looking at how...

Mar 4th

To withdraw, perchance to dream

Mar 4th

i wish i had telepyrokinesis powers.

Mar 3rd

via ezra, who comments “What we had is less a...

Mar 3rd

becoming a black woman

Mar 3rd

deep thought

if i publicly talk bad about rush limbaugh and his show and his politics and then do not apologize,...

Mar 3rd

being an ally is not who you are its...

and in that spirit, i’ll be making more of an effort to focus on other voices. with the...

Mar 3rd

i’d heard recently that annie liebowitz is having significant financial problems, but not...

Mar 3rd

Have you ever read a book and realized...

katoleary: That is what happened to me with Jennifer Egan’s The Keep. that book is amazing! my...

Mar 3rd

“I think closeted atheists who participate in other religious...”
— boingboing

Mar 3rd

happy dr seuss birthday!

Mar 3rd

quoted for truth

“I think we need to get away from the idea that an ally is an identity and think of it as...

Mar 3rd

“There seems to be a fundamental lack of understanding that...”
— latoya peterson quoted at...

Mar 3rd

remember to vote!

there’s an LA election. check out my recommendations and a roundup of voter guides. there may...

Mar 3rd

via sociological images, an ad from maxim magazine....

Mar 3rd

fetishes

via sociological images, an onion article that’s a “great example of how humor can be...

Mar 3rd

Watch

great video on iranian bloggers - a good reminder to keep looking for blogs with foreign voices....

Mar 3rd

How Rural Poverty Fuels Instability in...

Mar 2nd

gauntlet: claudia: Via Jezebel - Vanity Fair :...

Mar 2nd

notemily: sexartandpolitics: switchblades: Head ->...

Mar 2nd

the quick brown fox

a) great title b) clear simple website tracking changes/edits in fox news headlines. fascinating. ...

Mar 2nd

differences in a spanish and english prenatal...

Mar 2nd

Watch

amanda palmer - oasis mtv won’t play this video. because it is, in their eyes, “making...

Mar 2nd

via yglesias, who comments: “Basically, the prison...

Mar 2nd

spirit of service #6 (i think) there are a lot of homeless...

Mar 2nd

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-3-1)

Mar 2nd

explicit content only. (ni9e)

Mar 2nd

polarclock: best screensaver ever. (if you switch the...

Mar 2nd

“Barack Obama has proposed a budget that, among other things,...”
— yglesias on media coverage of...

Mar 2nd

i’m late on this, but YAY for terry pratchett getting...

Mar 2nd

sebelius at hhs

a few notes from ezra: Sebelius is well-liked by the activist community and broadly respected for...

Mar 2nd

i'm just going to say

rihanna meeting with chris brown in miami does not mean she’s “forgiven him” or...

Mar 1st

more progressive values framed in fiscal terms - this is the...

Mar 1st

Listen

you only call when i’m alone

Mar 1st

Watch

don’t get paranoid with me

Mar 1st