American Apparel contest has sparked a petition protest. If I thought it would do any good I’d sign the petition, but on reviewing the success of American Apparel’s (bordering on pornographic), marketing tactics over the years, I don’t think it would do any good. People need to stop buying the …
I was organizing my Google home pages. I have many categorized pages, from science and international development, to blogs and anthropology. I decided to add another “tab”, as they call it, for women’s issues”. I started the tab, and labeled it women. I inadvertently left their “I feel lucky” box …
I’m distracted by the fact that my windshield was cracked earlier this evening during a hail storm. Consequently I’m not much for writing original content this evening. Instead I’m reading things like a friend’s medical bill from an immediate medical care center. The bill from the immediate care center is …
The Church of Scientology is on trial in France, accused of “targeting vulnerable people for commercial gain”. I’m not an expert on Scientology, know little of it except that Greta Van Susteren — FOX news semi talking-head formerly of CNN — is one, as is her husband John Coale, a …
According to the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights, the legislation recently passed in Afghanistan “says that Afghan Shi’ite women will not have the right to leave their homes except for “legitimate” purposes, and forbids women from working or receiving education without their husbands’ express permission. The legislation explicitly …
