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This Isn’t Really Going to Happen, Right?

I think Gwen has said it best. Or, the longer version, from Tim Wise.

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Reality as Parody

I’m very enthused about Tina Fey’s return to SNL to play Sarah Palin for what will hopefully be just a few weeks more, after which time she can retire the role, as Sarah Palin fades from memory and...

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So Bored I Can’t Even Think of a Header

We kept joking about live-blogging the debate last night, and for a moment I thought I really would, but then I died of boredom, making live-blogging no longer feasible. Yawn! Town Hall? Town Lull is...

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Racism without Race

The chains of signification being mobilized in this last leg of the presidential race — Obama – Hussein – Anti-American/Other (“doesn’t see America like you and me”) -Terrorist – Muslim – Arab — is...

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New School

I stopped by the New School briefly, which has been occupied by students since last night. You can read about it at the New School In Exile site. Although there are demands being made by the students...

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Ghost Stories

I haven’t quite been able to wrap my head around the conversation about racism over at scatterplot. One thought I’ve had is that the pain inflicted by the cartoon under question, the pain of viewing...

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Kids for Cash

About to head to Western Mass for some time with the chosen fam. I’ve been promised cupcake-baking, Thomas the Train videos, and diaper duty. In honor of my jury duty stint (which ended unceremoniously...

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Overseas Contingency Operations

While WILBing around during office hours today, I happened upon a Times opinion piece that calls into question the Obama administration’s verbal distancing from the Bush reign of (war on) terror. In...

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Department of Eagles

And, on the theme of war, the new video for No One Does It Like You, by the Department of Eagles (h/t to Bridge for passing along).

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This, and That

I’m pretending I’m an art student today, hanging out in the very pretty but comfortable offices over at Steinhardt, doing work and drinking tea.  When I imagine an alternate life at an imaginary...

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