News in Europe: Rouble Down!
Greetings, citizens, and welcome to another week of sheer misery. I haven’t even got an animal-related story for you. Booo. (more…)
In Other Friday News Bites: Science! Beer + More
It seemed insensitive to tack on a bunch of miscellaneous stories at the end of my #BlackLivesMatter news post, so here’s a short roundup of some other stories I found interesting this week.
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News in Europe: Immigration, Immigration
Greetings, citizens. It’s (almost) all about immigration this week, a.k.a. the subject that keeps on giving. (more…)
Texas Bigot: "Gays Should Know Better Than to be Out."
This was something said to me last week on Facebook, when I said that I was unhappy that a gay couple in East Texas had been thrown out of a restaurant with the remark, “We do not like f**s.”
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Friday News Bites: Women's Health, SAT Changes + Attempts at Good News
I don’t know about the rest of you, but it’s been a bit of a trying week, and though I’m covering some important-yet-distressing stories, I admit that I went out of my way to find the good stuff, too. We’re all in this together.
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Friday News Bites: Mostly of the LGBT variety with a side of Net Neutrality
Greetings, Persephoneers! After our winter break and my vacation, we are back with some Friday News…
The Good Old Days -- Not
Don’t get me wrong, nostalgia has a big place in my life. I love elements of the past, including…
Vive La France: Marriage Equality Edition
Americans have always had a love-hate relationship with France. On the one hand, we use “French”…
State of Mind About Marriage Equality
As last fall’s election made painfully clear, we are a bitterly divided nation: liberal vs.…