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May 25, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
Feminism
Female Soldier that Killed Herself to Avoid Torture
Greg Mitchell recently wrote about Alyssa Peterson, a US soldier who killed herself in Iraq because she refused to take part in interrogations, a broad term that undoubtedly included torture.
Peterso...
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Urbindex
Go check out Urbindex- he's a great musician and also a great guy (I've known him forever).
Here's one of his songs: sweet dreams.
He's on iTunes too- just search Urbindex....
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The MileyDisney Generation
Okay, take a deep breath. This post is not about my feelings for Miley Cyrus. I will comment on neither her talent nor her personal life. What I'm going to comment on is the generation that worships...
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REAL Deal Blog Guest Blog: My Thoughts On Women, Leadership and Politics
Back in December, I guest-blogged on the National Council for Research on Women's blog The Real Deal
The prompt was: What are your thoughts, as a young woman leader, on women, leadership and politi...
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May 17, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
Media
Random Urban Dictionary: Star Trek
In honor of the new completely badass Star Trek movie, let's explore what the masses at Urban Dictionary think. Apparently Star Trek is the pacifist, superior version of Star Wars that everyone's sick...
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May 14, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
Media
Tasty Tunes
So...I haven't really posted this week. My bad - mucho obligatory work to do.
Anyway, since I didn't have time to write anything of substance I've decided to do a shout out of sorts to all the bands...
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To Have a Cause...
It seems like to be a respectable teenager now, you need to have a thing. More specifically a cause. In order for people to understand your identity, your personality, even to just remember you, you h...
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Christie Hefner
So I was browsing the Huffington Post, just to see who's blogging, and who should i come across? None other than Christie Hefner.
Hm, I thought to myself, I didn't know Hugh Hefner even had a daughte...
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Girlmom.com
Doesn't it seem like teenage pregnancy has been coming up a lot lately? I mean, it has always been a favorite way for the media to proclaim young girls as stupid, wild tramps. But it sort of seems lik...
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The State of Religious Debate In Our Nation
So here's what some fine churches in our nation have been debating lately. Have they been debating the scriptures? No. Our fates after death? Sort of...
Yes, two churches down south are debating whet...
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It's Cute That Conservatives Think Colbert is Serious
According to a study by OSU conservatives don't know that Colbert says ridiculously conservative things as a form of hilarious satire. Yeah, they would think that.
Here are just a few of the reasons ...
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May 06, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
Media
17 Again
I can't lie and pretend to be a holier-than-thou feminist and say that I would never dream of seeing 17 Again, never even think about it, as I could only assume that it's full of disgusting u...
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May 03, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
Feminism
Mother's Day Gift Guide
Next Sunday is Mother's Day, and if you're anything like me you forgot to get your Mom something. I love my Mom to death and I'm all about celebrating her existence and whatnot but I'm pretty forge...
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April 29, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
Media
Random Urban Dictionary: Nickelback
Okay, I don't like Nickelback. So I'm a little biased on this one, but I found these quite amusing. Note: I did NOT WRITE THESE, but feel free to bash them in the comments =)
Nickelback
--Anot...
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Angie Zapata Conviction
Some good news emerged last week from the awful murder case of Angie Zapata, a transgendered young woman who was murdered by Allen Andrade in a terrible hate crime. The conviction-- first-degree murde...
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April 28, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
Media
More/Fitness Marathon
So, this past weekend I went to NYC with my friends Marissa and Jess to walk/run the More/Fitness Half Marathon. And...it was intense.
Let's get this straight: I'm possibly the laziest person a...
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April 23, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
Follow Me!
So I'm embracing technology. I never really was one to be up on all the new social network trends. But I'm trying.
SO please follow me on Twitter (http://twitter.com/the_fbomb) and become a fan on...
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Happy Earth Day
Okay, so I kind of missed this one, seeing how there's only about 1.5 hrs left of Earth Day. But in the spirit of celebrating the planet, check out www.earthday.net.
You can call the Capitol Switchb...
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The Axe Effect (gag me)
And there you have it. Axe is just so enticing, women revert to their animalistic instincts, beating each other off, running miles just to reach this delicious piece of man meat. I'm actually surpri...
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Rita Levi Montalcini: this is how it's done
I don't know how I've never heard about Rita Levi Montalcini. I seriously wish she were my grandma or at least a great aunt.
Rita, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist for discovering mechanisms that reg...
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April 15, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
International,
Violence against women
The 50 Million Missing Campaign
For a few years now, I’ve been tracking the practice of female feticide in rural India. I’ve always been incredibly interested in Indian culture- I even speak a little bit of Hindi (not well) and foll...
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Rihanna and Chris Brown
Let’s talk about dating violence!
No, seriously. I don’t think I have to recap the Rihanna / Chris Brown debacle but just in case, here’s what allegedly happened in 15 seconds or less: There was a tx...
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April 12, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
Happy Easter
So many holidays this week...and yet I didn't get any days off of school. Lovely. Anyway I hope everyone pigs out on candy today. Yes, the only way I can qualify most every holiday is by food. =)
I ...
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April 09, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
Feminism
Happy Passover
In honor of the Jew Crew I give you the Hebrew Mamita....
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April 07, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
for when you're supposed to be doing homework
So I love blogs. Obviously.
I've got the old standbys- Feministing and Jezebel for my feminist desires, Huffington Post for my relevant and serious needs, and Stuff White People Like and Diablo Cody ...