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December 06, 2006
Sad News....and Useless Gossip
Alas, James Kim died. It was sorta inevitable. I know that sounds terrible, but this great father & geek wander off into the freezing cold in sneakers to get help for his family after living for days on wild berries and burning his tires for warmth. How could it have gone well? Sigh. Thank goodness his wife and children survived. It's just such a terrible tale.
And now for the PSA: if you find yourself out of gas or otherwise stranded in cold weather, just stay put. Wait for someone to rescue you - don't go looking for help. Keeping an emergency kit in your car is a good idea.
Now for something completely different....the Washingtonienne's book came out last year. That'd be Jessica Cutler. I lived in DC when the blog broke. It made it to Media Bistro's homepage b/c she cancelled an appearance at a MB panel. Women who make money on their sexuality are still put down in the media, shockingly. Men - like McDreamy or McSteamy - are simply venerated. This of course is what is meant by gender equality.
I agree with All Things Considered's music critic - our societal discourse is going downhill. Popular music is slightly to blame. But only slightly. The MPAA film ratings - which allow a ton more violence than sex in movies; the advertising industry; Hollywood; and every other industry dominated by males are also to blame. Our paradigm is male-centric. That's why US society venerates individualism. We're too separated from our maternal instincts.
Posted by cj at December 6, 2006 10:53 PM