Some things just can’t substitute for another. Rolling Rock for Guinness. Brad Pitt for Humphrey Bogart. Spongebob for Bugs Bunny. E-books for paper books. Well. Maybe they can. […]
race / sociology
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I remember "mailman" and "policeman"
I remember “mailman” and “policeman”. I remember objecting to the terms, and making the same stupid comment: “So what, is it going to be a personhole cover next?” […]
sociology
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Pulling Your Fair Share
Everybody gets pissed when a co-worker isn’t carrying their own weight. But the ways people determine what a fair share is seems to differ. The region I live […]
parenting / schools / sociology
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Assuming a spherical stay at home parent…
[Steve’s note – the title is a geek joke.] The single-income family is a thing of the past. This is no surprise to most people in the USA. […]
sexism / sociology
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Sexist Music – or not?
A local rock/heavy metal station has a bad habit of running really, really sexist station promotion spots. Usually they’ll talk about strippers doing anything for them (or worse). […]
sociology
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Midlife Crisis: not just for men anymore
Here’s a little something to chew on over the weekend: It’s generally thought that the social phenomenon of a “midlife crisis” begins when the individual realizes that they […]