* Amazing story from NPR about an Iraqi woman from Fallujah who makes good—then not so good—in the United States. Includes:
- Daring escape from abusive brother
- Illicit Marine base love affair
- Booze-fueled Ozark, Mo. marriage
- Tattoo rings
- Last-ditch job as topless dancer
- Husband's post-traumatic stress disorder
- Arrest for child abuse
* Will Barack Obama come in [...]
Two organizers of the newly reformed advocacy group GLOV (Gays and Lesbians Opposed to Violence) have issued a press release questioning MPD's handling of the Tony Randolph Hunter case. GLOV representatives Todd Metrokin (himself a recent victim of a brutal beating) and Chris Farris (who first brought Metrokin's assault to attention in a posting on [...]
* Juicy Campus has hit George Washington University. How do G.W. gossips compare to Georgetown's finest? So far, Juciy Campus' G.W. page seems to have a lot more nonsense on it. That's a good thing, writes Travis of G.W. student blog The Colonialist: "I spent the weekend surfing the site a lot, putting up things [...]
Our daily roundup of sex and gender in the District and beyond.
* Melissa McEwan over at Shakesville says a cat's place is in the cleavage:
this morning, after [the cat had] been driving me bananas for about an hour with this new routine, I tucked the bottom of the tanktop I was wearing up under my [...]
Our daily roundup of sex & gender in the District and beyond.
* Via Feministe: Taking your children to vote with you is adorable; homeless voters find obstacles at the polls.
* Slate's Trey Patterson remembers MTV video countdown "Total Request Live", set to take a "hiatus" this November:
TRL's signature moment came to pass one Thursday in [...]
Friday, Sept. 19
Homosonic, The New Gay's "alternative co-ed dance party for queer folk and their friends." Black Cat Backstage, 1811 14th St NW. 9:30 p.m.—2:30 a.m. $5.
Club music performing artist Inaya Day performs at Apex, 1415 22nd St. NW. [...]
* Brightest Young Things' Meg Z ruminates on Metrosexual men's makeup habits.
* In an interview with the Blade, comedian Margaret Cho calls Sarah Palin the "worst thing to happen to America since 9/11."
* The New Gay, which already has a gay male comic strip, Curbside, has added a sister comic: Lefthanded Lesbians by Mag.
* Feministing [...]
The Sexist's morning roundup of District chatter on sex, gender, and Sarah Palin.
* On Slate, Dahlia Lithwick serves Joe Biden with some rules on how to fight a girl. Lithwick, a former parliamentary debater (side-note: totally awesome), gives Biden a frank run-down on how not to lose the Veep debate to Governor Palin. Most of [...]
