+ The Hamilton Grange, historical house of Alexander Hamilton, is getting moved.
+ Barack Obama makes a best-dressed list.
+ Local activism! Feminist groups in NY.
+ Also local, Let Governor Paterson know you support marriage equality.
+ The Decline of Times Square. No, not forty years ago. Now.
+ Dear Author has an interesting discussion of our odd deference to people with Ivy League educations. For the record, I’m good enough and smart enough, etc, etc, and probably could have gotten into an Ivy but didn’t have the funds. I instead have a BA from a big public university, and I’m doing just fine, thanks. No doubt, an Ivy League education is no small achievement, but it’s not necessarily a safe assessment that all Ivy grads are automatically skilled at whatever. Right?
+ Need another reason to vote against McCain. He’s affiliated with the sorts of pro-lifers who want to take away condoms, too.
+ Bridesmaid culture. Of interest mostly because I’m in the midst of a wedding season myself, and thankfully all the brides I know are smart, level-headed women, but still: the horror stories I’ve heard of women who have gone crazy when their weddings came around. Why does this happen? What the hell is wrong with the bridal industry?
+ People in my home state of NJ are legally prevented from pumping their own gas. Here’s why. Short version: Lawmakers think Jerseyans are stupid.
+ You’ve already heard about the terrorist fist bump.
+ The Rude Pundit makes some campaign predictions.
+ Krugman talks about eBooks. Wave of the future? Sure seems that way. I still prefer paper books, myself.
