August 2009
8 posts
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3 Key Parts of News Stories You Usually Don’t Get →
An interesting analysis of what is missing from today’s news (Newsless.org via Daring Fireball)
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Taking Bellydancing to Ballet Heights →
Male bellydancing is more traditional than you might think, but it still feels avant garde. (N.Y. Times)
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Was Obama a One-Night Stand for the Gay Community? →
Dan Savage believes that Obama should be fighting for us now—not later.
Lately, I’ve come to agree with Savage’s position. (Advocate)
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Health Debate Turns Hostile at Town Hall Meetings →
Conservative Republicans, for lack of anything better to offer, have resorted to urging supporters to become disrespectful, aggressive, and violent at town hall meetings on healthcare reform. (N.Y. Times)
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The Pain of Being a Redhead →
Redheads are likely to carry a gene that makes them resistant to general and local anesthesia. This could be why studies show them less likely to get dental care. (N.Y. Times)
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Pritzker Family Politics Likely Driving Hyatt's... →
It’s hard being a Pritzker. They have to divide up their billions.
OK. I’m being facetious, but at the same time it must be heart-breaking to lose family over stupid stuff like money. (Chicago Tribune)
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The Culture of Chicago Corruption: World-Class
The Chicago Tribune reports on some Olympic-sized, unethical property purchases by the city school board president:
[Michael Scott Sr.] a member of Mayor Richard Daley’s team working to bring the Olympics to Chicago has quietly arranged to develop city-owned land near a park that would be transformed for the 2016 Summer Games, potentially positioning himself to cash in if the Games come...
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Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch's Cancer Surgery... →
Beastie Boys’ ailing Adam “MCA” Yauch, completed surgery for throat cancer last week. Now, he’s preparing for 7 weeks of radiation treatment. His prognosis is good. (Billboard)