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Month: March 2013

The Gray Lady needs a get-a-grip friend

March 31, 2013Russell Saunders 15 Comments

Attention, aspiring writers!  I have glorious news for you.  If you have struggled for years to find a publication that will accept your offerings, your long wait is over.  The venerable New York Times, august paper of record for the… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized New York Times, social genomics, texting while nursing, vagal tone

Letters from a Smallville school nurse

March 28, 2013Russell Saunders 37 Comments

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Kent — I hope you’re as excited by the new school year as I am.  We’re so glad to have little Clark back at Smallville Elementary!  I’m sure he’s going to love second grade. I’m writing… Continue Reading →

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Antonin Scalia is either a fool or a liar

March 26, 2013Russell Saunders 1 Comment

Scalia: “I take no position on whether it’s harmful or not, but it’s certainly true there is no answer to that scientific question…” — Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) March 26, 2013 This is why the support of the American Academy… Continue Reading →

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Stupid Tuesday questions, red and yellow and green and brown and blue edition

March 26, 2013Russell Saunders 74 Comments

As I know I have mentioned at least once around these parts, I can sing the entire score of “Jesus Christ, Superstar.” I can also sing the entire score of “Evita” from beginning to end.  I know most of the… Continue Reading →

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A funny thing happened on the way to writing this post

March 25, 2013Russell Saunders 63 Comments

Even when I set out to write a happy, upbeat post about something I feel good about, the universe conspires to get on my nerves. During that blessed, blissful time of my day I call “when both of my kids… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized american academy of pediatrics, huffington post, marriage equality, same-sex marriage

The problem with martyrs

March 21, 2013Russell Saunders 72 Comments

There must be something wrong with me. This morning there was a very nice piece in “Morning Edition” all about how far the LGBT cause has come in a remarkably short span of American history.  And indeed, we have come… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized Dharun Ravi, laramie project, matthew shepard, Tyler Clementi

Stupid Tuesday questions, Holly Hunter edition (Part 2!)

March 19, 2013Russell Saunders 72 Comments

So I may not have created an entirely honest impression with last week’s Stupid Question. I describe a scene in “Raising Arizona”: I mention the final scene and those two moments in particular because they will, without fail, make me… Continue Reading →

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Please do not volunteer for this study

March 18, 2013Russell Saunders 66 Comments

Hey, everybody!  Here’s a fun little medical quiz for today.  Can anyone tell me what the sharp whitish pointy things in your mouth are called? Did you say “teeth”?  Excellent.  Pat yourself on the back.  Does anyone know why we… Continue Reading →

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To my friends at the Traditional Values Coalition

March 16, 2013Russell Saunders 102 Comments

The following is a real statement from the Traditional Values Coalition, reproduced in its entirety without modification: For Immediate Release Contact: Destiny Decker (202) 547-8570 March 15, 2013 A Painful Admission WASHINGTON, D.C. — Traditional Values Coalition president Andrea Lafferty issued… Continue Reading →

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Is my reaction sexist: an honest question

March 13, 2013Russell Saunders 103 Comments

I came across the above image by way of Andrew Sullivan.  I go to the Dish as much for its role as an aggregator as for his opinions, and he included the picture as part of a blurb linked to… Continue Reading →

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