Love, love, love this post by Kate Conway on Jezebel, which has the awesomest title ever of “People with Down Syndrome Can Be Jerks, Too.” Allow me to assert that this is not limited to Down syndrome, but indeed is… Continue Reading
Seventeen magazine recently patted itself on the back for responding to a petition drive led by an enterprising teenage girl, Julia Bluhm. The magazine now will present only non-Photoshopped girls in its editorial spreads and covers. This was hailed as a… Continue Reading
Asks Rod: I heard a mention on the radio the other day about the FDA approving a home HIV test kit. What’s your take on this development? [snip] Do you think it will be effective at reducing the infection rate?… Continue Reading
Perhaps you have had cause to be in a medical provider’s office recently. (If so, I hope your reasons for being there were benign or relatively minor.) If you have been in a medical office anytime in the past several… Continue Reading
The other day, I read this essay by Katha Pollitt in The Nation about the fundamental problem at the heart of creationism (h/t Sully, I think): Do you know what the worst thing about the recent Gallup poll on evolution… Continue Reading
Asks Kazzy: I’d be curious to hear about your experiences navigating the parenting world as a father in a same-sex relationship… All-in-all, I’d be curious to know about your personal experiences (with the promise that I won’t generalize them to… Continue Reading
It’s been a while since the last time I asked people if they had anything they’d like me to try discussing. So, um… is there anything you’d like me to try discussing? I assume what interest readers may have in… Continue Reading
Getting some @Gardenia Oxygen at #LegacyOxygenBar@ Aspen Ideas Festival instagr.am/p/MlkNAMLrU6/ — michael kantrow (@kantrow) July 2, 2012 My invitation to the Aspen Ideas Festival seems to have gotten lost in the mail this year, so I was unable to join… Continue Reading
A little while ago, I was visiting with a friend and we started laughing about how we feel like occasional failures as Montessori parents. We sometimes allow our children to consume products with high-fructose corn syrup. Our homes contain a… Continue Reading
I have decided to match my tweets to my blog, and reduce the possibility of a student discovering something embarrassing. You can follow me! @rosewouldhouse