Daily Archives: March 20, 2012
Reader Request Week 2012 #3: Why I’m Glad I’m Male
Posted on March 20, 2012 140 Comments
The entry on Whatever immediately previous to this one makes this next Reader Request question all the more relevant. It’s from Sarah, who asks: Why are you glad to have been born male? What do women get to do that you envy? I’ve really enjoyed your discussions of male privilege, so if you have more […]
Guest Post: A Doctor on Transvaginal Ultrasounds
Posted on March 20, 2012 768 Comments
A friend of mine is a physician who wants to speak about transvaginal ultrasounds but whose position makes it precarious to speak publicly about it. So I’m letting this doctor borrow my site for an entry to speak anonymously on the matter. Obviously, I will vouch for the doctor being a doctor and being qualified […]
The Big Idea: Nick Harkaway
Posted on March 20, 2012 10 Comments
You never know what you’ll find when you go to the cafe down the street — that is, if you take Nick Harkaway’s word for it. His latest novel Angelmaker owes a debt to what he found in a cafe… and more importantly, what that found thing did when it met a delightful but dicey […]
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