Thursday, January 17, 2008 - Posts
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That's funny Ann , the one thing that never occurred to me was that Megan Meier's parents had struck an impossible bargain with her over MySpace. Perhaps because my kids still believe that Dora the Explorer actually lives inside my laptop I haven't yet Read More...
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Dahlia, I'd say one of the most poignant lines in the New Yorker article -and there were plenty of them-comes from Mrs. Meier, Megan's mother, maturely drawing stark age distinctions. She feels for the teenagers who posted messages posing as "Josh Evans," Read More...
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Emily , I agree with your Clintonian sentiment re abortion (fewer = better), but perhaps only in theory. The new report on the falling abortion rate didn't provide a reason for the decline. Maybe I'm being cynical, but could this have something to do Read More...
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Just read Lauren Collins piece on the Megan Meier MySpace/Suicide story. We haven’t really covered this story at Slate , largely because it’s virtually impossible to wrap your head around it all. Collins doesn’t try to make sense of it all either, just Read More...
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Per our discussion about Juno and abortion earlier this week, the Guttmacher Institute announced today that the U.S. abortion rate has declined to its lowest level since 1974—the year after Roe v. Wade was decided. In 2005, the rate was 19.4 abortions Read More...
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The National Women's Studies Association just completed a survey on women's studies programs. Here are some stats, via Feministing : There are 652 women's and gender studies programs in the United States; undergrad women's studies courses enrolled nearly Read More...
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