Links of the Whatever — 2008.05.10

I kind of want a fagbug. Is that wrong? It is just so damn cute and awesome. [Via Feministing]
Manliness vs. Guyliness – an interesting post from Edward Keenan’s Act Like a Man. (Is it weird that I read a blog about manliness?)
How to Win a Street Fight — yes, I read the Art of Manliness, [...]

Deaf British Babies: Morally Repugnant?

I have recently started listening to podcasts on my way to work, in an effort to become more aware of current events. As much as I have loved spending my incoming and outgoing commutes reading fiction, DC has a higher-than-average expectation of cultural literacy and I was beginning to feel ignorant and disconnected. It was [...]

Links of the Day: 2008.02.24

Old news, but notable: The Philippines create an all-female domestic violence task force. With pastel work desks. Read the commentary at Feministing. [The Pink Police Power Girl Commandos]
The WALNUTS! video, if you haven’t seen it yet. [via Wonkette]
Teaching kids to be nice with empathy babies. [Empathy Lessons from Little Tykes, WSJ]
James Carville and Bill Frist [...]

Everyday Heroes

This is an excellent short video about three women and their stories — one woman who had to explain why she needed a certain prescription to her pharmacist — so he could “approve” her doctor’s prescription; one documentary filmmaker; and one woman who was harassed by a crisis pregnancy center.