April 2011
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A Murder Foretold →
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Unraveling the ultimate political conspiracy.
By David Grann.
Rodrigo Rosenberg knew that he was about to die. It wasn’t because he was approaching old age—he was only forty-eight. Nor had he been diagnosed with a fatal illness; an avid bike rider, he was in perfect health. Rather, Rosenberg, a highly respected corporate attorney in Guatemala, was certain that...
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March 2011
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Throwing Ronald Reagan out of office at the height of his popularity, with...
– Democratic vice-presidential candidate GERALDINE FERRARO, in her post-1984 election analysis.
Rest in peace.
(via the New York Times)
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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
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fywomenshistory:Ms. Blog: My Favorite Feminist: Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz :lezgethistorical:
In honor of Women’s History Month, I want to honor my favorite (and too-little-known) feminist, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, a 17th century nun, poet and scholar.
Juana was born in 1648 in San Miguel Nepantla, Mexico, near Mexico City. She was officially...
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An Open Letter To Good Morning America Concerning...
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I’m sure that managing a daily morning talk show is difficult. So much politics, right? You’ve got to do some work to massage the big egos of Hollywood so that they keep coming back and answering your questions about favorite limousines to ride in and who has a crush on whom! Sure. I get that. But guess what: THAT’S NOT WHAT IS GOING ON HERE. We are talking about a convicted...
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I am so beautiful, sometimes people weep when they see me. And it has nothing to...
– Margaret Cho (via falconwing11)
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Cosmo does acknowledge that women want sex and pleasure, which is a step up from...
– The Pervocracy