I wasn’t aware that 9/11 had reverted the status of women back to pre-Susan B. Anthony days. Were you? Apparently feminist writer Susan Faludi was, according to a Los Angeles Times article on her new book The Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post-9/11 America.
Now, in her latest work — “Backlash” meets “Stiffed” and thinks about terrorism — Faludi wonders why the nation’s response to the 2001 attacks was to retreat into a mythological framework that insists the only way for America to be safe is for men to be strong, and the only way for men to be strong is for women to be weak.
Or as she describes the combined reaction of media and government in “Terror Dream”: “Why were we willing ourselves back onto a frontier where pigtailed damsels clutched rag dolls and prayed for a male avenger to return them to the home?”
Uh… What? Continue reading Terror Dream: highlighting the total non-issue of the day…
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Recently Microsoft unveiled their new 2007 version of their iPod competitor, dubbed the “Zune”. This newer version is the first major upgrade to the Zune since its release last year. While it includes many feature/technical updates, the most noticeable change is its physical design. Simply put, they’ve managed to make an almost decent player look absolutely butt ugly.
A Comparison: Old Zune vs. New Zune
For the record, Microsoft now offers a 4 GB, an 8 GB, and an 80 GB Zune. But since the 80 GB Zune is now only available in black, I will be comparing the old 30 GB pink Zune to the new 4 GB pink Zune, because it’s difficult to see the buttons in the photos of the black Zunes.
The Old
I actually really liked the design of the old Zune. I thought it was very attractive.
The silver border around the screen and the circle in the middle contrasted nicely with the color of the player and the screen. I liked the fact that the two buttons on either side of the scroll wheel knockoff* were centered vertically.
All in all, everything contrasted nicely and there was good symmetry. If my iPod looked exactly like that and did not need a case, I would be in heaven. Continue reading Microsoft Unveils their Newer, Butt Ugly Zune…
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Today’s genius idea of the day comes from Senator Hillary Clinton:
[source] “I like the idea of giving every baby born in America a $5,000 account that will grow over time, so when that young person turns 18, if they have finished high school they will be able to access it to go to college.”
Well, if we’re talking about ideas we like, here are some I like: I like the idea of giving every new married couple $10,000. We could also buy everyone a house, and a car, and pay everyone’s cell phone bill. In fact, if this is all on Hillary’s dime, let’s hand out free toilet paper, pay people to go to school, and buy us all Lexuses! Continue reading There’s no such thing as free, Hillary…
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