12 month ago
plasticbag : I can't quite believe that I'm linking to the Daily Mail, but there you go - a series of ridiculously appalling sexist adverts from (mostly) the first half of the 20th Century - When I was at University I met a lot of people who found the idea of feminism silly and gross and couldn't imagine why anyone would be such a weird radical. This is why! That we've come so far as a culture is down to them.
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21 month ago
philgyford : LRB | Barry Schwartz : Stop the treadmill! - Interesting review of what sounds like a fascinating book: 'The Challenge of Affluence: Self-Control and Well-Being in the United States and Britain since 1950' by Avner Offer. (Subscribers only unfortunately.)
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22 month ago
plasticbag : Lord Mackay of Clashfern has protested against UK legislation that would make it illegal to refuse to give gay people equal treatment... - He states, "What they are saying is if you are offering services you must be prepared to allow people to practise actions that you believe are wrong." And of course that's exactly what it says. Because if it doesn't harm him it's none of his business...
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40 month ago
philgyford : Guardian Unlimited Books | Review | Review: The Impact of Inequality by Richard G Wilkinson - Sounds interesting - equality matters more in a society than the absolute level of wealth.
Simon Willison : Review: The Impact of Inequality - Fascinating. [via]
Eric Meyer : Review: The Impact of Inequality by Richard G Wilkinson - This just seems like common sense to me, but I'm sure there's all kind of conservatives who would say I hate freedom. As usual.
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