Monthly Archives: August 2007

Gendered insults: asshole, loser, jerk

Posted on August 21, 2007 by Dave Gottlieb

In the spirit of the feminist inquiry into the sexism encoded by the sexed insult “bitch”, I propose the following: Several English-language insults that (based on definition, etymology) are not obviously gendered are in fact exclusively applied to men, and … Continue reading →

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This are Sirius thread

Posted on August 20, 2007 by Dave Gottlieb

My new meta-lolcat: Feel free to comment on anything sirius.

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Kissinger replaces [redacted]

Posted on August 19, 2007 by Dave Gottlieb

I have a set of photos from the 2005 Amherst debate tournament online. I think people basically liked them, and no one responded to my APDA forum post promising to take down any bad ones. Just a few weeks ago, … Continue reading →

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My rap

Posted on August 18, 2007 by Dave Gottlieb

Odi et amo, Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to wear outrageous camo, left to reader.

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Bragging and inequality

Posted on August 18, 2007 by Dave Gottlieb

Bragging hurts by wounding our desire for fairness, our resentment of inequality. It rubs our faces in the ways in which others are better off than us. In a real sense, it magnifies existing inequalities, or (another way of looking … Continue reading →

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Sexual practices named after ethnic groups

Posted on August 7, 2007 by Dave Gottlieb

The comment thread to this neat Volokh post discusses sexual practices named after ethnic groups. One commenter also reproduced the following delightful verse, attributed to Kingsley Amis: “If you wish to read of each foul misdeed Pete performed on his … Continue reading →

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“Spook Country” tour dates

Posted on August 7, 2007 by Dave Gottlieb

William Gibson is touring to promote his new book, Spook Country. Dates here. Of particular interest to me: Sunday, August 19, 6:00 PM Brattle Theatre (Sponsored by Harvard Bookstore) 40 Brattle St Harvard Square Cambridge, MA 02138 OTOH it’s entirely … Continue reading →

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Things I read and found interesting but don’t have the energy to explain

Posted on August 2, 2007 by Dave Gottlieb

Dawkins’ scathing review of “Not in Our Genes” by Lewontin et al. (1985) Tooby and Cosmides respond to (and decimate) Gould in NYRB (1997) The Prohibition didn’t end because we realized how dumb it was, it ended because federal tax … Continue reading →

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Law recruiting == teh dumb?

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Dave Gottlieb

Interesting piece on big-law recruiting / interviewing vs. recruiting by peers in other fields. UPDATED: o sry fixed k? going to moon brb.

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