Author: theogeo

Editor and Publisher is reporting still more significant drops in circulation for the country’s major newspapers. Gannett’s readership is down 2.5 percent, Knight Ridder’s is down 2.9 percent, and the Tribune Company’s is down 4 percent, McClatchy’s is down 1 percent. Scripps isn’t mentioned, but I think it’s safe to say it’s struggling too. The Boston Globe‘s circulation plummeted about 7 percent, while the New York Times reported a small 0.4 percent increase in its…

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Laughing is good for you. Hat tip: Len Cleavelin

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If I told you there was a group of women from Mendocino, Calif., who wanted to protest the governator on the steps of the California state capitol, you’d probably nod your head and think, Right on. Then if I told you that these women wanted to protest topless, you’d probably think, That’s kind of weird, but, it’s California, man, so whatever and go back to doing your Saturday-evening whippets. But if I told you that…

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Tomorrow at about 6:45 a.m., Baptist Memorial Hospital on Union will be imploded. At 960,000 square feet, the building’s demolition will be the largest implosion in the country this year. It’s kind of sad, though, really. That’s where Priscilla Presley gave birth to Lisa Marie in 1968, and nine years later that’s where Elvis was pronounced dead. The whole time I’ve been in Memphis, though, the hospital has been an empty hull, and a creepy…

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From Feministing via Gawker via Gothamist.

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The parents stopped by the office tonight to visit. They’re in town for the Elton John show. My dad was cracking me up, telling me he thought about wearing a shirt that said, “I’m with her” and an arrow pointing to my mom. He said he had been taking some good-natured ribbing at work. I think he’ll have a fabulous time, and I think he knows it. My mom brought me a pair of Crocs,…

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Okay, I have to get out of my head for a bit and write something not about porn. Like Jeanette Winterson’s new book. Here’s a snippet from the blurb on her website, as oblique and mysterious as you’d expect: Autobiography is not important. Authenticity is important. The writer must fire herself through the text, be the molten stuff that welds together disparate elements. I believe there is always exposure, vulnerability, in the writing process, which…

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So I’m going to beat it some more. A.C. Kleinheider raised some interesting points in the comments of my porn post, but there’s one I feel the need to refute on this main page:   Both (erotica and porn) are unrealistic sexual crutches that are easily stashable under the bed. Sex toys would seem to exacerbate this. The tendency would be to get toys larger than the average man and no man’s tongue or genitals…

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Look what was delivered to me today (well, Thursday) at work. They’re absolutely gorgeous; the photo doesn’t do them justice. Thanks, Phil. They truly made my day. This year has been tough on us both, there’s no denying that. But today, which marks eight years we’ve been together, it’s important to remember the good times and what we mean to each other. So thank you for being my best friend.

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The unthinkable has happened. I got something wrong. Oh, yuck. I erroneously wrote that the “spousal notification” statute was nothing more than a requirement that women obtain permission slips from their husbands. While I still stand by my assertion that this was the intended effect of the law, it is now clear to me that the statute never explicitly says that; it just requires the woman to offer a written promise that she told her…

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