terribleness

A CNN segment on an honor killing recorded on a cell phone.

it's cute people

Russian humor

Following on from Boris Yeltsin's funeral,
a story from a British journalist
who interviewed him:

Journalist: "So, President Yeltsin, how would
you describe the state of the Russian
economy in one word?"

Yeltsin: "Good".

Journalist: "Okay then Mr President, perhaps
you would describe it in more than one word?"

Yeltsin: "Ah, in that case - not good."

Spain and Portugal traveling suggestions

Going to Spain and Portugal in July with Dean. Any suggestions about which cities to go to?

MC Rove

actively managed mutual funds = lamez

Interesting article on why passively managed index funds are superior to actively managed funds. Obviiiously I already knew this, but was not aware of the San Francisco connection to helping that fact come to light.
(Mention of Googs is coincidental.)

Sorry for saying hella

Hella comprenhensive report on the effect of pervasive sexualized images of girls in the media was released recently.

A report of the American Psychological Association (APA) released today found evidence that the proliferation of sexualized images of girls and young women in advertising, merchandising, and media is harmful to girls' self-image and healthy development.

Not revelatory for many, but a sign that the APA is paying attention, and perhaps that others will too. Mentions Objectification Theory liberally, the theory my thesis focused on. (Here's the actual paper.)

Some good news though: "The U.S. Justice Department's National Crime Victimization Survey (considered our best measure of crime because its anonymous surveys capture offenses not reported to police) reports that rape has been falling dramatically for decades."