April 2010
145 posts
Cultural Stereotypes & the Ad :: Wind Mobile Hot... →
Notes from north of 49ºN
A shorter, more applied version of this appears on rhizomicon.
The above Wind Mobile commercial is for a Canadian cellphone carrier,…
Mistrust & Cynicism of the Electorate →
I found this YouTube video from the UK to be interesting, as it shows a young person trying to sort out politics and questioning democracy in light of the media and…
pass the cultural capital, please →
The Globe and Mail has published an interview with two University of Toronto sociologists who have written a new book on “foodies.” According to the article:
As the authors explain in…
The Rise of the Also-Rans :: NDP Up to 20% in... →
Canadian Press/Harris/Decima National Vote Intention Poll, 15-25 April 2010
Notes from north of 49ºN.
In both Canada and the UK, voters are getting tired with the status quo and…
Chimamanda Adichie TED Talk →
Here’s a great talk by Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Adichie. A wonderful narrative on the frustrations with misrecognition — telling a single story about a people. Play it for the next person that…
What I’m Grateful For Today (The Diane Rhem Show –... →
One of the best public affairs talk shows in the country, WAMU’s Diame Rhem show is based out of Washington, DC. This gives it access to a whole host of public officials and advocacy groups. The…
Study: Colorblindness and Racist Attitudes →
My fellow sociologist blogger Jessie at Racism Review has an excellent writeup on a new study conducted by education professors Brendesha M. Tynes and Suzanne L. Markoe entitled, “The Role of…
NHS Heroin: A “Cure” for Crime? →
The General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing [RCN], Peter Carter, has called for the prescription of the (currently illegal) drug heroin to be prescribed on the National Health…
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“Credit default swaps (CDS) are contracts that insure against default of...”
– Credit Default Swap - Definition of Credit Default Swaps
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“CDO’s, or Collateralized Debt Obligations, are sophisticated financial...”
– CDOs - Collateralized Debt Obligations - Definition of CDOs
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Ghosts Threaten to Return to Haiti →
(via FPIF)
By Nikhil Aziz, March 25, 2010
Some of the advice for how Haiti ought to rebuild after the earthquake sounds hauntingly familiar. There are echoes of the same bad development advice Haiti has received for decades, even before the nation faced its current devastating situation. To avoid repeating past failures, we would be wise to review how previous aid models led down the wrong path....
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Archie Comics' gay turn: An explainer - Gays and... →
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SATURDAY, APR 24, 2010 19:01 ET What the arrival of hunky Kevin means for the traditionally conservative franchise aimed at kids BY DOUGLAS WOLK
Archiecomics.com Kevin Keller The reaction to Thursday’s announcement that Archie Comics’ Riverdale High would now include a gay student was as predictable as, well, an Archie Comics plot: hand-wringing and high-fiving, raised eyebrows and...
Canadian Doldrums →
EKOS Federal Voting Intent Poll-Decided Voters, 22 April 2010
Notes from North of 49ºN
In the wake of the bizarre Helena Guergis scandal centred around Conservative Prime Minister…
Second UK Debates :: LibDems Making Hung... →
Earlier in the month, I blogged about the forthcoming UK elections and on Rhizomicon, I blogged about the first-ever debate of the party leaders. In the first debate,…
Goldman Sucks →
The SEC is turning up the heat on Goldman Sachs for their role in the financial meltdown related to the subprime crisis. The Guardian reports::
“[Senator] Levin…
Middle Class Welfare →
Matt Yglesias points us to a great illustration of how much “middle class welfare” exists in American society.
From a social justice perspective, there’s little reason why a homeowner should…
Why Dems Will Lose Seats in 2010 →
Mark Blumenthal breaks down attitudes towards the public option. It shows the challenge for the Democrats in 2010 — the “floating voter” population seems to be more supportive of health care,…
Imaginary Numbers →
Article one, section two of the United States Constitution states “Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union,…
Birther Business →
Via Johnathan Chait, six states are considering legislation inspired by the claim that our current president was not born in the United States.
Chait points us to Arizona’s proposed legislation…
Falling into a convenient “trap”: When parenting,... →
By Rachael Liberman
In a recent New York Times Magazine article, titled “The Fat Trap,” Contributing Writer Peggy Orenstein problematizes the role that parenting has on daughters,…
Depressing Thought for the Day →
Our oceans are full of trash. So says photographer Chris Jordan who visited the Midway atoll, took some disturbing pictures, and presented it at the 2007 PopTech conference.
What is “taste”? : The changing nature of Kosher... →
According to a recent New York Times article (see below), the consumption of Kosher foods is expanding; the market for these products once mostly consumed for religious reasons has widened…
Jeff Yang’s Profile of an Asian Male Porn Star →
This past weekend, I was invited to give a talk at Syracuse University as part of their celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (although APA Heritage Month is actually May, many…
