Author Archives: Ann Bartow

“Yours Is A Very Bad Hotel”

A customer complaint in Powerpoint form! Via Nancy Rapaport.

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“Women Lawyers–Back on Track”

That’s the name of an excellent new blog written and administered by Nicole Black. Recent posts of interest include: Study: Gender gap in law students’ goals and Closing the LSAT Gender Gap. Check it out!

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“The Origins of African-American Interests in International Law,” by Henry J. Richardson III

Book description (via the Legal History Blog): This book explores the birth of the African-American international tradition and, particularly, the roots of African Americans’ stake in international law. Richardson considers these origins as only formally arising about 1619, the date … Continue reading

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“The University of Southern California released a study yesterday about the preferences of the Academy and found that in almost in any given year of best picture nominations, the roles for people who are neither white nor male are few and far between.”

So reports this NYT article in reference to this study, which also observes: “The data show there are almost three speaking males for every one female and more than four white speaking characters for every one non-white character,”the study found … Continue reading

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The Penn State Pro Porn Center

Penn State’s College of Communications has a Center for the First Amendment. The predominant focus of the Center is apparently to interview pornographers and pornography performers, and then use these interviews to produce “legal scholarship” about pornography. Below are some … Continue reading

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For the New Yawkahs!

This. For anyone who didn’t have the awesome privilege of attending Cornell, some of those students stole trays from the dining halls and they are riding them down Libe Slope. And, see also. –Ann Bartow. Y’all come visit SC to … Continue reading

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“How to publish your own sex tape — 3 easy rules”

Here, FWIW. Note especially: … The XXX ex video is an all-too-popular genre. Always keep in mind: Porn is forever. Your performance will probably outlast your relationship. …

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“It’s tough enough for rape victims to come forward. Now there’s another reason for them to think twice about reporting the crime: They may get stuck with a hefty bill for the rape kit used to collect evidence against their attacker.”

So begins this U.S. News article, entitled “Rape Victims Can Be Hurt Financially, Too.” The article notes that rape kits cost $1,600 and sexual assault victims are billed for them in a number of states. Via Jezebel.

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Three Grumpy Observations About Air Travel To And From The Windy City

1. United Airlines flights to Columbia from Chicago out of Gate F11 are always delayed, sometimes for hours, and often you have to sprint to an alternative gate at the last minute. 2. Note to the chipper strangers sitting next … Continue reading

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Barbie Tarot

Full set here.

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For People Who Have Everything Except Taste?

These.

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“Women can be seen as ambitious and capable, or they can be seen as likable, a host of studies have shown, but it’s very hard for them to be seen as both…”

That’s a sentence found in this article, which I found via this blog post, whose author  found it here. Basically there is some kind of chain link letter thing happening here, but no related curses, at least no audible ones … Continue reading

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“What We Think: Gender Roles, Women’s Issues and Feminism in the 21st Century: An Anthology”

Coming to local bookstores in 2008! More at  this website. And there is a related blog!

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Trailer for the film “Teenage Mother” (1967).

Oy.

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The United Nations has launched a $44 million program to reduce female genital mutilation by 40 percent by 2015.

More information here and here.

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Belle Lettre on Sexual Harassment

Here, in a post entitled: What the Hell: I Am Mad, and I Can Type. If I Don’t Have a Voice Here, Then Where Do I?

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“How It Works”

From xkcd (A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.)

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“The first increase in union membership in a quarter of a century was recorded in 2007 with employment sectors traditionally dominated by women driving the turnaround.”

That’s the first sentence of this article, entitled “Women Add Union Sectors, Fueling Labor Revival.”

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Know a lost literary classic suitable for use in law school?

Leave your suggestions here!

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Traveling

Spent the day in the car, as I’m very tired of airports and planes. It was nice to bring large bottles of shampoo and water along, and as much luggage as I liked. Somehow, though, while I remembered to pack … Continue reading

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Because there is always a women to blame.

From the Chicago Sun-Times article that is subtitled: While investigators search for a motive behind Stephen Kazmierczak’s bloody rampage, questions are raised about a history of mental illness, medications and a recently failed relationship Stephen Phillip Kazmierczak, the gunman who … Continue reading

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“It’s More Than a Living”

At Center of Gravitas, GayProf has a post up about why he likes teaching history. A recent reminder at another blog about how lucky we law profs are made me especially happy to read it. Below is a short excerpt … Continue reading

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The Seattle Times refused to run an ad for the Vagina Monologues because the artwork looked too much like a vagina.

This happened in the Pacific Northwest, not South Carolina! From the Seattle Weekly: On February 24, in honor of “V-Day,” the National Council of Jewish Women’s Seattle office is co-sponsoring two performances of the Eve Ensler’s Vagina Monologues at the … Continue reading

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Come Together: Healing Tensions Among Women Working for Equality ~ A Women’s History Month Blog Carnival

A Women’s History Month  Blog Carnival Come Together: Healing Tensions among Women Working for Equality What Tami Said and Women’s Space are partnering to host a blog carnival to encourage a dialogue between all women committed to gender equality. Dates: … Continue reading

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“Healthy SC Challenge”

DJ Snacks versus MC Vegetable made me want to throw my computer out the window. Is that really supposed to reach and persuade schoolchildren? Yeesh. –Ann Bartow

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The Scholar & Feminist Conference XXXIII – The State of Democracy: Gender and Political Participation

Keynote Address by Lani Guinier Saturday, 3/1, 9:00 am Barnard Hall Lobby Pre-registration is recommended Visit the conference website to register. … In the last Presidential election, only 55.27% of the voting-age American population cast their ballots. Amazingly, a participation … Continue reading

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Time magazine’s senior political analyst and editor at large Mark Halperin opines that John Edwards “kinda thinks Obama is….he thinks Obama is kind of a pussy …”

Media coverage here, here and here.

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“Ms. Kineston is among a number of American women who have reported that they were sexually assaulted by co-workers while working as contractors in Iraq but now find themselves in legal limbo, unable to seek justice or even significant compensation.”

That’s a sentence from this NYT article. Here’s another excerpt: … Many of the same legal and logistical obstacles that have impeded other types of investigations involving contractors in Iraq, like shootings involving security guards for Blackwater Worldwide, have made … Continue reading

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Wine Sorbet

My sole New Year’s resolution was to eat dessert more often. So far I have not had any trouble keeping it, but it’s nice to know frozen wine is out there just in case I need it. –Ann Bartow

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Twisty Asks: How Cheap Is Your Love?

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“Socially responsible sweethearts”

The political economy of Valentine flowers is discussed here.

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Crazy Little Thing Called Rape

I generally like the writing at The Situationist blog a lot, but how can the clip of a “Pepe Le Pew” cartoon at the end of this post represent anything except extremely coercive, unwanted sexual contact? Pepe Le Pew cartoons … Continue reading

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