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Those chortling over the Santorum yearbook photo should remember that both time and photos can be cruel

on Jan 19 2012 | Filed under: Presidential elections

Yesterday, my sister emailed me a “cheer up” email that’s making the rounds.  It’s intended for women, who tend to feel more strongly than men do that the mirror is their enemy.  The tag line is “It isn’t just us who suffer changes over the years!”  The rest of the email is photos of former [...]

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There is nothing romantic about prostitution

on Mar 03 2010 | Filed under: Prostitution

Back when it first came out in 1990, many of my friends swooned about how romantic Pretty Woman was, while I alternated between gagging and fulmination.  I thought it was a truly disgusting movie insofar as it encouraged prostitution as a reasonable line of work to meet a sensitive millionaire.  My intuitive sense was that [...]

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