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Eli Sanders
Eli Sanders is The Stranger's associate editor. His book, "While the City Slept," was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He once did this and once won this, but he also once crashed his bike into a parked car while on his way to a staff meeting, never mind this, so… His website, which probably hasn't been updated in a while, is www.elisanders.net.
Posted inTV
Which Would You Rather Watch at 10:30 PM on a Monday Night?
The Romney campaign is in a huff because America’s television networks are choosing to air re-runs this coming Monday night, not Ann Romney’s convention speech. CBS plans instead to show a rerun of “Hawaii Five-O,” its hit police series. Viewers of NBC will see a new episode of “Grimm,” about a homicide detective with the […]
Posted inLGBTQIA+
One Way to Join the Angry Eagle Scouts of America
This tumblr, which is full of letters from Eagle Scouts mailing back their badges in protest of the Boy Scouts’ continued homophobia. Right on.
Posted inMedia
Some Reasons to Worry a Little Less About the Latest TV Ads in the Presidential Race
Via Sullivan, a few Google-produced stats that—as he points out—are both self-serving and interesting: More than 80% of eligible voters are online; Similarly, 83% of mobile phone owners are registered voters; 1 out of every 3 likely voters in November say that they didn’t watch TV in the past week; Voters are spending more media […]
Posted inLGBTQIA+
How Sally Ride Came Out in Her Obituary
Via Buzzfeed: Sally Ride, who died today after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, was the first female U.S. astronaut in space and became friends with Tam O’Shaugnessy at the age of 12. It was not until today, however — nearly 50 years after meeting — that their 27-year romantic relationship was made public. The […]
Posted in$$$
Generation Screwed
Attention, Millennials: Newsweek is the latest publication to determine that you have been screwed. How has this generation been screwed? Let’s count the ways, starting with the economy. No generation has suffered more from the Great Recession than the young. Median net worth of people under 35, according to the U.S. Census, fell 37 percent […]
Posted inLGBTQIA+
Episcopal Bishops Embrace Gay Unions
Joel Connelly has the story: Three years in the making, the new liturgy has a couple make vows to each other, exchange rings and be declared “bound to one another in a holy covenant, as long as they bothy shall live.” The liturgy now goes to the House of Deputies, consisting of priests and lay […]
Posted inGossip
Brad Pitt’s Mother: Not an Obama Fan
Via the Hollywood Reporter, a letter from Jane Pitt—mother of Brad, “a Christian,” and a strong supporter of Mitt Romney: Any Christian should spend much time in prayer before refusing to vote for a family man with high morals, business experience, who is against abortion, and shares Christian conviction concerning homosexuality just because he is […]
Posted inElection 2012
Obama’s Western Donor Drop-off
Obama, you have a problem: As BuzzFeed reported last week, 88% of donors who gave $200 or more to Obama in 2008 have yet to give that amount to his campaign this cycle. A deeper analysis of campaign finance data shows that the west has seen an especially high level of drop off in Obama […]
Posted inElection 2012
How Many Votes Did Racism Cost Obama in 2008?
A lot. Andrew Sullivan predicts that this time, it will cost him even more.
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Generation Debt
There was a time not too long ago when more than half of all Americans were able to pay for college without a loan. Now? Ninety-four percent of students who earn a bachelor’s degree borrow to pay for higher education—up from 45 percent in 1993, according to an analysis by The New York Times of […]
Posted inPolitics
Good News for Those Who Want the Damn Government Hands Off Their Medicare
It may happen sooner than expected: WASHINGTON — The nation’s Social Security and Medicare programs are sliding closer to insolvency, the federal government warned Monday in a new report that underscores the fiscal challenges facing the two mammoth retirement programs as baby boomers begin to retire. Insolvency for Medicare is now coming in 2024. And […]