Monthly Archives: February 2010

Midweek Plug: On Race, Privilege, and Medicine

Posted on February 26, 2010 by hermyt

One of my favorite blogs to read is guhster’s “On Race, Privilege, and Medicine“, and not merely because she’s a great friend of mine. Jess has a way of noticing all the little prejudiced insensitivities that permeate our society and … Continue reading →

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What I'm reading ed. 100221

Posted on February 22, 2010 by hermyt

I really did try to get this out last week, Livia, really I did. But I didn’t, and now this post has become bloated in size just like all of the others. *sigh*   I didn’t know how to categorize … Continue reading →

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The comments thread

Posted on February 21, 2010 by hermyt

One of the reasons I migrated to wordpress was because I thought it’d be neat to actually have a functional comments system, as opposed to the xanga-crosspost-hack from before. But, what’s the point of leaving comments if they merely echo … Continue reading →

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The Valentine's Day Smorgasborg Post

Posted on February 15, 2010 by hermyt

Happy Valentine’s Day!   I was going to pen a relationship manifesto for Valentine’s Day, but I realized that I a) don’t have enough material for a manifesto, and b) would prefer for any future significant other to learn about … Continue reading →

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Be Informed: 31st Anniversary of the Iranian Revolution

Posted on February 11, 2010 by hermyt

Today is the 31st Anniversary of the Iranian Revolution, giving the Green movement another plausible reason to take the streets and protest. It doesn’t look like things are going so well this time around though.   Follow the liveblogs @ … Continue reading →

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Midweek Plug: Livia Blackburne

Posted on February 11, 2010 by hermyt

  Livia Blackburne: A Brain Scientist’s Take on Creative Writing   Livia runs the best (ok, only) writing blog that I follow.   I know, I know, I already gave Livia a plug a few weeks back, but that was … Continue reading →

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PSA: Valentine's Day Swing Dance ft. Lesley Byers and the Jazz Cats!

Posted on February 10, 2010 by hermyt

For those of you in the Chicago area and looking for a last minute date idea, or just looking for a way to spend the night, you should come to     NU Swing Dance ft. Lesley Byers and the … Continue reading →

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What I'm reading ed. 100209

Posted on February 10, 2010 by hermyt

The news really doesn’t stop, does it? And I didn’t even touch the Toyota recalls… Does anyone have any interesting topics they think I should read more about? As usual, highlights are in red. Politics Bipartisanship at its finest (Fallows) … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Pandora's Star

Posted on February 6, 2010 by hermyt

Pandora’s Star is the first book of Peter Hamilton’s 2-part epic space operatic saga. You may accuse me of making up words, but I assure you, there is no more appropriate term for it. Part 1, Pandora’s star, clocks in … Continue reading →

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