links for 2007-10-26
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“Science is nothing more than the sum of what scientists do. Without ethics, science is no better than Christianity during the Crusades, a dogma that kills out of arrogance and prejudice.”
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“One parent claimed the intention had been to make life easier for the photographer – so he did not have to keep rearranging his reflector screens.”
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“She was showing Jay Leno and the audience distorted pictures of herself and held up the first photo saying, “Here’s where I look like my Jewish cousin!” It was a picture of her with a huge, distorted nose. No one laughed”
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I’m scratching my head at this part: “He also referred to his Scots and Irish forebears, saying their lives were guided by faith in reason and social justice, “especially the need for those on top to help care for the less fortunate.””
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“the two most unfortunate looking ladies around are Sarah Jessica Parker and Amy Winehouse. Aside from shockingly-low BMIs, what do these women have in common? That’s right, pronounced noses and Jewish heritage!”
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“Worse still, Frere-Jones ascribes racial attributes to the two sides of this outmoded dichotomy: Mind is white, body black. Thus, to Frere-Jones, the Arcade Fire…is pedantic, sexless and indicative of whiteness”
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