http://plan2planet.blogspot.com/community Service means Business!ennoreply@blogger.com (jim)Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:02:36 PDTBlogger http://www.blogger.com1828125noreply@blogger.comnocommunity Service means Business!http://plan2planet.blogspot.com/2011/05/wrongful-death-settlements-are-weak.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jim)Mon, 23 May 2011 13:58:26 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178312.post-708416423540405480 Even Prosecutors Love Bad Boys from Crime & Federalism by Mike I wonder how many successful men suckers went home with their fists after buying this prosecutrix drinks:  A Philadelphia assistant district attorney was yanked from prosecuting two men accused of attempting to murder an alleged drug dealer after authorities discovered she had struck up a 2011-05-23T16:58:26.692-04:000http://plan2planet.blogspot.com/2011/05/carlos-santana-speaks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jim)Tue, 17 May 2011 20:11:34 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178312.post-3542565394830874279 Carlos Santana Speaks Truth at Baseball Civil Rights Day via Womanist Musings by Renee on 5/17/11 photo © 2009 Jessica S. | more info (via: Wylio)Whiteness is always looking for sell outs to encourage people of colour to be passive.  Every once in awhile, they choose the wrong person, and it comes back to bite them directly in the ass. The Braves recently hosted a civil rights day in Georgia (I2011-05-17T23:11:34.690-04:000http://plan2planet.blogspot.com/2011/05/tribute-to-long-lost-child.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jim)Wed, 04 May 2011 21:51:38 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178312.post-6980785619221919088 A Tribute to a Long-Lost Child via Women in Crime Ink by Deborah Blum on 5/4/11 by Deborah BlumWhen I was researching my book, The Poisoner's Handbook, I started by making a list of famous homicidal poisons: cyanide and strychnine, arsenic and antimony. The resulting catalog quickly outgrew my plans for a book of relatively modest length. How would I decide which toxic substances belonged in my2011-05-05T00:51:38.077-04:000http://plan2planet.blogspot.com/2011/05/those-sexy-smelly-victorians.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jim)Wed, 04 May 2011 20:09:51 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178312.post-7262463221805416144 Those sexy, smelly Victorians via kottke.org by Tim Carmody on 5/4/11 Here is my third installment in pulling down random books from my shelves and writing about them, under the belief that the internet is better when not all of it comes from the internet. Eugen Weber is a wonderful, sassy cultural historian. His best-known book is probably Peasants Into Frenchmen: The Modernization of Rural 2011-05-04T23:09:51.745-04:000http://plan2planet.blogspot.com/2011/04/vintage-womens-basketball-teams-so.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jim)Mon, 18 Apr 2011 07:31:31 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178312.post-4535176724841508934 Vintage Women’s Basketball Teams: So Funny! via The Society Pages: All Blogs by Lisa Wade at Sociological Images on 4/17/11 In the center of this picture is my Great Grandmother, Adalene. I was quite young when she died, but I do remember her, frail and white-haired, threatening to spank me. I didn’t believe her, and was duly surprised at what came next. This picture pleases me.  It reminds me2011-04-18T10:31:31.601-04:000http://plan2planet.blogspot.com/2011/04/babies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jim)Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:30:51 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178312.post-6865417603815697067 Babies Learn How to Have a Conversation via The Society Pages: All Blogs by Lisa Wade at Sociological Images on 4/11/11 In this hilarious two minute video, twin toddlers practice having a conversation. They don’t really know words, but they know HOW to do it. They’ve figured out how to sound sure of themselves, how to sound inquisitive, how to gesticulate, how to aim their efforts at a second 2011-04-14T18:30:51.226-04:000http://plan2planet.blogspot.com/2011/04/searching-for-kim-jones-aka-lil-kim.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jim)Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:06:36 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178312.post-1987722732696098418 Searching for Kim Jones (a.k.a. Lil’ Kim): Black Girls Behind Bars via Chicago Taskforce on Violence Against Girls & Young Women by Mariame Kaba on 4/10/11 [Cross-posted at Prison Culture] Recently an article by Rachel Pfeffer titled “In Post-Racial America, Prisons Feast on Black Girls” has been making the rounds on social media. I am glad to see the attention that it has garnered. I hope that2011-04-11T17:06:36.597-04:000http://plan2planet.blogspot.com/2011/03/i-slut.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jim)Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:44:44 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178312.post-6345897024977136751Toronto activists take back the slut from I Blame The Patriarchy by Jill Sexual Assault Prevention Tips Guaranteed to Work 1. Don’t put drugs in women’s drinks. 2. When you see a woman walking by herself, leave her alone. 3. If you pull over to help a woman whose car has broken down, remember not to rape her. 4. If you are in a lift and a woman gets in, don’t rape her. 5. When you 2011-03-31T22:44:44.255-04:000http://plan2planet.blogspot.com/2011/03/broken-on-all-sides-no-repair-in-sight_25.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jim)Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:17:10 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178312.post-7902711075909589969 Broken on All Sides: New Documentary about Race and Criminal Justice via racismreview.com by Jessie on 3/25/11 Matthew Pillischer has just completed a new documentary about race and criminal justice in that is worth checking out. Here’s a trailer for the film (6:58): The film includes an interview with Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow, which we’ve written about here before. 2011-03-25T16:17:10.118-04:000http://plan2planet.blogspot.com/2011/03/broken-on-all-sides-no-repair-in-sight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jim)Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:17:06 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178312.post-2881065054939993348 Broken on All Sides: New Documentary about Race and Criminal Justice via racismreview.com by Jessie on 3/25/11 Matthew Pillischer has just completed a new documentary about race and criminal justice in that is worth checking out. Here’s a trailer for the film (6:58): The film includes an interview with Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow, which we’ve written about here before. 2011-03-25T16:17:06.485-04:000http://plan2planet.blogspot.com/2011/03/book-announcement-ethics-of-voting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jim)Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:56:30 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178312.post-8998295378505025642 Book Announcement: The Ethics of Voting via Public Reason by Jason Brennan on 3/23/11 Hi everyone, I’m pleased to announce my book The Ethics of Voting (Princeton University Press) is now published. You can read the introduction here. (I get about $3.00 in royalties if you buy it, so here are links to Amazon, which has sold out its initial batch, and Barnes and Noble.) The main positions I 2011-03-24T16:56:30.966-04:000http://plan2planet.blogspot.com/2011/03/stylish-typography-and-illustrations-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jim)Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:56:23 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178312.post-4962943810379495618 Stylish Typography and Illustrations by Brent Couchman via Abduzeedo | Graphic Design Inspiration and Photoshop Tutorials by paul0v2 on 3/24/11 Brent Couchman is a designer located in San Francisco. His works are totally amazing, very stylish with great use of colors to engage the viewer with such eye candy illustrations. Enjoy! <!--break--> You can find Brent at his website 2011-03-24T16:56:23.768-04:000http://plan2planet.blogspot.com/2011/03/service-to-match-volunteers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jim)Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:14:08 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178312.post-8539560338500380568 Service to match volunteers, projects in Pittsburgh via Today's Tribune-Review on 3/22/11 Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl announced the creation on Tuesday of servePGH, a citywide service designed to match community volunteers with five service initiatives centered on youth engagement and neighborhood revitalization. Posted via email from jimuleda's posterous 2011-03-22T21:14:08.082-04:000http://plan2planet.blogspot.com/2011/03/register-as-sex-offenders.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jim)Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:53:23 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178312.post-2785065420652323312 Louisiana Law Forces Many Sex Workers to Register as Sex Offenders via The Curvature by Cara on 3/22/11 Trigger Warning for descriptions of sexual violence and abuses against sex workers Last week, Jordan Flaherty wrote an article at Colorlines about how sex workers are being punished under an archaic and punitive law that specifically targets those who are convicted of selling2011-03-22T15:53:23.705-04:000http://plan2planet.blogspot.com/2011/03/gerald.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jim)Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:51:38 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178312.post-4252066738559415987 Gerald via InvisiblePeople.tv by invisiblepeople on 3/22/11 I met Gerald sleeping on the steps of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City. Gerald is a Vietnam veteran who uses his military training to survive, keep clean and protect others. This is a very powerful interview. Gerald talks about NYC politics on homelessness, and gives some insight into the challenges of trying to have2011-03-22T15:51:38.171-04:000http://plan2planet.blogspot.com/2011/03/talk-to-me-like-i-stupid-nuclear.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jim)Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:46:47 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178312.post-3923458248293982669 Talk to Me Like I'm Stupid: A Nuclear Reaction via Ta-Nehisi Coates : The Atlantic by Ta-Nehisi Coates on 3/22/11 This video was e-mailed to me, and along with our own conversation last year, it really helped me understand Japan's reactor situation. Posted via email from jimuleda's posterous 2011-03-22T15:46:47.722-04:000http://plan2planet.blogspot.com/2011/03/being-ballerina-black-and-curvy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jim)Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:33:14 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178312.post-5621351159215961580 Misty Copeland on Being Ballerina, Black and “Curvy.” via PostBourgie by Naima on 3/22/11 In an interview with BlackVoices, Misty Copeland, aka the first black American ballet soloist at the American Ballet Theatre, talks candidly about how being fair-skinned may have given her an edge over other black American dancers with “perfect physiques”: I’ve seen so many talented black women who come 2011-03-22T15:33:14.192-04:000http://plan2planet.blogspot.com/2011/03/veena-malik-schools-mullah-about-islam.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jim)Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:47:26 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178312.post-2359413435492617901 Pakistani Actress Veena Malik schools a mullah about Islam via Boing Boing by Sean Bonner on 3/21/11 [Video Link] Veena Malik is a Pakistani actress who appeared on the very popular Indian TV show Bigg Boss (the Indian version of Big Brother). In the clip above, a mullah tells her she brought shame on Pakistan with her behavior on the show, and that 100% of Pakistanis agree with him. The 2011-03-21T16:47:26.374-04:000http://plan2planet.blogspot.com/2011/03/infographic-how-does-gallon-of-gas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jim)Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:59:57 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178312.post-931834962969827778 Infographic: How Does a Gallon of Gas Compare to a Gallon of Other Liquids? via GOOD by Cord Jefferson on 3/18/11 As Sarah Palin and others complain about $4-a-gallon gasoline, we can't help but wonder what the fuss is all about. Pound for pound, people pay far more than $4-a-gallon for lots of their favorite things all the time. Chill, baby, chill.  Posted via email from jimuleda's 2011-03-18T16:59:57.568-04:000http://plan2planet.blogspot.com/2011/03/americas-theft-inflection-point.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jim)Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:23:25 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178312.post-5385575963308724952 Too Big to Jail: America’s Theft Inflection Point via Firedoglake by Jon Walker on 3/17/11 This article in the Huffington Post about how Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is pushing the state attorneys general to quickly as possible “bring to bed” their investigations of the wide-scale systematic violations of law by the nation’s largest financial institutions is a great reminder that, in America2011-03-17T23:23:25.530-04:000http://plan2planet.blogspot.com/2011/03/quilts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jim)Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:29:38 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178312.post-1087467585370330666 Amy Ahlstrom's "Urban Quilts" via Boing Boing by David Pescovitz on 3/16/11 Amy Ahlstrom creates striking quilts with urban themes, inspired by San Francisco, New York City, Tokyo, Kyoto, and Chicago. She's currently working on pieces informed by trips abroad to London, Paris, and Amsterdam. Seen above: "SFChinatown," (2007) 29.5" x 29.5" Dupioni silk and cotton. From Ahlstrom's artist 2011-03-16T15:29:38.660-04:000http://plan2planet.blogspot.com/2011/03/but-wait-coked-up-to-have-sex.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jim)Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:22:34 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178312.post-3641928280668887073 Thank God Some Young People Are Too Coked Up To Have Sex via Gothamist by Ben Yakas on 3/16/11 Earlier this month, we learned that teens and young adults have been having less sex than ever, according to a new study by the National Center for Health Statistics. Ever since, we've been extremely perplexed as to why those 20-somethings reportedly aren't—but thanks to a trend-baiting Observer 2011-03-16T15:22:34.632-04:000http://plan2planet.blogspot.com/2011/03/report-oral-sex-causes-more-oral-cancer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jim)Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:04:43 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178312.post-8203852348260023956 Oral Sex Causes More Oral Cancer Than Cigarettes via Blisstree » LIVE by Briana Rognlin on 3/14/11 According to new research, oral sex causes more oral cancer than cigarettes in the U.S. $#*%! And we thought sex was supposed to be good for you… Apparently, oral cancer has become rampant, particularly among white men, with cases increasing 225% between 1974 and 2007 (According to the Oral Cancer2011-03-14T16:04:43.514-04:000http://plan2planet.blogspot.com/2011/03/vivian-maiers-photography.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jim)Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:58:37 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178312.post-2245228406493718533 Class in Vivian Maier’s Street Photography via Sociological Images by Lisa Wade on 3/14/11 The blog-o-sphere is abuzz with praise for Vivian Maier’s mid-century photographs of public New York and Chicago life.   The photos were taken by a live-in nanny working for wealthy families in Chicago’s north shore.  Her photos, over 100,000 of them, were discovered after her death two years ago.  To my 2011-03-14T15:58:37.816-04:000http://plan2planet.blogspot.com/2011/03/comment-of-week.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jim)Sun, 13 Mar 2011 12:38:15 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178312.post-3606821168615006493 The WTF comment of the week via The New Black Woman by newblackwoman@gmail.com (The New Black Woman) on 3/13/11 Shout out to CNBC's Larry Kudlow for forcing everyone to scratch their heads in trying to understand what you meant, when referring to Japan's earthquake and tsunami and how its stock market responded, by declaring "the human toll looks to be much worse than the economic toll and we 2011-03-13T15:38:15.597-04:000nonadult