Hey everybody, quick update. I thought I had some more links with me, but I guess they are still floating out in the tubes somewhere. I’ll also have a few things for The Great and Secret Show that I’ll be posting in a little bit, so be sure to look for that.
First up, a federal judge has declared DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) unconstitutional on two grounds. This was unexpected, but welcomed. However, I have a sneaking suspicion it won’t stay. But it’s interesting to watch, especially as the Perry trial is awaiting their verdict as well. Also fun is that one idea was looking at it from the fifth amendment (I think) which guarantees equal protections, the other, the tenth, which gives states their rights (and is a favorite of social conservatives as well). Exciting (and confusing legalese)!
The Stranger also came out with a great “New Column” which I’ll post:
Ok, one more piece from The Stranger, this time, in the form of a follow up letter about an internship:
Hey Lindy! I sent an email a while back to the old address of yours I have saved in my account. Since I hadn’t gotten anything back, I figured that either you took that account out of commission OR YOU ARE A BAD PERSON. To account for both options, I wrote a few responses in a “choose your own adventure” style of correspondence.
If your account is inactive/my e-mail exploded, go to page 1.
If you ignored/fiendishly deleted the e-mail, go to page 2.
To run down the cave on the left, go to page 73.
I was tipped off about this post by PG+, but check out this awesome writing about Pittsburgh Poetry (and other local dialects).
Looking to kill some time? This game is a lot of fun and slightly addicting.
And finally, do you happen to remember how I posted that awesome ad from Nike to start off the World Cup? Well, maybe it’s cursed! Slate examines it here in a follow up.
That’s it for now, but I’ll be back in a short while with some more, have a great one!
