“You know, if every “Woman’s Studies” department was closed, and the student loans were used to create businesses that hired women instead of studied them like tragic butterflies impaled on the patriarchal pin, we might be better off. Granted, we’d be without PhDs theses like “Rape Symbolism and Beatrix Potter: A Rake’s Progress,” but the culture would survive; the only noticeable effect at all would be a 17% decrease in Frieda Kahlo poster sales, and a 50% decrease in 33-year old college students.” – James Lileks today. I fear he’s right – which isn’t to say that real study of women’s history isn’t a great and important topic. The rest of the column – on some pain-in-the-ass Canadian who’s against Christmas – is a beaut.
BEAGLE NEWS: Always, always micro-chip ’em. Except mine won’t even allow me to clip her paws.
The Dish 