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Monthly Archives: May 2009

Drive [14]

By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: May 21, 2009

Just cus I said I don’t got to call nobody anymore don’t mean I don’t got nobody to call if I need to. Right now I need to. Crossing the border never used to be a big deal. Still isn’t most of the time, but Rita doesn’t even have ID and that could jam us [...]

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Vampires, Werewolves, and “Scary” Female Sexuality: the Sexist World of Twilight

By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: May 20, 2009

AlterNet By Carmen D. Siering, Ms. Magazine. Posted May 19, 2009. Adults have an obligation to start a conversation concerning the darker themes and anti-feminist rhetoric in the extremely popular Twilight series. In Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight saga, a wildly popular four-book series of young adult novels, the protagonist Bella Swan — by all accounts a [...]

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Woman fought robbers with chili, broom

By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: May 19, 2009

They’re going to need those blood pressure pills after the razzing they take, getting chased off with a broom and some chili…Fear The Bean! ———- Woman fought robbers with chili, broom – UPI.com TAZEWELL, Tenn., May 19 (UPI) — Authorities in Tennessee said a woman whose home was invaded by two men “fought them off” [...]

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Outing [11]

By NJRD | Published: May 18, 2009

::OUTING:: Chapter 11 **Present Time** Gabriel’s POV “Stop doing that shit, you’re gonna give yourself a stiff neck.” I frown at Vin but keep craning my neck in all directions at once. “Where are they? I can’t see them.” I’ve been trying to spot Vin’s parents among the people that crowd the terminal but to [...]

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Outing [10]

By NJRD | Published: May 10, 2009

::OUTING:: Chapter 10 **Present Time** Vin’s POV As I close the door of the house I see Gabe talking with Lorna, our neighbor. I still don’t know how old she is, anywhere from 50 to 80 is my guess. She won’t tell us, anyway. Lorna doesn’t believe in ages, she says that knowing how old [...]

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Virginity Fetish: How Our Obsession With “Sexual Purity” Hurts Women

By xxxevilgrinxxx | Published: May 5, 2009

AlterNet By Jessica Valenti, Seal Press. Boys are taught that the things that make them good are universally accepted ethical ideals; women are told our worth lies between our legs. Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from The Purity Myth: How America’s Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women by Jessica Valenti, published by [...]

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