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Why a woman should replace Andy Jackson on the $20

After reading the NYT article on how an Orthodox Jewish woman got out of her miserable arranged marriage, I went on to Gail Collins, a god in my non-fundamentalist pantheon. And Gail came through with this column: A Woman’s Place … Continue reading

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Guy who sued Zuckerberg (and lost) has disappeared. But…

His ankle bracelet didn’t. See, he’s since been charged with fraud for fabricating evidence in the Facebook lawsuit. And was presumably under house arrest and wearing that ankle bracelet. This story, from Lowering the Bar, is so funny, thanks to … Continue reading

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The bizarre lawsuit over Lee Harvey Oswald’s coffin

Hey, it’s a lawsuit (property rights?) and the New York Times story certainly got my attention. Today, Kevin Underhill recognized its weirdness in Lowering the Bar (and linked to the Times piece, thank you, Kevin for eliminating one of my … Continue reading

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