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“Abduction From The Seraglio” and sexual harassment
Mozart, Mozart. This is his second mention in one week. A few days ago I was listening to his comedic opera, Abduction From The Seraglio, a work I fell in love with the first time I heard the opening twenty … Continue reading
Posted in American war on women, The Facts of Life
Tagged #MeToo, Abduction From the Seraglio, Al Franken, Anita Hill, Blake Farenthold, Clarence Thomas, employment sexual harassment, John Conyers, Mozart operas, Paramount Pictures, sexual harassment
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Sexual assault and electric lights
Gail Collins: Rick Perry’s Strange Sex Story – The New York Times I’m sure you’ve heard about Rick Perry’s sales pitch for fossil fuels in Africa. No? OK, here is the key paragraph from Gail Collins’s bitterly funny op today: … Continue reading
Posted in American war on women, The Facts of Life
Tagged Bill Cristal, fossil fuels, Gail Collins, Harvey Weinstein, Katz's deli, Meg Ryan, Paramount Pictures, Rick Perry, sexual assault, sexual harassment, sexual harassment employment, skin flicks, When harry Met Sally
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Defamation everywhere…and many drops to drink
Today’s Times had this informative and provocative opinion from Aziz Huq, a professor of law at the (notably not liberal–my perception) University of Chicago. Informative, because I didn’t know federal government officials–such as, say, the Twittler–were immune from defamation lawsuits. … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order, Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged Aziz Huq, defamation lawsuits, Eric Bolling, Federal Tort Claims Act, Huffington Post, immunity from defamation lawsuits, malicious prosecution, MediaMatters, Patricia Glaser, sexual harassment, Westfall Act, Yashir Ali
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