Sunday Reads

Crackpots can come from any country, including Canada.

Jordan Peterson is a product of white male affirmative action.  He never should have been hired in any university.
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Obituary:  Actress Susan Anspach, 75, died on April 2 of coronary failure.

She starred in many films including Five Easy Pieces. 

She was a drama major at Catholic University and started her career in off-Broadway plays in New York City. 

Anspach made other notable film appearances in “The Big Fix,” “Running,” and 2009’s “Wild About Harry.” On television, she played Dabney Coleman's ex-wife on the ABC comedy “The Slap Maxwell Story.” 

Anspach was married to actor Mark Goddard from 1970 – 1978. Goddard is known for playing Don West on the TV series “Lost in Space.” She was married to musician Sherwood Ball from 1982-88. 

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An era has come to an end.

Now, the organization that publishes Our Bodies, Ourselves has announced that after nearly 50 years and nine editions, it's ceasing publication of the signature book. Executive Director Julie Childers says the the small nonprofit Our Bodies, Ourselves organization could no longer afford to keep publishing updates.

Our Bodies, Ourselves originally sprang from feminist "consciousness-raising" courses held in Boston in the late 1960s. Group members gave presentations about topics considered taboo at the time, like masturbation, postpartum struggles, and birth control — which was then illegal for unmarried women in Massachusetts.

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It is absolutely dangerous to be a young woman today with the online or "hookup" culture, given that so many men, especially young men, are totally screwed up with porn.
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