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Virginity for Sale 7 Oct 2009 | 03:36 am
Well well well . . . It was only a matter of time! Last summer, I blogged about a case in France in which a young engineer had divorced his new wife because she was not a virgin on their wedding nigh...
Deja-Vu All Over Again: Still Killing Them Softly . . . 11 Sep 2009 | 07:28 am
I originally wrote the post below on August 3, 2007. I have made only minor changes to the text to reflect the number of casualties and the location of the disaster, and to correct any anachronisms. ...
Just Another Day in the Land of Hopes and Dreams 13 Aug 2009 | 03:58 pm
Something strange happened today. Something that very seldom happens to me. And when it does, it happens gradually and almost imperceptibly. Subconsciously even. Today, I felt a shift in my perspectiv...
This Sh*t Makes Me So Mad!!! 4 Aug 2009 | 06:56 am
Assiya Rafiq, right, in front of her mother, Iqbal Mai. (Nicholas D. Kristof/The New York Times) After being kidnapped at the age of 16 by a group of thugs and enduring a year of rapes and beatings, ...
Gates Case has Everything to do With Racism, Which is Probably why it Won’t go Away. 31 Jul 2009 | 04:37 am
Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. participates in a panel on CNN's live show 'Moment of Truth: Countdown to Black in America 2,' Wednesday, July 22, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) ...
Gang Rape/Murder Trials May Strike a Blow for Women’s Rights in South Africa. 30 Jul 2009 | 09:30 am
A little over a year ago, the body of 31-year-old Eudy Simelane was found in a park near her home on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa. She had been gang raped and stabbed 25 times. Eudy was...
R.I.P. Michael Jackson. 26 Jun 2009 | 11:32 am
I’ve neglected T’ings ‘n Times for far too long and somehow, I thought my “comeback” post would be something of a masterpiece. Instead, here I am writing a quick, short post about Michael Jackson’s un...
This Is Mexico . . .. 6 May 2009 | 01:15 pm
I’ve been in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for four days now, and have only now had the time and ability to write a short post. I had intended to write a cheerful and upbeat post about how great Puerto Vall...
Luis Ramirez’s Killers About to Stand Trial 18 Apr 2009 | 01:57 am
Derrick Donchak (top), Brandon Piekarsky (middle), and Colin Walsh (bottom), have been charged in the beating death of Luis Ramirez in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. Ramirez died two days later from head i...
What Would Jesus Give Up For Lent? 13 Mar 2009 | 06:15 am
Duccio's rendition of the temptation of Jesus. Not sure why the Devil's portrayed with black skin but, whatever. You gotta pick your battles. It’s Lent again and, if you’re Christian, you’re ...