Sunday, March 31, 2002 --> comments?
Martha Stewart's calendar for February. Heh. Scary stuff, people.

Speaking of Martha Stewart, these people were wondering: What would it be like if Martha Stewart was goth? It's DIY for the morbidity inclined! Don't miss the "Gothic Good Things"!

Yahoo is being really underhanded with it's marketing: They've changed it so that every Yahoo member's marketing preferences are set up to receive spam and get junk snail mail and phone calls. They're evil. Evil, I say! (But I still like Yahoo! Mail better than Hotmail...) Laura explains how to change your preferences back here.

I know that Shakira is all the rage in the U.S. right now, but I remember seeing one of her older videos about 2 or 3 years ago on my local Spanish TV station. Normally, I wouldn't stop to watch, but something about her caught my attention. I remember thinking she had a nice voice and that she kind of reminded me of Alanis Morissette. I was going to download some of her songs, but I never got around to it. Anyway, after reading this article about her, despite the fact that it seems like she might be turned into a processed pop queen, I still like her music.

Framing the Flag:

Already the nation's most vocal critic of the media's perceived liberal bias, the center took on a "new and vital mission" in the months following the attacks on Washington and New York, according to its founder, L. Brent Bozell III. "We are training our guns on any media outlet or any reporter interfering with America's war on terrorism or trying to undermine the authority of President Bush," he wrote in a recent fundraising letter.

Last time I checked, we were still living in a democratic republic, not a dictatorship. We have the right to criticize the president. If that changes, we're all in major trouble!

Killing the biggest myth of web design Hear, hear! I especially like this part: "...if you stand in front of a room and tell everyone that no one reads what you write online, maybe the problem isn't with the users or the medium. Maybe you're just not saying anything interesting."

Friday, March 29, 2002 --> comments?
Monday is April Fools Day. I think this would be a great prank: Mischief Mail.
[via the presurfer]

Oooh, just what I always wanted...a jail dude! Joking, of course. That's just creepy. Here's a quote from one of the jail dudes:

I am very outgoing, carefree and I have a wild streak a mile wild but I can also be very sensitive. I don't care what other people think because I am confident and know how to have a good time.

I'd think this was a joke, but apparently, it's not: Britney 'thinks God has a long white beard'
[via quiddity]

Thursday, March 28, 2002 --> comments?
I'm a sucker for personality tests. Lots of them don't tell me anything, but I took this enneagram test and the results are actually quite accurate. I scored equally between types 4, 5, and 8, so I guess that makes me a mixture of them:

Fours are all about being unique and creating their own distinct culture. They experience the highs and lows of life more intensely than other types. This makes them great creative forces (artists, writers, filmmakers). Fours often feel like misplaced children, and they long for a sense of real family.

Fives are basically on some level estranged from the rest of the world, consequently, their mind is usually their best friend. They like to analyze things and make sense of them (that is their anchor), this makes them great inventors and philosophers. The immense inner world of fives can cause them to lose touch or interest in reality.

Eights are natural leaders. They are straight forward, direct, large personalities, that are unlikely to back down to adversity. They have a talent for motivating others. They have a strong sense of justice and are often protectors of the weak. However, they also have short fuses and can become domineering tyrants.

You can learn more about the enneagram personality types at 9Types.com

Wow, they're sure churning out the Sims expansion packs: Sims Vacation.

Japanese overnment: Have more kids!:

The goal would be to free people from Japan's corporate grind of 18-hour work days and mandatory drinks with the boss so they can better balance family and career.

Usually, there are dumb criminals, but this time it's dumb cops: London police fooled by smooth-talking criminal.

Blogs I've recently discovered and want to make sure to remember to visit again: Lunge, Sunny Side Up, and Kalilily. Oh, yeah and Tim of Dozing started Dozing Daily.

The Cat Bloggers project is cute. I'd join, but I don't have any pictures of my cats on my computer. Must. Get. Digital. Camera! Heh.

Tuesday, March 26, 2002 --> comments?
Today is my parents' 24th wedding anniversary. Congrats, mom and dad!

It's amazing for me to think that my mom was 21, my age, when she got married. I know I am not ready to get married! Back in the 70s, the average age when women got married at was 21 or 22. Now the average is more like 25, I think.

Speaking of marriage, I totally agree with this article: Rush to the altar. I used to say that I wanted to be married by the time I was 25. I have definitely been rethinking that! I'll turn 25 in November, 2005. That's only 4-and-a-half short years from now. I think I need more time. Of course, I'm single now. I haven't met anyone that I want to spend the rest of my life with; but that could easily change. I'm not really looking, though.

No Sweat at the Oscars. Oh, what they do in the name of beauty!

Playboy soliciting `Women of Enron' for upcoming pictorial . Playboy seems to think they are doing a good deed. It rings of exploitation to me. Yeah, I know, the women don't have to accept the offer, but it just seems wrong.
[via walk my way]

There's actually a weblog about Google. You can 'blog about anything, I guess.

Monday, March 25, 2002 --> comments?
Well, I know online quizzes have become quite degenerate lately, so I wasn't surprised when I saw the What Kind of Underwear Are you? quiz. Heh. (Oh, if you actually care, I'm hipster undies: Perfect for any low rise jeans, you're rather secretive. But you're also a good friend, and you don't let anyone get in your way.)

Poor kitties! It might have worked for The Cat in the Hat, but leave the real cats alone! It looks like the cats are thinking, "I will get my revenge, human." Hee.

Is Fark going down? Let's hope not!
[via wisdom]

If you're feeling crafty (as in the mood to do crafts), go visit Not Martha. Lots of great links there.

The War on Spam:

The Cold War is over. But the War on Spam has been heating up for a while now. This site will attempt to bring you the latest news from the front lines, as well as helping you find the weapons you need to make sure you're on the winning side.

I'm not sure what to think of this article about Osama bin Laden and his family, but when I got to this line:

Whatever his brother's fate, Sheikh Ahmad said he would like to portray his brother should Hollywood ever make a movie about him.

More about the "Afghan Girl"" A Life Revealed.

Sunday, March 24, 2002 --> comments?
Microcontent News: The Online Magazine for Weblogs, Webzines, and Personal Publishing.

I love sites like the above, but I wonder: Why do certain people take weblogs so seriously? I've never thought of weblogs as something extremely groundbreaking. To me, weblogs are the natural corollary of the web and human nature: People love to express themselves; the web makes that much easier than it's ever been before, so I don't see what the big deal is. I'm thinking that it's mostly print journalists who are startled and maybe a little intimidated by the fact that "normal" people can now publish their opinions.

Is is evolution? Thumbs Are the New Fingers for GameBoy Youth

How I got to this site, I don't remember. It's just so disturbing, I had to link it. Heh.

Laura redesigned her site beautifully. It looks great. Click!

Saturday, March 23, 2002 --> comments?
Eclectica is the aortal link over at moxie-girl.com, which reminds me: I haven't updated my aortal link this week. So, I'm making Blog of the Day my pick. Go visit!

Inspired by this article at Killer Flamingo, I Googled myself. I found my site; but I also a lot of other people who share my name: a rodeo queen, an assitant director of the National Scholars Programs at The University of Oklahoma, and a choreographer. It's rather odd to know that their are other people out there who have "my" name.

If you're ever in Waco, Texas, you can visit the Dr. Pepper Museum. You can even rent it for an evening, although I don't see why you'd want to do that! I might actually buy this nostalgic lion sign -- it's only $10)
[via plep]

"The Alphabet Synthesis Machine is an interactive online artwork which allows one to create and evolve the possible writing systems of one's own imaginary civilizations." After you've created your alphabet, it allows you to make a font from it. Very cool.
[via metafilter]

Another neat online project: The Poem Tag Project.

Friday, March 22, 2002 --> comments?
Winners of AlterNet's 2001 KEANU Awards. Russell Crowe was voted the Celebrity Most Likely to be Crushed the Weight of Own Ego. Hee.

Is Speedy really offensive? Personally, I don't think so, but since I'm not Hispanic, I can't say for sure.
[via quiddity]

I've been slacking off on the Friday Five lately. Here's the week's:

1. What is your favorite time of year?
Autumn, followed closely by spring.

2. What is it about your favorite season that, well, makes it your favorite season?
Summer heau and humidity are finally over! After our first cool front blows through, the sky loses the haziness that the summer sun gives it and turns the most gorgeous blue.

3. What is your least favorite time of year? Why?
Hmm, I'm not sure. I like and dislike things about every season; but I guess, I'll have to say that summer is my lease favorite season, just because it's soooo long and hot. I live in Texas, so I shouldn't expect anything different! Heh.

4. Do you do anything to celebrate or recognize the changing of seasons?
Not really.

5. What's your favorite thing to do outside?
Walking/hiking, swimming, just lying on the grass and looking at the sky and everything around me.

It has been six months since 9-11 and already we have had a formal anniversary. Stilted moments of silence, child poets, giant laser beams, and solemn speeches brought out the ghosts that have yet to be put to rest and never will, so long as there is a profit to be made on their continued haunting...

From the same article:

Speaking to reporters after an exclusive media screening, producer Susan Zirinsky said that it's important we don't forget there's a war going on. Her attitude, borrowed from John Ashcroft, suggests the true function of 9/11 may be getting America's jingoistic blood boiling, rather than paying tribute to the heroism of the New York firemen who died and survived, which is what we are led to believe by the public service announcements and photographic tributes that support the program...

Check Your Conscience at the Door:

There is sanctuary from unemployment in Silicon Valley, but some of the people doing these new jobs feel they have to check their conscience at the door. At the least, they have to accept the implications of helping produce national ID cards, facial recognition technologies, super-powered search engines, and military equipment. Debate rages nationally about how these technologies will affect the outcome of the war and increase racial profiling of Arab and South Asian Americans, but completely left out of the discussion are people doing the work.

Wednesday, March 20, 2002 --> comments?
Book Crossing looks like fun. I think I'll join.
[via quiddity]

I'm not a hardcore Star Wars fan, but I have seen each of the movies more than once and will probably go see Episode II when it comes out. The people over at Ain't It Cool News somehow got hold of a copy of Attack of the Clones and have reviewed it here.

I've got to set up some speakers so I can hear this tribute song for the victims of the 9/11 attacks by Goldfinger, Mest and Good Charlotte!

From Alternet: Media Culture:

Instead of protecting the public interest, the Federal Communications Commission is helping big media conglomerates expand their monopoly power over radio, TV, newspapers and the internet. To protest the FCC's pro-monopoly stance, media activists calling themselves "Angels of the Public Interest" will descend upon Washington D.C. on this Friday, March 22. To learn how to take back your media, visit AmericanResurrection.com.

I think this is kind of funny:

I'm a Ska fangirl Yeah yeah...most of the good bands either broke up or sold out, but I still enjoy SKAnkin' up a storm.

What kind of fangirl are you?

Tuesday, March 19, 2002 --> comments?
I only have time for two links right now. Maybe more later on today.

Matt Groening Signed My Stapler: An interview with the creator of The Simpsons, Futurama, and Life in Hell.

Reading, Writing, and Blogging: The weblog revolution just might change journalism for the better. TV talking-heads, beware.

Monday, March 18, 2002 --> comments?
Wanderlust has a new home over at Wander-lust.com. It was formerly at technoerotica. Go check it out and join (if you haven't all ready)!

Don't have anything to 'blog about? Check out the Topics Blog for ideas, then!

Oh, fun fun: Put in your age and this site will tell you how much younger or older you are than various people and how old you were when certain important historical events happened. They also have page for the movies, TV, and top 40.

I was :

16 years old when Princess Diana died

14 years old at the time of Oklahoma City bombing

13 years old when O. J. Simpson was charged with murder

12 years old at the time of the first bombing of the World Trade Center

10 years old when Operation Desert Storm began

9 years old during the fall of the Berlin Wall - The wall fell on my 9th birth day!

5 years old when the space shuttle Challenger exploded

3 years old when Apple introduced the Macintosh

2 years old during Sally Ride's travel in space

Not yet 1 year old when Pres. Reagan was shot by John Hinckley, Jr.

Sunday, March 17, 2002 --> comments?
After four months of unemployment, I have a job again. It's at the same place I worked last and my job title is the same -- online content producer -- but I will be working during the day, instead of the night shift. I quit back in November, because the hours were awful and I didn't feel like I was being compensated for that. Now that the hours and pay are better, I'm willing to go back. I start tomorrow.

I set up a notify list a while back, but really had no need to promote it. Now that updates might be a little less frequent, you might want to sign up. I won't bombard you with emails, just little notes to let you know I've updated -- and maybe something extra now and again.
Join the list:

From PETA: Vote for the Sexiest Vegetarian Alive! Heh.

Neato: Make your own generic TiVO!

The Globe of Blogs is another new weblog directory. Go get listed!

Asteroid buzzes Earth from "blind spot":

One of the largest asteroids known to have approached the Earth zipped past about 450,000 kilometres away on March 8 - but nobody recorded it until four days later.

Friday, March 15, 2002 --> comments?
Sims Survivor. Hee. Definitely funny. I haven't looked at all the episodes, mostly because I'm stuck with a 56k connection. They still don't offer broadband in my area!
[via pcjm]

Nine Planets Magazine. Yes, another great webzine!
[Thanks to Bob for the link!]

The American Dialect Society picks "Words of the Year" annually. Here are the lists from 1990 - 2001. They're very interesting and some are funny!
[via Walk My Way]

I just had to join this webring: I love my cat! But, in my case, it's cats!

Thursday, March 14, 2002 --> comments?
I just discovered another great 'zine: Central Booking. It's described as "...an online community space covering the world of contemporary literature for the opinionated, discerning bibliophile. Just the kind of site I love! They have a weblog called re:read, too.

Another webzine for those of us who can't get enough words: The Vocabula Review.
[via the scratching post]

Oooh, I love stuff like this: Found Magazine. They collect "love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework, to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, telephone bills, doodles - anything that gives a glimpse into someone else's life." I'm curious about other people, I guess! :)

An update on the "Afghan Girl" I wrote about on Saturday: She's been found.
[via 120degrees]

Unexpected images: Camera fished from pond now takes surrealistic photos. I know those effects can be easily created in a graphics program, but it somehow seems cooler that the camera actually takes the pictures like that! [More pictures here]

Good news for gum masticators: Gum Chewing Found to Boost Brainpower, Memory

I took the Which Poet Are You? quiz and scored equally between Robert Frost and e.e. cummings. The results actually resonate with me.

Robert Frost: You've had your fair share of acclaim and criticism. You have the desire to share your thoughts and knowledge with others. You view life as a challenge that you are prepared for! Nature inspires you.

e.e. cummings: Your use of the English language is not bound to any grammatical or even logical standards. You live your life with rhythym and passion and find yourself constantly searching for meaning by traveling or in new relationships.

Last night's episode of Survivor was the bloodiest I've ever seen. Hands were pricked by sea urchins, toes were slashed on rocks, and fingers bitten by eels. Ouch!

I don't like Britney Spears' music, but I don't think I'd go to such an extreme to get her to shut up!

Tuesday, March 12, 2002 --> comments?
Writer's Almanac is a great resource for unpublished writers!

Another awesome webzine: Urban Texture.
[via Killer Flamingo]

I absolutely adore web zines and e-zines, so if you have one or know of one, let me know [email or guestbook]. I'll link it, if I like it!

This is a cute idea: Print - Happy Lists: "print is a happy place. it's a place i will visit when i need to remind myself of the things that make my toes curl. from time to time i will post 10 things that make me happy- to inspire myself, to get giddy, to lessen the power of bad things."

I took the Natural Wonder test and it says I'm a "rolling prairie." I wonder what that signifies. Heh.

The Twelve Least Surprising AP Headlines My favorite: Cold Front May Break Heat Wave.
[via pcjm]

The Hole Story: America's Donuts. (That title is just too pun-y!) The first dough nuts, also known as "greasy sinkers," were fried in hog fat. How appetizing! ;)

Moby has cast a weird ensemble for his next video.

Just discovered Metacritic: Film and Music.

Odd, very odd: Author Vise Bought Thousands Of Copies of His Own Work.

Hacking with a Pringles tube. Amazing.

Here's a list of all the K-Mart stores that are closing, if you're interested. Speaking of K-Mart, I think their new commercials (You know, The Stuff of Life ones) are inane.

I added some more links to the Portal for all you Apolo fans.

Monday, March 11, 2002 --> comments?
We will never forget.

US 'has nuclear hit list'. [More here, here and here.] I'm not surprised. Worried, frustrated, yes; surprised, no. Battlefield nukes? What are they trying to do, start WW3?

Corollary to the above: Photos and drawings from Hiroshima and Trinity Atomic Web Site.

Hopefully, school children will not have to begin watching inane little movies such as "Duck and Cover" again! As if ducking and covering could save you from a nuclear explosion or fallout. Oh, yeah, and don't forget the DYI bombshelter site. Sure, you might be able to survive nuclear attack in a shelter, but how long are you really going to be able to live in there?

The Z-List is my Aortal pick this week. I love their tagline: networking for the underblogdexed.

My eyes! That is one of the ugliest hairstyles I have ever seen! These the-80s-are-cool-again styles are awful, simply awful.

Saturday, March 9, 2002 --> comments?
December 24, 3224224. That's the date two of my library books are due. This morning I logged onto my local library's database to recheck my books (ah, the internet!). I went about rechecking them and some sort of error happened with their script; so I hit the "back" button, and there it was: My books aren't due for millions of years! I had a good laugh about that. It's funny now, but I'm extremely glad nothing like that happened on a wide scale, like they thought might happen on January 1, 2000!

Whatever happened to the girl with the beautiful, haunting eyes?

Strange Breed is kind of like The Far Side. I like TFS better, but since none of those are online, Strange Breed will have to do.

Car accidents by star sign? Watch out for those Geminis! (Don't worry about me: I'm a Scorpio. Heh)

Friday, March 8, 2002 --> comments?
JC Penney Catalog - Fall/Winter 1980. I know the '80s are supposed to be "cool" again, but let's hope we don't go that retro!

Don't go here if you're depressed: Sucky Ways to Die!

All about linguistics: Fabulousness.

Olympic Am I Hot or Not. Just what we all needed. Heh.

Scary stuff: Ashcroft Sings, Nation Cringes: More proof positive that the United States Attorney General is quite possibly insane. Well, maybe not insane, but entirely too dogmatic!
[via electrolicious]

Thursday, March 7, 2002 --> comments?
Leslie has set up her own domain at seamlessness.net. Go visit!

Oohh, baby! Better keep your tom cats away from the screen. Hee.

William Shatner has a weblog/journal; he calls it Bill' Space. How cheesy.
[via skittish]

Wiretap Magazine has an interesting set of articles about underage drinking. [View excerpts of the CASA report they are discussing here] Since I just turned 21 last November, I have a lot to say on this issue!

First of all, I had my first alcoholic beverage when I was 18. No one forced me to drink, no peer pressure there. I just felt like having a drink one day, so I had one (Yes, an older friend bought it for me). I average less than one alcoholic drink a month now: I don't really like beer and I don't crave any other alcoholic drinks.

From Underage Drinking In The US :

An 18 year-old American is considered mature enough to own a firearm, drive a vehicle, or be sent overseas to fight and die as part of a military action; yet is not considered responsible enough to drink a can of Busch Light.

Many young people drink because they feel like rebelling, but in other cultures, alcohol doesn't have the same stigma, and is reguarded as a normal part of life.

Forbidden Fruit: Rasons Why Drinking Age Should be Lowered:

Groups such as Italians, Greeks, Chinese, and Jews, who have few drinking related problems, tend to share some common characteristics. Alcohol is neither seen as a poison or a magic potent, there is little or no social pressure to drink, irresponsible behavior is never tolerated, young people learn at home from their parents and from other adults how to handle alcohol in a responsible manner, and there is societal consensus on what constitutes responsible drinking.

1) Set rules and expectations and enforce consequences. This is fine. If you haven't been doing this all ready, you're probably not much of a parent, anyway!

2) Eat dinner together. And how does this make your children less likely to drink before they are 21?

3) Monitor TV, internet use and CD purchases. I don't see how this will make your children less likely to drink; in fact, it may make them even more rebellious. ("Drinking to "get drunk," on the other hand, is often linked to parental control. From my own experiences, kids who have incredibly strict parents who make drinking completely taboo are the ones who usually drink more. It becomes a means of rebellion because, let's face it, we all want what we can't have." )

4) Don't show your child that it takes a drink to relax. So, they're saying that it does take an alcoholic drink to relax?

It's hard to say if lowering the drinking age would actually help teens and young adults become less likely to have drinking problems, but I think it's foolhardy to believe that keeping the drinking age at 21 is the only solution to addictive behavior.

What it comes down to is moderation. If everyone who drank alcohol, both young and old, could keep themselves from overindulging, everything would be fine -- but that would only happen in a perfect world and this one is certainly not that!

Wednesday, March 6, 2002 --> comments?
I was getting tired of my old orange layout, so I put this more springy one up. Let me know what you think! :)

Turns out I'm a Sunday's Child. What are you?

More about weblogs effecting Google: Google Time Bomb. Will Weblogs blow up the world's favorite search engine?

Grading the world's flags. The U.S. flag only got a C+. Heh.
[via pcjm]

Ahh, I love webzines! Killer Flamingo: A cynical attack on the mainstream culture.

The name of this weblog piqued my interest. Too bad it's not being updated anymore.

Added some more links to the Apolo Portal.

Tuesday, March 5, 2002 --> comments?
I laughed at them at first, but these "elfin crowns" are actually quite beautiful. Todd, their creator, was inspired by The Lord of the Rings (The book or the movie? He doesn't say) and his "long connection to the elfin spirit." His other creations are quite nice, also.
[via nokomis]

I really want to start using a layout that is totally controlled by CSS, but I think I'd better do a bit of studying first.

Speaking of design, if you're not very good at it -- or just don't have the time to do it -- Open Web Source Design has tons of designs, all free for the taking. Beware though, some of them are ugly!

Blog directories = good. Blog directories divided geographically = even better!
[via web • log]

I love stuff like this: Project Censored: The Top Media Censored Stories of 2001.

Back when I first got online, in late '97, it seemed that most online services could be had for free: web hosting, email groups, etc. With the dot-com bust many free services are being discontinued. TheEndofFree.com is "chronicling free to fee and beyond." Rather depressing. :: Remembering the good old days :: Heh.

Aww, too cute: Google Holiday Logos.

I am so looking forward to watching Frontier House. I am such a geek! ;)

Monday, March 4, 2002 --> comments?
A sign that you might be addicted to 'blogging: You start a whole site about weblogs! That's what the people over at Blog Control did. I have to admit, though, they have some good info. there!

And a sign that weblogs are indeed almost mainstream: A web host that caters to weblogs. I'm a little dubious, but you can get quite a bit for $12 a month!

Heh, I just can't seem to stop taking these silly online "personality" quizzes:
If I were a web "feature" you love to hate, I'd be: A weblog. You look at me like I'm crazy. You've filed a restraining order. I've shared too much. I'm not finished.

With all the hype that Apolo Ohno is getting, I think a lot of other speedskaters are being ignored. Rusty Smith, for example, who won a bronze medal in the 500 meter short track, has been given practically no coverage. A definite shame!

Sunday, March 3, 2002 --> comments?
I just archived my February entries; and I moved all the Apolo Ohno stuff to here.

Congrats to Megg on two years of 'blogging! I passed the two year milestone back in November.

Just discovered a new booklog: Reading Room. Reminds me to get started on my own! Take a look at her weblog, too: Missing Letters.

This is a quite amazing picture of a sun flare!
[From The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory]

Lotus blooms from seed 500 years old:

The plants which resulted were a little different from normal - spindly, with strange colours and misshapen leaves, deformities which the researchers believe are due to genetic damage caused by natural, low-level radiation in the soil.

A Boy Genius? Mother Admits Faking Tests: "I didn't plan on it," she said. "It just happened, and I let things get out of control."

Oh, the things people search for online! Heh.

Interesting: Google Loves Weblogs.

I may have linked to Webshots before, but I just wanted to mention, they have some of the cutest cat photos! :)

It's all about adrenaline: Woman lifts van off husband. I've heard stories like that before, but I never cease to be amazed by them.

Mayor thinks helicopter will stop him speeding. Right. Hee.

Science fiction is now science fact. Spooky!

World's Rich Get Poorer in Forbes Roster. Oh, boohoo! ;)

The Gen-Y Studio at the Sundance Film Festival. Great! (But can we lose the "Gen-Y" moniker?) Related: Review of Girl Director: A How-To Guide for the First-Time Flat-Broke Film Maker (and Video Maker)

Yep, just like those monster.com ads: "Take away the cameras. Take away the crowds. Take away the medals, the clock, the other athletes, and the judges. And what do you have left? A really fit guy who needs a job."

Making Cancer Sexy:

Young naked women are used to sell things to men and women alike. And the argument could be made that if a naked woman on the cover of Time gets you to read about breast cancer, then it's done its job. Maybe any coverage is good coverage, if it can save lives. But as the mainstream media keeps the focus on young healthy naked breasts and how they identify and feminize women, one can't help but wonder if breast cancer gets so much coverage because of the first word in the disease, not the second.

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