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Normally my roommate does all the dorking out over new gadgets that one household can stand, but I just read about this device that’s being developed that’s basically a knee-mounted electrical generator. So, you strap this brace onto your knee, and it harnesses the energy that you expend through walking. Uh, neat!
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Here’s a tidbit of news that made me want to vomit this morning. Apparently, in Massachusetts, a rape cannot be considered a rape if consent was granted as a result of fraud or deceit. So, this pharmacist in Springfield has been conducting pelvic exams on women who believed that he was a doctor, which of [...]

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Babysanta

From Katha Pollitt’s column in The Nation:
Teens getting pregnant: bad. Teens having babies: good. If this makes no sense to you, wake up and smell the Enfamil. It’s 2008! The hot movie is Juno, a funnyquirkybittersweet indie about a pregnant high school hipster who gives her baby up for adoption. The hot celebrity is Jamie [...]

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