Linky McLinksalot

Just back in town after a bit of family time (and yes, the Glorious Nephew is still glorious). I am tremendously, immensely behind on things blog, but racing to catch up. Here are a few of the things I'm catching up on:

GOOD NEWS:

• Prof. Chemerinsky will be law-school dean at UC-Irvine after all

BETTER NEWS:

• This statement (full article here) warms the cockles of my heart:

John Eastman, a conservative constitutional scholar and dean of Chapman University Law School in Orange, who frequently debates Chemerinsky, called UCI's move "a serious misstep."

MORE GOOD NEWS:

• The New York Times finally came to its senses and retracted that "Times Select," access-by-subscription crap. Read at will!

BAD NEWS:

• This isn't quite what H.P. Lovecraft had in mind when he wrote about the Ancient Ones returning to annihilate humanity, but woolly mammoth dung might be helping us destroy the environment.

FASHION NEWS:

• Julian Sanchez wonders whether the fashion industry wants to reinstate sumptuary laws.

• There's a rather weird fashion slideshow available on "The Literary Type" here. I may be missing something of the context here, but I think it's interesting that only men are featured in this spread. Why no Virginia Woolfs or Lady Montagus or what-have-you? Also, check out slide #2: there's no way Oscar Wilde would ever wear such ill-fitting pants. I think he'd be appalled. (Hat tip to Lisa Carnell.)

• Women of color still are nearly invisible in fashion shows. (Hat tip to Angry Black Bitch.)

• The Onion "reports" on the freeing of American Apparel models: (Hat tip to Mr. H.)
  

"There were girls lying everywhere—draped over furniture, sprawled spread-eagled in the corner, and huddled close like animals," FBI Special Agent Curtis Froman, who oversaw the raid, said at a press conference. "Many of them had been given nothing more than a pair of tube socks or men's briefs to wear . . . ."

NOT REALLY NEWS AT ALL:

• Bill Maher is a jackass.

• Gloria Steinem rocks.

OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST:

• Just heard about this kids' show today, and it sounds marvelous! (Man, I love good kids' shows! I lucked into an episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood the other day and sang along: it was one of the best half-hours I'd spent all month.)

• Are we ready for a woman to be President? Samantha Bee investigates.

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Enjoy! I'm off to catch up on some other things (like cleaning out my inbox, updating my planner, cleaning my apartment, writing articles. . . . you know, fun stuff like that).