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more about #nancydrew more comments → zombie.nancy is a godess of fierce: obvsly she will turn to a tried and true method when contemplating rulings on civil liberties : the magic 8 ball. more » morninggloria: Does she have a friend who is always five pounds overweight and another friend who is a total lesbo? more » Dodgergirl: Alright so: abortion= the secret of the old clock, free speech= the strange message in the old parchment, search and seizure= the hidden staircase, re... more » tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock: I'm equally curious if Durbin's "meetings" were actually "a massive hangover". more » tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock: Watching the opening statements is fascinating, though I couldn't help but wonder if she's wearing blue because blue is supposed to make you look trut... more » Treeless: Judge Sotomayor's detractors will despise empathy until they're standing in front of a judge themselves, and then they will cry for it. more » BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): I think I'm really starting to learn all the coded words. "empathy and intuition" = HOLY SHIT it's a female woman! "community organizer" = HOLY SHIT ... more » Slovenly Muse: Awww, I loved Nancy Drew so much as a kid, I would have two or three books on the go at one time, just reading more of whichever book I felt like as t... more » NotChoinski: Did anybody read the Nancy Clue / Hardly Boys series of spoofs? Very funny. Each page goes into increadible detail of what everyone was wearing, what ... more » zombie.nancy is a godess of fierce: My facial tick starts spasming with the thought of someone trying to slam Nancy Drew or draw whacked-out conclusions about the character of a person w... more » sara-without-an-h: I read all the Nancy Drews, but in French, and she is called Alice Rivers, George is called Marion and Bess stays Bess. Strangely, Ned Nickerson remai... more » save jinger: Reason #235 why I will never run for office: They would somehow find out I like Sophie Kinsella books and use that against me. more » descent: I was obsessed with Sweet Valley High as a kid. I think it just means I'm shallow and slightly dumb. more » MarissaExplainsItAll: I love Nancy Drew. I tried to solve mysteries as a kid but was disappointed that there were no secret staircases in Southern California housing tracts. more » doodlebug: Oh yes, "her popularity and good looks" are definitely troubling and not very feminist. more » -
#thecaseofthesupremecourtjustice
Nancy Drew Comparisons Still Stalk Sotomayor
"Some critics of Sotomayor's candidacy worry that she may rely too much on empathy and intuition in Supreme Court deliberations. But, hey - it worked for Nancy!" — Misha Berson [Seattle Times, via GalleyCat] -
#drewwho
Nancy Drew, Sonia Sotomayor, & Feminism: Questions For Chelsea Cain
Sonia Sotomayor's revelation that she enjoyed Nancy Drew mysteries as a child has everyone speculating on how the books might have influenced her. We asked Chelsea Cain, author of Nancy Drew parody Confessions of a Teen Sleuth for her take.
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#onionrings
The Girl Detective
Nancy Drew's squeaky-clean image has finally been tarnished: it appears that Ms. Drew may have planted evidence, the Onion radio news reports. [Onion]
