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Vanilla Ceiling: Magazines Still Shades Of White — Race in publishing. (Via Daily Idioms, Annotated.)

And Then There Was One — Scrivener's Error on the Macmillan settlement in the DOJ's antitrust case.

Don’t Take Medical Advice From the New York Times Magazine — The dangerous chemophobia behind its popular story about childhood arthritis. (Via David Goldman.)

The Funniest Traffic Jam Outside of Hollywood — (Via willyumtx.)

It’s Not You, It’s Quantitative Cost-Benefit Analysis. — Hahaha. Umm...

How the Gun-Control Movement Got Smart — Why are advocates so optimistic now when reform has failed so many times before? Because they have a totally new strategy.

QotD?: Is it showtime here on the edge of the stage?

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2/10/2013
Writing time yesterday: 0.5 hours (1,000 words on novella in progress, to 4,000 words)
Hours slept: 7.25 hours (fitful)
Body movement: n/a (away from home)
Weight: n/a (away from home)
Number of FEMA troops on my block protecting women from violence: 0
Currently reading: Mort by Terry Pratchett