Lots to celebrate in our little Harvard blog-o-sphere lately!

Kaya's back at afropologë, wondering why supposed 'gay biology' experts seem to have such a tough time distinguishing between gender and sexual orientation.  And why all the focus on whether 'gayness' is a choice or not, when the…

In response to those who've approached me to complain about the blog's inactivity over the past few days (ahem, Kam), all I can say is I had a final yesterday, I'm packing up to leave tomorrow morning, it was devastatingly beautiful out today, and online life has had to take a backseat for…

In a very, very controversial move, CBS News has disabled commenting on its online stories about Barack Obama, citing the rash of racist comments that consistently accompanies those articles.  They haven't disabled commenting on stories about other presidential candidates, and it'll be interesting…

My, the lure of the blogosphere is strong.  Professors like Greg Mankiw have jumped aboard the new media train, and, despite the risks involved, even university presidents can't resist its appeal.  I think the odds of getting a Harvard president to blog are about as good as establishing…

I'm not going to say anything more profound than Katie (which isn't that surprising, really), but I'm already looking forward to next semester and the thoughtful discussions that forums like Cambridge Common can enable.  It's not a perfect medium, and there are definitely pitfalls.  The blogosphere…

Came across this article when researching a bit on Iran's government.  Apparently, blogging has become one of the primary vehicles for civil dissent there--and authorities aren't happy about it.  Bloggers accused of espionage or insulting Islamic leaders have endured arrest and physical beatings. …

Well, the Crimson's been hot on blogging lately, but it's a little behind the times (then again, so is this post, so I'm not one to talk).  RedIvy got front page ink for liveblogging the recent big UC meeting, even though DemApples has been liveblogging significant events for a while now and…