This almost makes you feel sorry for these guys. Almost.

Stop the presses!

Seriously, though. Is anyone worried about this? It’s an honest question. At some schools (which will remain unnamed) that are committed to a 50-50 male/female split, there’s a real achievement gap. And it’s not the males who are achieving.

But can it dice onions?

Kevin Drum thinks so.

Michael Bérubé has an interesting post on footnotes. Well, the backstory part is interesting. When it came to reading the actual sample footnote, I lost interest and went back to reading the main text.