The pandemic road, with data

Two year follow-up to a post on path dependence.

The one-child policy was bad and so is “One Child Nation”

Nothing against watching it, but it's not good.

Why aren’t female Charlies killing the name Charles?

As girl Charlies have gained ground, Charlie is rising in the rankings for boys. Parents are now naming their boys Charlie at twice the rate they did in 1968.

The amazing lack of gender progress in Hollywood, Weinstein and not

No progress toward integration in Weinstein movies, Hollywood overall, or management jobs in general.

Polarization written on the body Google

Before Sunset, Lost in Translation, ayurvedic massage - vs. - biggest gun, Obama jokes, best ar 15.

Tell me why it’s not racist to oppose Black Oscar categories

Good comedy is like sociology only better. Today's edition: Race and gender. In Chris Rock's monologue at the Oscars, he said this: Hey, if you want Black nominees every year, you need to just have Black categories. That’s what you need. You need to have Black categories. You already do it with men and women.…

Quick note on Patricia Arquette and White feminism

When White women start saying things like “To every woman who gave birth to every taxpayer and citizen of this nation,” racism is often lurking nearby.

New York City police killings: 1964 (life) – 1989 (art) – 2014 (life)

Things change. Some things more than others.

Movie dimorphism update: How to Train Your Dragon 2 edition

Stoick the Vast has much bigger hands than Valka.

Can animated boys and girls be (almost) the same size?

A few examples of animated male-female couples without exaggerated body-size differences.