Jay Wexler uncovers the truth behind the euphemisms in the Supreme Court's "F-Word and S-Word" case (a.k.a. FCC v. Fox Television Stations). And the Globe takes note of his book, Holy Hullabaloos, in anticipation of his reading Wednesday night at the Brookline Booksmith. In the run up to Father's Day, there's been a lot of chatter…

Happy Loving Day! On this day in 1967, the Supreme Court made interracial marriage legal. June 12th also marks the day Medgar Evers was murdered and the day Anne Frank was born. A law prof talks about his paternity leave. Is contemporary literature doomed to “the Gothic fate of poor slain poetry“? But, wait! Poetry’s not…

Looking for some good gardening books? We recommend the one about weeds.  So why would an accomplished jurist address the hot-button topic of race? Perhaps because, if you're Sonia Sotomayor, people keep asking you about it. Six questions for Rashid Khalidi about the Cold War and the Middle East. Enthusiasm for The Daddy Shift on Mike…

Two good posts about the importance of raising heck in a religious context: Peter Laarman Putting the ‘Protest’ Back in Protestant, and Rachelle Mee-Chapman espousing the Spiritual Benefits of Being Pissy. (That second link is via the Dating Jesus blog.) UUWorld covers Beacon’s recent announcement of the King Legacy, a partnership with the Estate of Martin…

A selection of distractions and items of interest.

A look at some interesting sightings on the web.

A selection of interesting items and recent Beacon Press media.

A roundup of Beacon authors in the media and other distracting tidbits.

A look at what’s happening around the web and blogosphere.

A collection of links to items of interest around the web.