Happy Memorial Day. Here are some links for your reading pleasure: two carnivals, and two blog posts criticizing mainstream media. The First Carnival for Radical Action is hot off the press at The Anti-Essentialist Conundrum. This carnival contains lots of strategizing about how to organize at the grassroots level. The May issue of The Erase Racism Carnival is hosted at The Angry Black Woman. Both hosts have done smashing jobs on these carnivals, so drop by and leave a comment if you appreciate their work.

Nine Pearls writes a glowing review of a sex-ed book aimed at young adults, S.E.X.: The All-You-Need-To-Know Progressive Sexuality Guide to Get You Through High School and College. She enthuses, "[it] should be the textbook for every sex ed class in this country. It's that good." Take a look at the full review at her blog.

A couple of weeks ago, I published a collection of bloggers' reviews of Jessica Valenti's book, Full Frontal Feminism. Well, the conversation has moved on a bit since then, with women of color (WOC) feminist bloggers offering their thoughts on Full Frontal Feminism.

Laura at 11D asks, "What's Wrong With Katie?" and then proceeds to answer her own question. She's prompted by a NYT story which questions whether Katie Couric, the first female lead news anchor in prime-time, is the reason the ratings for the CBS Evening News have been lagging.

There must be something in the air, at least for bloggers, because two new blog carnivals have sprung up. The Anti-Essentialist Conundrum announces The Carnival of Radical Action which is devoted to grassroots organizing: