On Miley, Disney, Elton and the Lost Art of Creativity
Will Rogers once said, “”Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don’t have for something they don’t …
Author Archives: Dahlia Schweitzer
I Was An LAPD Reject (part one)
I wanted to be a spy when I grew up, until my mother told me that girls don’t play with …
Mother Misfit and the Absence of Sex (Appeal)
In honor of her upcoming album, and the, um, eye-catching new cover art for her collaboration with R. Kelly, I’ve …
Honesty in Dating, R.I.P.
In my Critical Thinking class, I routinely assign an essay about Herman Rosenblat. (For those who haven’t heard about him, …
Why I Love Mindy Kaling
I’ll be honest. I didn’t actively seek out Mindy Kaling. Hulu kept suggesting that I watch The Mindy Project after …
Why Gravity Falls Flat
That Hollywood is a boy’s club is so self-evident, I have zero interest in repeating the common arguments or restating …
Interview with Steven Klein: On Art, Madonna, and Identity
[I did this interview with Steven Klein in Berlin, in 2005. It feels particularly relevant now, in light of his …
Slut-Shaming: The Gift that Keeps on Giving
I’ve received several responses to one of my recent blog posts that accuse me of slut-shaming. I’ve received enough of …
Rethinking Miley
“I never meant to start a war. I just wanted you to let me in.” Miley Cyrus, “Wrecking Ball” I …
On “Real” Men
There has been a conversation on my Twitter feed about my use of the phrase “real men” in my “keeping …
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