If Only Elizabeth Warren Would Sit Down and Shut Up — Then She Would Be Perfect!
Telemachus is a figure in Greek mythology, the son of Odysseus and Penelope, and a central character in Homer’s Odyssey. The first four books of the Odyssey focus on …
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Not Ready to Make Nice
I was told not to write this. I was told not to “pick a fight.” I was told to be …
The Problem with ‘A Star Is Born’
Warning: SPOILERS. Bradley Cooper and and Lady Gaga in a scene from A Star is Born, which Bradley Cooper also …
Why Your Hipster T-Shirt Doesn’t Make You a Feminist
Mark Ruffalo’s delightful response to the “I Am Not a Feminist” phenomenon, in which he castigates the current trend of women (and maybe …
Fuck You Pink
My favorite color is fuchsia. I call it fuck you pink. (Get it?) I didn’t grow up in one of …
Faux-Lesbians, Victoria’s Secret, and the Case of the Missing CEO
There has been quite a bit of cyber-ink spilled recently about the shameless new Shakira/Rihanna video and its faux-lesbian posturing. …
On “Real” Men
There has been a conversation on my Twitter feed about my use of the phrase “real men” in my “keeping …
