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From Glamour to the Grotesque: How the Black Dahlia Became a Sex Icon and Changed the Way We Think About Death

December 22, 2022

“The death of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world.”—Edgar Allan Poe WARNING: Graphic photos …

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If Only Elizabeth Warren Would Sit Down and Shut Up — Then She Would Be Perfect!

March 8, 2020

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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#MeToo, of course

October 16, 2017

I’ve been telling myself over the last few days that I need to write a blog. As the Harvey Weinstein …

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It’s Just Hair

November 12, 2015

One of my friends has been battling breast cancer this year. First she lost her hair, and then she lost …

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The Very White (and Very Male) Face of Late Night Television

June 2, 2014

I had a couple of immediate reactions to this recent article in The Daily Beast: “With Arsenio Hall Out, Late Night Becomes All …

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Honesty in Dating, R.I.P.

October 17, 2013

In my Critical Thinking class, I routinely assign an essay about Herman Rosenblat. (For those who haven’t heard about him, …

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Rethinking Miley

October 7, 2013

“I never meant to start a war. I just wanted you to let me in.” Miley Cyrus, “Wrecking Ball” I …

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