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What Feminists Do In Their Free Time

For whatever reason I’ve taken it upon myself to watch the entirety of “The Sopranos” this month, and tonight my goal is to finish up Season Five. Yes, I know what’s coming. My beloved Adriana is getting wacked, and even though Carmella was finally getting some she’s getting back together with fucking Tony. Damn. I [...]

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Jewelry for Nerds

Seeing these pairs of earrings makes me wish I hadn’t stretched my earlobes to 8 gauge rings I can’t remove by myself. That said, nothing beats Chef’s ears. via Chaos Theory (If you haven’t noticed, I get half my weird and interesting links from Jennifer, so if you want to cut me out of the [...]

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True Love Waits (‘Til 16.3 Years of Age)

Turns out evangelical teens are as slutty as the rest of us: Teenagers who identify as “evangelical” or “born again” are highly likely to sound like the girl at the bar; 80 percent think sex should be saved for marriage. But thinking is not the same as doing. Evangelical teens are actually more likely to [...]

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A Young Feminist Designer Writes to Project Runway

AuH2O, originally uploaded by JillNic83. I’ve written about my good friend Kate Goldwater several times before — Kate is a feminist, environmentally friendly fashion designer who recently opened a store called AuH2O in New York City’s East Village (7th St. between 1st and 2nd Aves). Kate and I were both members of NYU’s pro-choice organization, [...]

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