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I totally interviewed the world’s most famous pickup artist

I recently had the opportunity to interview Neil Strauss, author of 2005 bestseller The Game and arguably the most famous pickup artist in the world. It was an interesting discussion on a number of levels. (See this discussion previously on Feministe from when another well-known pickup artist shot a woman in the face. 322 comments!) [...]

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Tough Times, Alanis, and Giggling

I’ve had a weird/hard year in my personal life (well… all aspects of my life, really), and my therapy through most of that was music. Nothing new, really, but I did find myself going back to Alanis again and again because no matter what mood I’m in, I can always count on Alanis to see [...]

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When the Movement Disappoints

I moved to Brooklyn from Philadelphia almost a year ago. My partner got his dream job here, so I left my decent reproductive health gig to live in the feminist mecca. I had high hopes – almost every major feminist and/or reproductive health organization has a presence in NYC. Surely, I thought, it will take [...]

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