“introspective character-driven women’s fiction with smart writing” I first discovered Sonja Yoerg when her nonfiction book about animal intelligence, CLEVER … More
Category: Health
Will We Ever Bring An End To Domestic Violence?
When Football executive and former NFL player Troy Vincent appeared before a Senate committee examining the NFL’s handling of domestic … More
Lost In Translation Of GoldieBlox’s Ad
GoldieBlox released a video ad introducing their new action figure for girls (video below). I was thrilled to read in the press release … More
Does Hollywood Reflect Our Struggle With Aging?
I recently asked if we are now a Botox Nation, preferring Barbie and Ken’s wrinkle-free faces, boobs of steel that say … More
Komen Pink Camouflaging “Bit For The Cure”
One in eight women will develop or die from breast cancer. Having a mission statement to end breast cancer is … More
Freezing Eggs, A Perk For Female Employees?
When I read the headline that Apple and Facebook are now offering to freeze female employees’ eggs as a perk of employment, … More
Success In An Elusive F2 at The Knoxville Zoo
Once upon a time, an interesting species of turtle became extinct. Last seen in 1908, the Arakan Forest Turtle, Heosemys depressa, … More
Who Would Maya be Now?
Today, sitting outside at a cafe on Grand Avenue, I met a two-month old baby, Stella, her mother, and her … More
Movie: Jon Favreau’s CHEF
Though I’m late to the party, I’m thrilled to have discovered Jon Favreau’s fabulous film CHEF. A sleeper hit when it … More
Change Will Take Men Standing Up Against Domestic Violence
Ray Rice’s indefinite suspension from the Baltimore Ravens for the physical abuse of his then fiancée Janay Palmer has sparked … More
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