Women vs. Men
Women Will Never Stop Bothering Their Vaginas
While most of us were able to laugh over the anal bleaching jokes in Bridesmaids, a recent Indian television ad for “vaginal lightening” is causing […]
Millennial Women: “I’m Kind of a Feminist. I Think?”
On a sweltering September day around three years ago, a liberal arts professor in one of my classes at Temple asked, “Who here considers themselves […]
It’s Time for Women to Run the Catholic Church
As if my faith hasn’t been tested enough lately, last week I awoke to the news shows discussing yet another scandal in the Catholic Church. […]
Without Pink Ball Caps, There’d Be No Lady Sports Fans
“Happy Mother’s Day” tweeted Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora to Eagles halfback LeSean McCoy. The dis, of course, being that McCoy, who once called Umenyiora […]
Good Writing Is About Talent, Not Penises and Vaginas
In the March 26th New Yorker, Ian Parker profiles Armando Ianucci, the creator of Veep, Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s new show on HBO. Ianucci is the genius […]
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Man Purse
I really wished I’d had my man purse with me the night I met Darren Daulton. (How often does a guy get to say that?) […]
Catholic Church Has More Important Advice for Women
A few weeks back, I wrote about how the Catholic Church was cracking down on rabble-rousing nuns who despite Rome’s exhortations continue to care more […]
9 Greatest/Most Awful Examples of Lover’s Revenge
Assuming you’ve been spending any time at all on Facebook or other time-wasting websites this week, you know that a Polish dentist got revenge on […]
Hot Chicks in Underpants
I just watched a video of a woman showing off her apartment in her underpants. It was titled “Me and My Place.” It was handsomely […]
Katniss Everdeen Is a Strong Female Protagonist. So What?
Over the weekend, the New York Times ran yet another piece about the strength of Katniss Everdeen, the female protagonist in the hugely popular Hunger […]
Match.com Fails Greek Goddess
My sister describes her co-worker Celia as “Greek, in a goddess kind of way.” No one needs to see that everyday at her place of […]
Don’t Know What Foursquare Is? You’re Not Alone
The Foursquare-based iPhone app Girls Around Me has been the subject of much media attention and controversy for the last few days, ever since the website […]
Tom Corbett’s “Close Your Eyes” Comment Wasn’t That Offensive
There go the Republicans again—insulting women. In case you missed the most recent idiotic thing to come out of a GOP member’s mouth, on Thursday, […]
How a Grandma Got Involved in Pennsylvania’s Abortion Debate
Raised before Title IX, State Rep. Kathy Rapp started sports in her 20s. Rapp, who is a Republican representing a district in northwestern Pennsylvania, introduced […]
Beards Are Sexy (Especially When Jon Hamm Has One)
Yesterday, while preparing to write a blog about gun violence, I got distracted by this other very important headline: “Women REALLY Don’t Like Beards”, which […]