Women Who Kill . . . or Rather, Women Who Don’t
Filed under: Crime, Woman Up, Culture, LawStereotypes always start with a kernel of truth. The problems come when a stereotype -- a good femme fatale, for example -- gets grafted onto innocent women because we like a good story. Permalink |&n...
A Thanksgiving Reflection: Deprived, Neglected, Untutored, I Had a Blast.
Filed under: Woman UpSome prefer a free-range bird on this holiday. I like to recall my free-range days as a child, when we had much less than today, but so much more in ways that won't likely ever return. Permalink | Email this |&n...
TSA Airport Screening: Come Die With Me
Filed under: Terror, National Security, Woman Up, Transportation, TSA ScreeningIt's hard to believe there was a time when flying was glamorous. For many people, today's air travel feels like a cattle round-up or conjures up fear of terrorism. The full ...
A Royal Wedding: Why Can’t We Have One Too?
Filed under: Woman Up, United KingdomIt's time we admit that America needs a royal family too. And the sooner the better, since TV talent shows will keep tossing out crooners, hoofers and wannabes until we get the hint and finally crown somebody. ...
A Teenage Girl, Truman Capote, Two Killers and a Full Moon
Filed under: Crime, Woman Up, CultureHow could something as essential as life hinge on the whims and delusions of strangers? Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
GOP’s Rural White Guys: The Night They Drove New Dixie Down
Filed under: Democrats, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Woman Up, Campaigns, Tea PartyA lot of Republican men prevailed in the midterms. But the female tsunami headed toward shore in 2012 could make the 2010 GOP wave look like a ripple. Permalink |...
A Magical Life Cut Short, but Lived on Her Own Fierce Terms
Filed under: Woman UpOnce upon a time, Lindy Elizondo and I were inseparable. Then our paths diverged, but all these years later, what she gave me remains: cherished memories of a vibrant human being -- and a rare and irreplaceable friendship. Per...
Jill Clayburgh Is Dead. Long Live the Unmarried Woman!
Filed under: Woman Up, CultureClayburgh came between the movie eras where women didn't quite know where they stood and today's films with their action-figure heroines. In "An Ummarried Woman," she summed up where women were headed in the 70s. Perm...
Turn Purple on October 20 — and Show LGBT Youth It Does ‘Get Better’
Filed under: Woman Up"Awareness" campaigns often signify little and accomplish even less. But the "It Gets Better" effort to support the LGBT community might just instill hope in lives where that's a missing ingredient. Permalink | Emai...
