I don’t know why this story hit home for me so much—I have never been pregnant nor have I ever dated someone who tried to control me. But it did and it’s a harrowing (and true) story.

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I am a smoker. I like to say that I’m a “social smoker”, because that makes it sound more acceptable (at least, to my ears), but that’s probably a fiction us social smokers invented. I started smoking in high school, because everyone else was doing it and because the cigarettes that I smoked (not tabacco, [...]

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(For anyone who’s looking for a gifty for me, a t-shirt that says that will quite fit the bill.) I’ve previously discussed my intense dislike for the Twilight series from a feminist perspective—even though I couldn’t put them down while reading them—but I hadn’t quite branched into what I think of Meyer’s changes to the [...]

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I was at an Italian restaurant with some friends recently when we started talking to some locals (the place had shut down, so it was just us all and the owners; we were all playing guitar, piano, and dancing—Europe is awesome!). One had a stone that looked almost like turquoise. When I asked about it, [...]

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In response to my own feeble attempts at a vegetarian lifestyle, many of you have shared your views on eating. From these conversations, online and off, it occurs to me that there are two primary approaches to consumption: Individual morality. Consideration of impact. The two are by no means exclusive, and most people seem to [...]

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I’ve loved what “Closer” does to me for years now. There are times when the song describes better than any words how I feel. That said, I’ve only now started exploring Nine Inch Nails’ oeuvre. I’m including a link to the Man in Black’s cover of Hurt in addition to embedded video of Closer below. [...]

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This is a shorter list than it should be, because there are so many, some of them mentioned quite recently. But here are two young women who remind me that kids can do whatever they want and that women can do whatever they want: Emily Yeung, hostess of a TV show in which she learns [...]

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Ten Reasons to go vegetarian: 1. To boost your anti-corporate activist cred. 2. To protest in the nude for PETA someday. 3. You’re a cheapass mofo. 4. To pick up on bepierced and tattooed babes/dudes at the vegan grill. 5. To help meatpackers survive through unemployment. 6. What Would Buddha Do? 7. To save the [...]

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Today’s episode comes with a warning: I will be reading a story full of sex and religious innuendo, or rather, religion mixed with sexual innuendo. And guilt and sweaty palms. If you find any of these things offensive, you may want to stop now. Or you may want to continue listening. Feel guilty now and [...]

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Do I really need a reason to post this?

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