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Just Like A Girl: A Manifesta! is a rough-and-tumble, sassy, kick-ass travelogue through the bumpy, action-packed world of […]
The Ivy League’s abstinence clubs began emerging several years ago about the same time as student sex blogs, sex columns and, at Harvard and Yale, student sex magazines. Those involved, however, say that the most important catalyst was university-sponsored safe-sex education, which they saw as institutional encouragement of promiscuity. The founders of the Princeton club, […]
My ex used to joke that I had Issues with customer service. Back then, I had zero tolerance for poor service. Not that I’m cool with it now, but in my 20s, I was a monster. A justified monster (mostly), but a monster nonetheless. As a paying customer, I had no patience for rudeness or […]
1. It’s been weird not to post here daily, but so many other things have been going on that blogging feels like an indulgence. That said, I am ever-thankful to capital-B Bloggers who hold it down daily, cut through the bs, and help keep me informed. (Thanks, Tami!)
2. Parenting is really […]
“In remembrance of the 4,000 brave men and women who sacrificed everything for us — and the two men who would continue this great tragedy, despite the cost to our soldiers, our military, and our nation. “
(Note: Since some photos of fallen U.S. soldiers are unavailable, there are duplicates.)
Courtesy of The Huffington Post
“That’s typical of many of the people around Senator Clinton,” [New Mexico Governor Bill] Richardson said on Fox. “They think they have a sense of entitlement to the presidency.”
“No Carville Apology for Judas Remark”
…and step down, already. Sheesh. Pride indeed goeth before a fall.
Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick Charged with Perjury, Obstruction, Misconduct
My contribution to the Women’s History Month Blog Carnival hosted by Tami and Heart is up. Take a read.
I totally jacked this, heading and all, from my girl, Sweet GenieLou. She said, “I’ve been a sucker for pure entertainment over substantive argument lately,” and I gotta nod.
This goes out to my other girl, Yvette, who, last I heard, was in news-overload and thinking about going cold turkey for a while. Have […]
…thank God almighty, I’m done at last!
My essay about black women and motherhood writing is due to the good women at Bitch magazine today, and I finally finished. I haven’t pulled an all-nighter like this since freshman year of college (the time I drank a Big Gulp-size cup of black coffee which gave me […]
