Category Archives: Women
My Father Danced with Iris Apfel When No One Else Would
Eighty-eight years ago at a high school mixer, while the gym floor was crowded with couples dancing, my 15-year-old father Marvin kept his eye on another 15-year-old, a shy female friend leaning alone against the gymnasium wall. They were neighborhood
My Father Danced with Iris Apfel When No One Else Would
Eighty-eight years ago at a high school mixer, while the gym floor was crowded with couples dancing, my 15-year-old father Marvin kept his eye on another 15-year-old, a shy female friend leaning alone against the gymnasium wall. They were neighborhood
Katie’s Krazy Kaffee Klatch
Sitting around the comfortable kitchen table with America’s newest favorite housewife Katie Britt shooting the breeze, was intended to make you feel you were spending time with a familiar folksy neighbor. Which it might have been if you happened to
Katie’s Krazy Kaffee Klatch
Sitting around the comfortable kitchen table with America’s newest favorite housewife Katie Britt shooting the breeze, was intended to make you feel you were spending time with a familiar folksy neighbor. Which it might have been if you happened to
On International Women’s Day Remember The Hamas Hostages
As we celebrate International Women’s Day today it is imperative that we speak of the girls and women, mothers and daughters, aunts and friends who have been kidnapped in GAZA since October 7, 2023. According to a UN Report, the
On International Women’s Day Remember The Hamas Hostages
As we celebrate International Women’s Day today it is imperative that we speak of the girls and women, mothers and daughters, aunts and friends who have been kidnapped in GAZA since October 7, 2023. According to a UN Report, the
Lois Lane Black Like Me
Imagine today an award-winning white reporter from a big city newspaper posing as an African American for an investigative piece. Would New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman be willing to don blackface in the hopes of scoring a Pulitzer prize?
Lois Lane Black Like Me
Imagine today an award-winning white reporter from a big city newspaper posing as an African American for an investigative piece. Would New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman be willing to don blackface in the hopes of scoring a Pulitzer prize?
Featured Artist
Thanks to Sanctuary Magazine for kicking off Women’s History Month with me as their featured artist. As a feminist and an artist, I could not be prouder to start March off with a bang. Kudos to the great Carol Lippert
Featured Artist
Thanks to Sanctuary Magazine for kicking off Women’s History Month with me as their featured artist. As a feminist and an artist, I could not be prouder to start March off with a bang. Kudos to the great Carol Lippert
The Ball Player and the Blonde
A major sports figure and gorgeous entertainer are romantically involved. The American public is enthralled wanting to know every juicy detail. At times it seems to eclipse the big presidential election happening here, even creating more interest than the new
The Ball Player and the Blonde
A major sports figure and gorgeous entertainer are romantically involved. The American public is enthralled wanting to know every juicy detail. At times it seems to eclipse the big presidential election happening here, even creating more interest than the new
Think Pink Pretty Powerful in Pink
All that hot pink power still wasn’t enough to get Greta Gerwig a nomination for best director of the Barbie. The blockbuster movie that challenged patriarchal norms asked us to think pink and the audience complied. My social media feed
Think Pink Pretty Powerful in Pink
All that hot pink power still wasn’t enough to get Greta Gerwig a nomination for best director of the Barbie. The blockbuster movie that challenged patriarchal norms asked us to think pink and the audience complied. My social media feed
E Jean Carrol Voice Was Heard
The jury in the E Jean Caroll case spoke after just 2 hours and their verdict screamed loudly- Donald Trump was liable for defamation. Finally, he must pay for using his voice in a vile and foul way. There are
E Jean Carrol Voice Was Heard
The jury in the E Jean Caroll case spoke after just 2 hours and their verdict screamed loudly- Donald Trump was liable for defamation. Finally, he must pay for using his voice in a vile and foul way. There are
Ken Rules Barbie
Maybe in BarbieLand– “She’s everything. He’s Just Ken,” but in OscarLand the predictable winner is…. patriarchy. Yet again, a female film director of a major movie was overlooked for an Oscar nomination by the Academy of Motion Pictures, and the
Ken Rules Barbie
Maybe in BarbieLand– “She’s everything. He’s Just Ken,” but in OscarLand the predictable winner is…. patriarchy. Yet again, a female film director of a major movie was overlooked for an Oscar nomination by the Academy of Motion Pictures, and the
The Shame of My Off Brand Barbies
If 2023 was the year of Barbie, inspiring grown women to dust off their old Barbie dolls in a pink wave of nostalgia – it took until now for the phenomenon to finally free me to confess a long-held childhood
The Shame of My Off Brand Barbies
If 2023 was the year of Barbie, inspiring grown women to dust off their old Barbie dolls in a pink wave of nostalgia – it took until now for the phenomenon to finally free me to confess a long-held childhood
Envisioning The American Dream 