culture: “Man up!”
I take issue with the phrase in general, but is it an indicator of another cultural shift in the way we’re viewing men and gender roles?
Category: culture
video: Coco called it!
Just so I can break the cycle of posting about my own health issues, this recent news just cracked me up. From the Miami New Times, Christian right leader George Rekers takes vacation with “rent boy”…
headline: Obama disses white guys
No… I’m not making that up. It’s the front page of today’s Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC editions of The Examiner. Really!
thought experiment: “Imagine”
No, this post isn’t about the song, but it is related to questions posed by the song. Tim Wise wrote this post a few days ago and it has since gone viral around both Facebook and the Web-at-large. It proposes a thought experiment…
RAINN: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Rape Abuse Incest National Network (RAINN) is hosting a screening of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo April 22 at 12:45pm in Washington, DC. Read on for details…
in DC: Transformed
In Washington, D.C., check out the stately façade of Union Station, a Beaux-Arts masterpiece built in 1908, as it morphs into historic landscapes. The transformation will begin at dusk on April 19 and take place each evening through April 25 from 7:30pm -11pm ET
video: ok, you Gleeks got me…
… for 3 minutes, anyway. It was near impossible for me not to know that Glee was returning, but when I heard that Jane Lynch–as her acerbic character Sue Sylvester–would be doing a near shot-for-shot remake of Madonna’s music video...
in DC: Learn to Knit
I am constantly tempted to hop on the knitting bandwagon, but I’ve managed to resist… so far. But if you’re still on the fence or if you’re a knitter trying to hook a friend onto it, perhaps this free event...
RIP: Dixie Carter, 1939-2010
Very sad news to those of us that grew up on a steady diet of television in the mid-80s. Dixie Carter passed away last night at the treasured age of 70. Actress Dixie Carter, 70, who most memorably portrayed Southern...
video: who’s a single lady?
By now you’ve seen this video, or at least one of your friends has sent you the link to Single Ladies Devestation, but in case you haven’t…