Tag: the no-try zone
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Last week, I stumbled upon an interesting little discussion (with different strands appearing here and there) about the essential nature of blogging for the go-getting, job-seeking twentysomething. I couldn’t resist adding my two cents in one venue. And the response I wrote doesn’t just apply to blogging, it applies to any damn thing people tell…
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A Dream Deferred What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore– And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over– like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? -Langston…
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Hate To Break It To You is a recurring feature wherein we dispense succinct home truths that everyone could benefit from facing up to, unpleasant as they may be. This one goes out to everyone who’s ever been hella pissed off at the story of the Prodigal Son. Life is not a meritocracy. I’ve been…
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Hate To Break It To You is a recurring feature wherein we dispense succinct home truths that everyone could benefit from facing up to, unpleasant as they may be. Photo by giarose Not everyone grows up to be Gandhi. Not all of us are meant to change the world and live capital L lives. There’s…
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Had variations on the same discussions with two different people this week*. I know that when that happens, it’s a pretty good bet that there’s a GenMeh piece in there somewhere (also a good bet that I will use the conversations to hone my thesis, complete with wild gesticulations, maybe some sporadic pounding on the…
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The need for a GenMeh manifesto (or mehnifesto if you prefer) has been on my mind almost from the inception of this project. I knew how I felt, knew how the people I'd shared this idea with felt and knew the vision I wanted to share with you. All that was missing were the words…
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We were discussing famous feminists recently and a friend couldn’t believe that I’d never heard of Betty Dodson. A quick Google rectified that, as did watching and listening to several of the artist/author/sex activist’s videos and podcasts to which my friend insisted on sending me links. While a fair chunk of Dr. Dodson’s writing, commentary…
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