The Road Not Taken
Former Lehman Brothers CFO Erin Callan Montella doesn’t want her new book painted as “the anti-Lean In treatise”. But what if, regardless of the…
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How Mother Angelica, Rabble-Rousing Nun, Changed Television
Of course Mother Angelica died on Easter Sunday. It’s only fitting that one of the world’s most prominent modern-day Disciples of Christ would pass…
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The Elusive Perfect Life
This year’s 4th of July weekend found me in a secluded Maine ski town for a friend’s wedding. Seated with some old school friends,…
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Torture sex ain’t romantic at all
ittle is more depressing than the prospect of couples spending their Valentine’s Day evening watching a movie about violent sex. And yet theatres will…
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British Feminists: ‘Degrading Sex Acts Are Empowering’
Brits, especially women, are in an uproar over new regulations cracking down on certain sex acts in pornography. They have taken to the streets…
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Stop Watering Down My Beliefs
There are very few people in my life, whether they know me well or not, who are unaware of the very strong beliefs I…
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Lifetime’s “The Sisterhood” And The Appeal of Counter-cultural TV Shows
Sisterhood. If you have a sister or a best friend, chances are you have felt the bond of togetherness, joy, peace, and love. There’s…
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Are Working Breasts Offensive?
Is Alyssa Milano hoping to become the public face of breastfeeding? And do we need one? If that was Milano’s plan, the actress is…
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AltM: Reclaiming the Radical Feminism of the Quran
“As a feminist, how could you willingly subject yourself to such a misogynistic religion?” It’s disheartening to think how many times I’ve been asked…
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Religion: Empowering or Oppressive to Women?
When one speaks about Islam to almost any group in the United States, one of the first questions posed is always about Muslim women….
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