On keeping my last name

Romantic love is a luxury of modern times. In the “old days,” marriage was not about love, it was about property exchanges and gain for the men involved in the transaction–the father and the groom. If you happened to also fall in love with your betrothed, you were extremely lucky. In most–but admittedly not all–cases [...]

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More bad television commericals

I’m really sick of the commercial for McDonald’s where the two guys are sitting in the coffee shop reading when the one says to the other, “You know, McDonald’s is serving cappuccinos now.” And then the guys devolve into all the grunting male Neanderthal stereotypes that are supposed to make us women swoon–t-shirts, no glasses, [...]

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In search of the Liberated Man…

It’s the year 2008. Most girls go to college. Some girls grow up to be physicists, lawyers, doctors, politicians. Some girls want careers; others want to be moms; some want both. This period in the history of western civilization has been one of the best for a woman to live in, given all of the [...]

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A landmark year

On my way home from work yesterday, I was listening to a speech from Sarah Palin, McCain’s running mate selection, on NPR. Politics aside, here is a woman who sounded intelligent, articulate, and interesting. Finally, the kind of ground level feminist America’s been waiting for. She worked her way from the bottom in a man’s [...]

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Boobs and Wardrobe Malfunctions

As the Super Bowl Sunday approaches, the memory of about the now almost four year old incident with Janet Jackson and the “wardrobe malfunction” has once again been resurrected. WNIR’s morning squirrel cage is jokingly contemplating if Tom Petty will have a wardrobe malfunction, which, frankly, I wouldn’t mind in the least–that’s one hot, older-than-my-dad [...]

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Diamonds are a girl’s best friend…?

This is the time of year when you become inundated with commercials, backed by a popular Christmas carol (it’s particularly ironic when it’s a religious one), suggesting that the only way to your [insert: significant other/spouse/child/friend/cousin/dog]‘s heart is through the wise purchase of a specific product. As if your unconditional love is actually conditionally attributed [...]

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