Fighting the Same Battle: On the Shooting of Malala Yousfzai
by: Maggie Carr The recent shooting of Malala Yousafzai has torn me up. Deeply. You’d have to be an automaton to feel anything but grief. But she continues to hang […]
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Itsy-Bitsy Teeny-Weeny Yellow Polka-Dot Self-Loathing: The Body Politics of Summer
by: Maggie Carr It’s May, the temperature’s already topped out at eighty degrees, and my sensible snow boots are in storage. Like it or not, shorts season—and all its […]
I Don’t Care About Rush Limbaugh. Really, I Don’t.
by: Maggie Carr A lot of people were shocked and appalled by this past week’s Rushgate, but friends, I am not among their number. Admittedly, it’s sorta validating to see […]
Take Back the Streets: How to Make Catcallers Accountable for Harassment
by: Maggie Carr A complete stranger barked at me once. I was walking back to the subway after a long day of work, bumpin’ some Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, […]
Saying It: Why I Love The Vagina Monologues
by: Maggie Carr Here’s how I spent freshman year: crying in the library because I was too dumb to be in college, crying at the gym because I was too […]
Ani Difranco: My Anti-Rage Drug
by: Maggie Carr My love affair with angry lady rock began at a young age, and with three little words: Jagged Little Pill. I can’t consider my childhood without that […]
Contraception Hulk Smash: The Plan B Debate Gets Personal
by: Maggie Carr Obama’s Hulk Smash of over-the-counter emergency contraception last month was a huge loss for American women. Not just women under the age of 17. All women. Even […]
Makin’ Your List, Checkin’ It Twice: In Praise of Year End Top Tens
by: Maggie Carr It’s that time again! No, not the time for sobbing into your yams because the holiday season is no longer full of the innocent joy of childhood. […]
