by Amber Healy It’s not often a winning party in a long-fought legal battle asks the Supreme Court in the United States to review a lower court’s ruling that had been made in […]
Asian-American band to SCOTUS: review our trademark victory
Muhammad Ali: The Champ for racial equality and social justice
Not everybody loved The Greatest: what Muhammad Ali meant to one racist Southern kid That was always the difference between Muhammad Ali and the rest of us. He came, he saw, and […]
Tempeh sausages with pepper spray on the side
By Tamara Enz A few weeks ago in a random historic-site parking lot in far-flung western Colorado I met a 60-something woman from Atlanta. “You’re traveling alone? Well good for you. I […]
‘Total Frat Move’? More like Total F*cking Misogynists
You may have seen your favorite celebrity like Taylor Swift or Gigi Hadid sporting one of these babies [referring to high-waisted bikini bottoms] on their latest social media post … either way, […]
Catherine Heath’s Behaving Badly: the novel in its time…
Don’t you think it’s magnificent? A kind of splendid behavior really. A trusting of the future, a daring kind of love. Isn’t it, in a way, splendid? – Catherine Heath Catherine Heath […]
Moment of #Mansplanation
Actually… I just had a chance to read this op/ed from last year’s NYT: What makes a woman? The subject is still timely, especially thanks to hijinks like those coming out of […]
The Slants, or Washington’s NFL team, might soon go to SCOTUS over their names
By Amber Healy Just as The Slants prepare to release a new album with a new singer, it might be time to prepare to face the U.S. Supreme Court. Sadly, this won’t […]
Joanie Laurer, RIP: the sports entertainment machine spits out another dead body
#RIPChyna – former WWE superstar becomes the latest victim of an industry where people are disposable and life is cheap (because that’s what’s best for business) I woke to the news this […]
I don’t like Hillary Clinton. Does that mean I’m a sexist?
Sweeping misogyny charges by Clinton supporters are insulting, corrosive, patronizing and counter-productive. An all-too-common theme we hear from supporters of Hillary Clinton is that the opposition to her results from misogyny. Sometimes […]
Charlotte should secede from North Carolina
PayPal, the NBA and Bruce Springsteen are well-intentioned, but they’re punishing the wrong people. I have a solution. By now you know all about North Carolina’s appalling HB2 – “the bathroom law” […]
