“Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff.” Who said it?
Whoopi Goldberg: defender of the indefensible?
So, I had been aggressively not following Mel Gibson’s latest spewfest. The truth is, I’ve known what I needed to know about him for some time, and worrying about the particulars of […]
Nota Bene #112: GOOOLLLLLLLL
“Freedom of any kind is the worst for creativity.” Who said it?
Nota Bene #111: Mmmmm… Beeeeeer
Sorry for the long absence. Let’s carry on, shall we? “If you listen to the guys up in the stands, pretty soon you’ll be up there sitting with them.” Who said it?
Knockers: the ethics of cleavage
By Ann Ivins If you’re a woman in a Western or Westernized culture in the twenty-first century, chances are good that you have, do or will own, wear, struggle to get into […]
One pocket? One poet.
By Ann Ivins Only in the shallowest of senses are the sonnets in Fatal Interview “traditional,” as they are often damned today. They are traditional, in outward form—Millay never went overboard for […]
Iron Butterflies: how women can rule the world without compromising their best qualities

A female-led revolution in leadership style, however off the radar, is underway.
Knockers: a love story in three parts
By Ann Ivins Christina Hendricks: that’s what real looks like, boys. Today, women around the interwebs participate in Boobquake. The brainchild of self-described “liberal, geeky, nerdy, scientific, perverted atheist feminist” blogger Jen […]
This is not about Tiger Woods. It's about Billy Payne. And Augusta National. And sexism. And racism.
You may have caught the story last week. Augusta National Chairman Billy Payne stomped the balls off Tiger Woods for … well, if you need to be told what for, then you […]
The advantages of unfaithfulness (don't try this at home!)

Unfaithfulness may actually be an effective mechanism for transitioning from one relationship to another.