Friday, July 31st, 2015
I recently learned that PBS received a grant to film and preserve several American Japanese internment camps used during WWII. This announcement sparked my interest, not only as a history buff, but also because I knew many of the camps …
Saturday, March 28th, 2015
During my last trip to NYC I visited the Morgan Library for the first time. As luck would have it, they were featuring an exhibit on Abraham Lincoln, complete with the original Emancipation Proclamation. I was thrilled to be able …
Friday, January 9th, 2015
My friend David just gave me a book about his art installation called Impermanence: Embracing Change. The art installation, a celebration of the Dalai Lama’s work, focused on the idea of impermanence as a central Buddhist concept and as a …
Friday, September 12th, 2014
A week ago, I received a Facebook update from a friend that stated “I just used my boobs to get out of a speeding ticket.” The update irritated me, especially because it was posted from a friend that works at …
Thursday, June 12th, 2014
I’m not alone in disliking Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In. I’ve had many conversations with friends—all professional women—both online and in person about her myopic view of women working in the corporate world.
I think Sandberg’s view that women …
Thursday, March 20th, 2014
Wow, women in the blogosphere are sure heated about the recently launched BanBossy campaign. The campaign, started by LeanIn founder Sheryl Sandberg, has high-profile supporters including Beyoncé, Michelle Obama, Jennifer Garner, Jane Lynch, Condoleezza Rice and the Girls Scouts. …
Thursday, March 6th, 2014
When I was last in San Francisco a visiting friend asked me why there were so many homeless in the city. I told her it was a “sanctuary city” – meaning that city officials are not permitted to assist immigration …
Thursday, November 21st, 2013
Do not think for a second that this is a good idea. “Rape-resistant” panties is a dangerous idea that perpetuates the stereotypes of why women are raped.
First, it plays into the erroneous idea that woman are raped because they …
Sunday, December 16th, 2012
Earlier this year, Felicity Aston became the first woman to complete a solo trans-Antarctica crossing. I think this is unbelievably cool!
Aston is known as a world-class arctic explorer, having led a team to the South Pole, raced across Arctic …
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012
I first heard about Turkey’s “Kurdish problem” from my friend Julien, who mentioned it to me when I asked him about Turkey’s greatest challenge. In turn, I mentioned this to my friend Mehmed (who is Kurdish, although I didn’t know …