It is a DISGRACE that someone who was brought to the United States as a child, in complete ignorance of his illegal status, should have to suffer in the way that Jose Antonio Vargas has suffered. It was painful to read this piece, because immigration issues *always* leave me very nervous myself, and though I’veContinue reading “Jose Antonio Vargas”
Author Archives: Natalia Antonova
Dear Scott Adams, it’s mostly FEMALE lions who hunt. And so on.
So Scott Adams, the man behind Dilbert (oh the humanity!), showed his ass again. I read about it on Feministe. I’m not going to link to his original post – because screw it. Still, I’d like to address it. Because oddly enough, I do agree with Scott Adams on one important point – there certainlyContinue reading “Dear Scott Adams, it’s mostly FEMALE lions who hunt. And so on.”
The Globe and I
“It’s not a fucking walk in the park.” – Madonna, on pregnancy and childbirth. Well, except on those rare occasions when it is: This summer in Moscow is nothing like last summer in Moscow. For one thing, I don’t wear heels (I don’t even know where all of my high-heeled shoes went, at this pointContinue reading “The Globe and I”
Dear Tom MacMaster, your non-apology sucks even worse than your screw-up
Updated below, to include a link to Tom MacMaster’s real apology Lying to people is never a great way to help an important cause. Still, I can understand how someone can get caught up in a lie of this magnitude, I suppose. I write a lot of fiction, and I know that fiction, even politicalContinue reading “Dear Tom MacMaster, your non-apology sucks even worse than your screw-up”
Money and the (pregnant) ladies: song and dance
I fell for you jiving and I too you in Now all you’ve got to offer me is a drink of gin Why don’t you do right? Like some other men do Get out of here and get me some money, too Unlikes some other women I know, I have no problem admitting that IContinue reading “Money and the (pregnant) ladies: song and dance”
Natalia A. 