I hope Tracy Clark-Flory was just bored, or something. I hope it was a slow news day. Because – and I mean this in the spirit of sisterhood and camaraderie – who gives a fuck?! And who sincerely wants to live this way? A Facebook friend gets married and posts a bunch of pictures andContinue reading “So apparently being female and on Facebook is all about seeking validation”
Author Archives: Natalia Antonova
Sick of this February crap
Why has the shortest month of the year felt like it’s gone on for twice as long as it should have? The zippers are breaking on my warm winter boots. It has to be time for spring.
Sick of this Dworkin crap
People who are fans of Andrea Dworkin’s writing insist that she was too ahead of her time for men or women to really get her. I agree in part. Dworkin was, by all evidence, a woman of superior intelligence whose work changed a lot of people’s lives – whether leading to some form of politicalContinue reading “Sick of this Dworkin crap”
Yeah, Patrick Smith’s latest column on air travel kind of sucks…
I get that screaming/crying children on planes are a nuisance. But in my considerable flying experience, only about 5% of them are, you know, poorly behaved and doing it on purpose. The rest can’t help it. Babies especially. Air travel can be hell on an adult body – it can also be hell on aContinue reading “Yeah, Patrick Smith’s latest column on air travel kind of sucks…”
Pregnant with a “patriarchal oppressor”!
(Officially confirmed by ultrasound. But I knew as much anyway.) If my instincts are correct, this one will be a boy’s boy. A bit of an Alexander the Great (or Alexander of Macedonia, as they call him around here) underneath it all. A combination of his father’s spirit and his mother’s dorkage, I think. OneContinue reading “Pregnant with a “patriarchal oppressor”!”
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