February 2012
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"A Dangerous Method" Review: Our Dangerous Minds
When I was younger, I thought I was related to Sigmund Freud.  A black and white picture of the father of psychoanalysis sat perched in our living room for as long as I can remember, so I always assumed he was some relative. I am not sure at what age I realized this was not the case, but I’m sure the confusion would be a nice anecdote in my unwritten memoirs. As the granddaughter of the...
Feb 8th
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Komen VP retweeted (then deleted) message saying...
fuckyeahfeminists: Stay classy, Karen Handel. via @JessicaValenti
Feb 2nd
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Chocolate Chip Cookies: Not for the faint of...
Last night, I came home from dinner and drinks with friends and decided I wanted a cookie.  I’ve been baking a lot recently as you have to do something when you’re unemployed and your self esteem craves validation, which it then gets in the form of your friends giving you a muffled “mmmmm” as they eat pumpkin bread with chocolate chips while you stare at them as they...
Feb 2nd
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January 2012
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Jan 31st
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ListenEtta James- Rather Go Blind (Lucky Paul Remix) ...
Jan 25th
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“The 70,000 women who die annually as a result of unsafe abortion didn’t just die...”
– The complacency over unsafe abortions must end (via guardiancomment)
Jan 24th
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December 2011
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Eggs Rachel
The original Eggs Benedict was supposedly created at Delmonico’s for regular customers Commodore E.C. Benedict and his wife.  It was an off the cuff dish suggested by the server in response to the Commodore asking if they had anything new to serve.  I’m not surprised that not a lot of thought went into its creation; the traditional recipe is not that good or inspired.  For years,...
Dec 28th
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“We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension,...”
– Anais Nin
Dec 24th
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November 2011
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Nov 30th
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Romanian Film Festival Opens at Lincoln Center...
Our School The 6th Annual Romanian Film Festival starts tomorrow (November 30th) at Lincoln Center, and I highly highly recommend checking out some films.  First up for me is Friday’s screening of Our School, a verite documentary about 3 Roma children in Transylvania from Brooklyn filmmaker Mona Nicoara.
Nov 29th
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Nov 27th
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Nov 21st
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“Vernacchio explained that sex as baseball implies that it’s a game; that one...”
–  New York Times Magazine article, “Teaching Good Sex” about sex positive, non-abistence only sex education.
Nov 17th
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“The notion that law enforcement is there to protect a wealthy elite from the...”
– Laurie Pennie in The Guardian
Nov 16th
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“Meanwhile, as Mr. Sandler cavorts in loud dresses, Katie Holmes (playing his...”
– A.O. Scott reviewing Jack and Jill for The New York Times.  One of the best reviews I’ve read in years.
Nov 12th
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ListenAfter Cubic Zirconia, I went down to The Cove for...
Nov 12th
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Cubic Zirconia- Take Me High One of the problems with posting a music video for Cubic Zirconia is that they really are incomparable live.  I got to catch them a couple of weeks ago when they opened for SBTRKT, and last night they played at The Music Hall of Williamsburg for the Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival.  To drive the point home, they have in no time become one of my favorite act to see...
Nov 12th
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“Answering questions written in by students, he explains the meaning of life,...”
–  Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.  In his last speech, delivered at Ohio State.  Today would have been Mr. Vonnegut’s 89th birthday.  Sagan and Vonnegut are the closest I come to having a religion.
Nov 11th
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“Boys aren’t better at DJing than girls. We don’t DJ with our...”
– Hanna Hanra in the snarky “Why are There No Female DJ’s Mag’s Top 100 List” in The Guardian. I think Hanra raises a good (and hilarious) point; there really aren’t inherent differences in capability based on gender, but as someone that works in a technical field,...
Nov 4th
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Nov 3rd
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NYFF Review: "Goodbye First Love"
(Goodbye First Love played the main slate at the 2011 New York Film Festival and opens at BAM next month) I wanted to fall in love with Goodbye First Love (and I liked the film, I even adored many of its parts), but my ultimate relationship is filled with more respect than amour.  Directed by aptly named Mia Hansen-Love, the film begins with a passionate if quietly volatile teenage romance...
Nov 2nd
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October 2011
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“Look at something far away and things will come back to you.”
– my friend, Francis, aka Policy
Oct 31st
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Just hit $4,000!  Less than $500 to go!  Last 24 hours to donate!!!  Help my kickstarter campaign reach it’s goal and support independent feminist film!!!
Oct 22nd
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Last 24 Hours to Donate to Hanna Watches a Porno... →
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