Babes in the White House

President-elect Obama is making pretty good strides insofar as promoting women to his cabinet. Possessing lady parts myself, this has been something that I’ve been following with a bit of interest. The first to get me really excited (and this is old news) is Ellen Moran, to be Communications Director. Moran was previously the executive [...]

Monday Night Fluffy Crap

Dear God I hate this “Twilight” business. Not just because I’m an aspiring novelist, and this trash gets published and put on bestseller lists when it reads like twelve-year-old-girl-fanfiction. But ugh, the misogyny! The weak female lead! The notion that you have to obsess over the person you are with and give up your entire [...]

Michelle Obama, The Brainy First Lady

I respect the role of First Lady in this country, I really do. While it used to be a fairly meaningless title, modern First Ladies have really stepped up and done some wonderful things. Laura Bush championed children and education, Hillary Clinton developed plans for more comprehensive healthcare, Barbara Bush was active in literacy programs, [...]