A couple of weeks ago, I posted a review of Stephanie Nolen’s book “28 Stories of AIDS in Africa”. Although no one posted comments on the blog (WHAT am I going to do with y’all?), I did receive a good dozen emails. Some of you had already read the book; many of you went and… Read More Review: Helen Epstein’s The Invisible Cure
Wouldn’t it be great to be able to work from home, especially in the days of high gas prices and (in the case of those living in the north) upcoming winter storms? While there might be many forms of work that will always require commuting, a lot of other jobs could easily be done from… Read More Now you have the perfect excuse to spend winter at home and still be productive
Has Sarah Palin helped Saturday Night Live return to its former glory? “Three things happened Saturday night: Tina Fey met her career maker on “Saturday Night Live,” Sarah Palin showed she could laugh along with the joke and the space-time continuum remained intact. At least for now.” SNL used to be one of the most… Read More SNL, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Sarah Palin – let the party continue!
The greatest part about having a blog is that I have a great excuse to spend hours surfing the Net. Hey, it’s ‘work’, and someone has to do it 😉 Remember the article about the ‘Chick Lit Debate’ from Helen Olen I posted on my blog not long ago? Well I just found a great… Read More Kurt Cobain, the angry young man, would be in his 40s. Wow.
A couple of days ago, I was caught in what could have become a very dangerous situation when I ran into one of my friends, a big time feminist, while hanging out with another friend who could be defined as the ying to her yang. The first one is for women’s liberation, has never worn… Read More Spice Girls, Pussycat Dolls, Girlicious and various other forms of ‘Girl Power’
Bangladeshi group BRAC awarded world’s largest humanitarian prize October 17, 2008 – 8:17 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GENEVA – The world’s largest humanitarian prize has been given to the Bangladeshi non-profit organization BRAC for helping more than 110 million poor people with microcredit and basic services. The US$1.5-million Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize goes each year… Read More Bangladeshi group BRAC awarded world’s largest humanitarian prize
“The pages of swiftly-appearing newspapers are indeed the mirror of the world. They reflect the deeds and the pursuits of divers peoples and kindreds.” Bahá’u’lláh
October 15th was Blog Action Day, and its theme was poverty. It’s a great cause and, energized by the experience of engaging in elevated conversations with people from around the world about this important topic, I spent the last couple of days talking about it to all the poor souls I encountered. One encounter in… Read More Health for all, gender equality, animal rights etc: which cause to choose?
From a fellow blogger: FOR EVERY COMMENT ON THIS POST, I WILL DONATE $1.00 to Ethiopian Orphan Relief or our local SLR voucher program (Donations split 50/50–and I suppose I must set some limit!) For every comment sharing what you are doing or will do to fight poverty, I will donate $2. Will you write… Read More Let’s help this woman break her piggy bank
While I love fashion and Ugly Betty (the two seem forever linked in my mind now…), there are many aspects of both which bother me. First of all, the easy topic. Ugly Betty is a fantastic show about Betty, a young lady from Queens who gets a job as assistant to the editor-in-chief of Mode… Read More Ugly Betty, Vogue & the art of modeling: what is the price to be the Next Top Model?