Say it's not so…
Aye. Two news stories have me reeling (well, more than 2 news stories have me reeling but these 2 are pertinent to what I deal with here. And, I reckon, […]
I love that little face.
Talk to me long enough about life, and I’ll recommend Anne Lamott’s non-fiction to you. Got a new baby that you don’t know what to do with it (and think that […]
This is what war does…
One of my former students is a wonderful woman named Sarah Durnbaugh. Sarah is a breath of fresh air. Steady, committed, brilliant, compassionate, funny, observant- just as fine as they come. […]
Can't Buy My Love
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa0iivtTclM] Jean Kilbourne has been a media literacy activist for decades. Can’t Buy My Love was orignally published as Deadly Persuasion and is one of the books that I am […]
The Body Project
I am teaching a seminar on body image this fall at the University of North Carolina- Charlotte. I had to pick my books by the end of June (oh, the […]
The Middle Place
I just finished The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan, and I am aching. Aching at the beauty of it, at her good humor, honesty, and vulnerability, at the awful fates […]
Made In LA
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/Nr1ABz65hXI&hl=en] I watched Bordertown a few weeks ago and was heartbroken at so many things in it, including the way that faculty laborers are treated. It has been on my […]
Advice for Parents about Children's Body Image
I came across these advice columns for parents and wanted to share them with you. The first two offer insight on what parents should do to help boost their children’s […]
thanks, Papito
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXlPSXuJFDQ] Three times a year I make the same phone call. I am the daughter of a Vietnam veteran. For the longest time, I wanted to not know this about […]
