I recently went back home and spent a lot of time going through my old stuff. One such old thing was the book My Boring-Ass Life by Kevin Smith, a compilation of his blog posts over a period of a few years. I bought the book in college, probably off Amazon, and since I didn’t have much time for pleasure-reading then (story of my life,) I primarily read it in airports and airplanes. I took it with me every time I traveled....
by Tess Adair
Kim Davis isn’t real, and I wish we would all stop talking about her. Sorry, minor correction--Kim Davis as a problem isn’t real, and I wish we would all stop talking about her.
I get the appeal, of course--for both sides. To that genius Mike Huckabee, Kim Davis is The Last Great American. To the other 5,000 Republican candidates, she’s an easy person to disavow...
by Tess Adair
Four out of Five Stars
I had high expectations for Trainwreck. Like everyone else with a Facebook page, I have been subjected to the near daily deluge of links to Amy Schumer “eviscerating/skewering/destroying” sexism. And I’ve loved every second of it.
Do I buy the implication that a single smart sketch will fundamentally change the status quo for the better? Of course not. But Amy Schumer is hilarious, and she has her finger right on the life-blood pulse of popular culture.
And holy crap does Amy Schumer get my demographic....
By S.E. Thomas
I used to be fat. There’s your headline. I have the pictures to prove it, but I don’t like to advertise them. There’s something innately unappealing about displaying images of your body like you were a sideshow. Before and After feel like codes for Freak and Freak in Disguise. And if you don’t believe me about that, odds are you’ve never been the freak....
The Body Politic is Femme's little sister. While Femme is an exploration of strong women in sex, The Body Politic is an exploration of our complex and ever-evolving relationships with our bodies. What does it mean to be body positive? What does it mean to be beautiful? Why do so many of us seem to hate our bodies, and what can we do to transform that hate?
This is not a space blanket-stamped with body positivity. This is a space where honest exploration is encouraged, even if that exploration is uncomfortable for some. The essays on here will include guest contributions.
