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Feminist Manifesto, Part 2: Thoughts on a way forward
Never underestimate the power of a good mani on a bad week. In you walk, out you swag. And so I found myself in desperate need of a pick-me-up, debating over nail polish shades at a nearby manicure spot. It had been a difficult series of weeks, and apparently it showed. “Oooh lady, rough day?”…
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On Time
It is the type of thing that adults say in small talk, “Where has this year gone?,” like talking about the weather. “Can you believe there are Christmas decorations up in the supermarket already? Nat King Cole and Mariah Carey everywhere!” (Mariah, enough, your Christmas music drives me bonkers.) “Every year it’s sooner!” Adult small…
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Taxi
Lisbon has a lot going for it, but its taxi drivers are not included. (I’m not talking Uber, because Ubering in Lisbon is a luxury experience. How is the ambient temperature? Do you have any music preferences? Please help yourself to bottled water and a mint.) Not to rag on Lisbon taxi drivers, but taking…
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Responsible Diabetes Discourse
It is not often that I say, “New York Times, check yourself!” But there is a moment for everything. On October 17, The New York Times New York print edition published an entry in its “Ask Well” column that bears clarification and correction. The piece, “How Do You Die From Diabetes?,” was published on the New…
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Feminist Manifesto, Part 1: The Problem
This is the first in a multiple-part series of pieces on feminism and gender equality. Today’s piece addresses the problem. Up next is Part 2, which addresses the solution component. There is that excitement that comes with the anticipation of something awesome and accessible – the thing we look forward to in our heads because,…
