Pauline Gaines offers perspective about divorce, family therapy, and boarding schools for the troubled.
Archives for October 2011
Parents for Occupy Wall Street
Parents are protesting, Lisa Duggan writes, because they want a better future for their children.
What’s Yoga Without the Community?
Robert Steven Williams hasn’t been to a yoga class since he was injured in August, but that doesn’t mean he expected to stay out of touch.
The Legacy of Violence: When You’re Not the Perpetrator or the Victim
While we always focus on its direct impact, violence creates misconceptions in all of our minds.
I’m a Social Media Hypocrite
For Tom Matlack, social media got in the way of being a good man.
Social Media Is Killing Storytelling
The obsessive documentation of social media outlets is eliminating the need to tell stories at all, Mike Sorenson writes.
A Social Person’s Social Media Problem
Andrew Cotto is a success at being social, which makes his apparent failure at social media all the more puzzling.
Porn Zombies
Is porn culture crippling society by confusing our notions of sexuality?
A Day in the Life of a Single Father
From breakfast to bed, take a walk in Steve Jaeger’s shoes.
Halloween: Dan Savage Has Points, Misses Points
So I read Dan Savage’s article on Halloween, and I’ve been ruminating on it, particularly in light of my previous criticism of “sexy” Halloween costumes. The short version of Dan’s piece is that we should embrace sexy costumes, because Halloween is a great holiday for people to celebrate and have fun with their sexuality, and…
News: In Case You Missed It … (from our October 30th webcast)
A summary of news items from our webcast It’s Komplicated on the Geekweek Network.
Music: DJ Jedi’s Spin City for October 31, 2011 [recommendations from @djjedi]
Every Monday in Spin City, DJ Jedi and some of the world’s finest selectors offer musical selections that can innovate your life.
Webcomics: Southside Nefertiti: Fist of the North Star, Episode 09 [@mtorez, #thenewblack]
Single mom super heroine Southside Nefertiti brings the pain to bad guys on mean streets, and she’s syndicated at Komplicated!
#musicmonday: shamone! [free MP3 downloads, happy #halloween]
Dia de Los Muertos, the Festival of Samhain, All Hallows Eve … whatever, get your free MP3s here!
Ideal Vs. Real In Attraction
So I’m reading this post on Jezebel about increasing cultural acceptance of the female gaze, and it’s got an interesting line in it: For example, many men don’t realize that their girlfriends might lust after Lautner or Gosling — and still be attracted to their own less-than-perfect male partners. Y’know, there’s a damn good point…
Sexy Halloween Costumes for Girls Don’t Cause Rape
By encouraging women to wear ‘sexy’ costumes, Hugo Schwyzer writes, we’re selling both men and women short.