Silence Feeds Rape Culture

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Award-winning slam poet Guante talks about how the things we don’t say are the things we should have said.

Close Isn’t Good Enough

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As long as I can remember, I have been the protagonist of my very own movie.

Open Thread: Do We Like to See People Fail?

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Can a good man make for a good story?

“People don’t raise the topic of casual sex for fear of embarrassment or offending.”

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This is a comment by Notavi on the post “Can’t Get Laid”.

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waltz   dance dance dance the sacred night the birds asleep no einstein light   william blake Olive Oil too we ascend into heaven like all saints do   mom mom mom immaculate no no sun awake not yet   all wrapped up in a funeral shroud by the cliché river where olivier bowed  

Ten things I’ve learned from the New York Musical Improv Festival

I went to this. I want to perform in it next year. Because it’s the best. Sadly, I missed heavyweights like Baby Wants Candy and Freestyle Love Supreme, but I caught a lot of amazing stuff. Special shout out to the Magnet Theatre and all their wonderful musical house teams. Bodies do strange things when [...]

Guestpost #63: Emily Schooley – Ten things I’ve learned from terrible breakups

Emily Schooley is an actor/improviser/photographer/life-hacker/Girl Friday with far too many interests and a depressing need to sleep at least four hours a night. You can stalk her website at http://emilyschooley.com, or find her on Twitter @EmilySchooley.   Sometimes the best thing you can do is leave. People don’t generally go into relationships – or stay [...]