Time to Retire 'Camelot'

Continuing to refer to the JFK presidency as 'Camelot' doesn't do justice to either the administration or the man. Unpacking some literary and political mythology in The Guardian.

How Do We *Really* Protect Kids?

Giving cinematic depictions of sex a higher rating (see: Blue Is the Warmest Color's NC-17 rating) while giving violence a pass has strong historical precedent...and needs to be made history. In The Guardian.

Leaning In and Being Pushed Back

For those of us who love a retro style, this isn't what we had in mind. Read more in The Guardian.

From Poor Women to Affluent Women, Nasty Nestle Can't Get Enough

Oh, the unholy water alliance between Nestle and Project Runway. On the Bitch blog...

Clean your drunken, warty, lazy, knobby plate!

Heirloom vegetables have some pretty wild names - and terrific history. Ever hear of the Drunken Woman Frizzy-Headed Lettuce? Read more at the Boston Globe.

It's 1968 on Mad Men, and the Women Are Speaking Up

It has been far too long, but I was thrilled to write this piece for the Guardian, discussing Mad Men, the realities of women's opportunities in 1968, and the dawn of the Women's Liberation Movement. You can read the piece HERE.

On 'Clybourne Park' and Our History/Our Selves

Very honored to have this piece in Salon, discussing history, culture, and politics.