December 2011
5 posts
“Dismemberment, disembowelment? Eh, no big thing. But the idea of a woman falling...”
– Why is incest all over prime time?
Dec 20th
Prevent rape without blaming victims
When the news broke, I took straight to Facebook: “Not to be alarmist,” I wrote in my status update, “but San Francisco friends, FYI.” There followed a link to the police department’s notice about a suspect in two rapes that took place within days of each other in my neighborhood. A local blog gruesomely reported that the latest victim was assaulted while walking to work at 6:30 a.m. — and that...
Dec 14th
Chasing unavailables
Me giving advice on attraction to unavailable partners? I should change the name of this column to Blind Leading the Blind! I kid, because, lucky for you, the deal here is that I pass along the wisdom of other people, and I’ve found you some experts who, unlike me, might not have their own history of chasing after romantic mirages (but who knows). Keep reading…
Dec 9th
The mythology of teen sexuality: We can’t seem to decide whether youngsters are sexting devils or textually innocent http://t.co/OSA6Cahe
Dec 8th
My dad upon seeing my bf’s bloody Mary: “Looks like the whore of the dog who bit me.”
Dec 5th