Women are not getting the full benefit of modern science, technology and medicine. Paula Johnson gives a Ted Talk called “His and Hers… Health Care”. In her presentation, she discusses that women’s health if left almost completely up to chance. […]
Yearly archives: 2020
107 posts
Sex – the butt of endless jokes. Frat bros snicker / an elbow digs in / hilarious bro Sex – too much and you are a […]
The song WAP, by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, has caused a lot of controversy in both the music industry and in social contexts, in the months since its release. The bold lyrics have sparked a lot of constructive […]
Fingers graze translucent raised skin, while shame buries in my twisting gut. Eyes flicker outwards, a pink ribbon pinned on a bag. The acute scream of a toddler calls out. It brings a memory – Hospital […]
The sports world has been essentially turned upside down since March of 2020. League schedules/seasons have been rearranged due to COVID-19. With that being said, it’s pretty safe to say that professional sports are back up and running (with just […]
Think back to your high school English class: your teacher has assigned the short-story “The Yellow Wallpaper” written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Most students either love English or hate it. If you were one of the students that hated English […]
I did it to feel alive – the air is heavy and wet a humid paradise. Tendrils of forsythia shudder in the breeze golden leaves and pink petals leech into the sky. There is always a stranger involved – […]
There are a few common things that almost every dancer will experience. The first is that achieving the perfect ballet bun means experiencing the most excruciating amount of pain one could possibly imagine and then solidifying your fate under more […]
There comes a time in every woman’s life where her ovaries stop the production of eggs and her estrogen and progesterone levels begin to decline. Over a period of time, monthly menstruation becomes less frequent, this period is referred to […]
I should start off by saying that I think sex-positivity is a great movement: when it is done right. For those who haven’t heard the term before, it was coined in the 1990’s but has really taken off on social […]
For the past few years, there has been a push for more women in the workplace, especially in fields that are predominately male. While more female representation is needed in spaces dominated by men, the reality of being a woman […]
On Saturday, November 7th, Joe Biden was named the 46th president-elect of the United States of America. And while there are still uncertainties concerning the peaceful transition of power, many countries breathed a sigh of relief at the announcement. Because […]
Recently, a lot of businesses and organizations have received backlash for not being ethically conscious with their products. Issues within clothing companies especially are being brought to consumers’ attention, since clothing stores so often manufacture unethically sourced products. This impacts […]
I’ve never seen God, but my brother did once. In 2007, hopelessly lost on a hiking trail in northern France, he stumbled across a field of matted grass. A train was passing through the field. He watched the windows of […]
This year, our scientists did not fail to amaze us with yet another fascinating discovery. Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna received Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 for the discovery of one of the gene world’s essential and sharpest tools; […]