" >Kate McKinnon: SNL’s first lesbian cast member
There’s no good reason why comedy is soooooo dominated by men, even if Christopher Hitchens said otherwise. It has more to do with who we feel safe to laugh at, who can be self deprecating without being met with revulsion, and the interaction between a performer’s material/persona and our ability (and motivation) to empathize with … Read more
Power of Poetry
It’s National Poetry Month, y’all! It’s an art form where words are delicately chosen to convey intense emotional ideas and rhythmically released to maximize their impact, which has sadly not always gotten enough attention. Today I’ve chosen a small handful of powerful works by a few random artists that touch on a variety of topics … Read more
Do You Believe in Bisexuality?
I recall writing a sex column as an undergrad where I asked random people on campus about their perceptions of bisexuality. It had been my assumption that in an educated environment like a university, people would probably give me pretty enlightened, albeit boringly similar replies. Boy, was I a moron. Not only were people not … Read more
Urban Legends about Sexuality: Podcast with Dr. Henken Pt II
If you didn’t catch Part I of this phenomenal interview, then you turn your horse right around this instant and go check it out. You’ve heard them…. you’ve probably told them: stories that happened to a friend of a friend (FOAF) or to your sister’s teammate’s fiance, or your mom’s friend who works in the … Read more
Did You Hear About the Girl Who…. :Podcast with Dr. Elissa Henken Pt I
Urban legends, rumors, gossip, jokes and folklore: they are part of our every day conversations and they shape the way we view almost everything. Have you ever stopped doing something (or started) because you heard about something terrible that happened to some girl that was a friend of friend? Have you ever heard about the … Read more
