All We Are Saying is Give Women Directors a Chance
Only four women have been nominated for best director in the eighty-two year history of the Academy Awards. Is this sexism? At first glance it seems to be but a Google search for best movies directed...
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Facing the Fear of Skiing
While many fears are based upon irrational beliefs, my fear of skiing was built upon dozens of falls and an inability to stop. As a midwesterner, I went into the sport with a cocky attitude. If...
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New Year's Eve: The Loneliest Night of the Year
One of the benefits of aging is losing almost all interest in appearing cool. But on one night every year, those old high school insecurities return in full force. Silly as it sounds, the dropping of...
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I'm All Out of Laughs: It's Time to Get Serious, America
Lead with a joke. This refrain is as familiar as “Hey Jude” to the speechwriters and bloggers out there. But you know what? Call me a conscientious objector because I refuse to participate in these set...
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Is Cheating in Baseball Our Last Taboo?
Americans are a forgiving people when it comes to our celebrities. You can kick the shit out of a woman then lend your name to a line of top-selling headphones while hawking Dr. Pepper, Coors Light and...
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