Dan Savage: It gets better From the introduction of the “It gets better” video project: Another gay teenager in another small town has killed himself—hope …
The Politics of Eating
Food Responsibility — Feministe Part of the problem with the American dependence on fast food is cultural, which is enabled by (and to some degree …
Study: Men Don’t Notice If Women Wear High Heels
Study: Men Don’t Notice If Women Wear High Heels Researchers at Northumbria University have found that men cannot tell whether women are wearing high heels …
Today in “language memes that annoy me”
The casual use of “I’m officially whatever, whatever”. I’ve only noticed its insurgence in the past couple of months or so and as time passes …
Marketing vs advertising for social issues
Yesterday I was at TEDxChange Amsterdam and it was fantastic. The local Amsterdam team is truly amazing and they organized a huge event that lasted …
Media Representations in Iranian TV
I just came across this article about the way women are represented in Iranian TV, A ‘Decent Woman’ Through The Lens Of Iran’s State TV. …
TED Amsterdam
Today is TEDxChange which means I’ll be there most of the day (event starts with the UN broadcast at 3PM, followed by local speakers, dinner, …