It’s a scene we’ve all seen so many times—in movies; on the news. Whether or not you’ve ever walked the fields and pathways, the setting is familiar—- its traditions and history deeply woven into the fabric of the nation. Surrounded by trees now tinged with fall colors, more than 300,000 stone markers stretch in every […]
Archives for 2011
Miss Representation: When will women wise up and rise up?
It made me want to cry—or scream—-or both. That’s how I felt watching the trailer for the upcoming film Miss Representation—about the depiction of women in the media. (If you haven’t seen it yet, click and watch right this minute; then read the rest of this. ) Not hard to see why it strikes a […]
What's so funny about cancer?
Cancer. Funny. Two words I never thought I’d see–or use—in the same sentence. Yet there they are. On the movie marquee. On television. And at the top of the New York Times Sunday Style section—a feature piece called Laughing at the Big C. You’re not alone if this whole subject makes you squirm, not smile. […]
B.F.F.
How do you know when you first meet someone that they will become your friend for life? I certainly had no idea when I first met Carol Hatton. Initially we connected because she reached out her hand. Who knew it would be our breasts that would connect us for life. What drew Carol to […]
Two for Moneyball
As V and I walk out of the theater after the movie, my phone rings. It’s Judy; I tell her where we are. “What a coincidence! I just saw it, too. Of course Dick would have wanted to rush out and see it Friday on opening day—but I decided today was better—it was the […]
Being here—and being there
I couldn’t decide whether to lead with song lyrics or Abbott and Costello. A recent phone conversation felt like I was in the middle of their most famous routine: Are you there? I’m here. But I thought you’re not home. Right. I’m not there. So why haven’t you been online then? Because I’ve been here. […]
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