What is more sad than disturbing is Ms. Montana implies that her interest in sex is special – something to be seen by gaggles of blurry-eyed onlookers. She’s learning something and everyone should find out what she discovers along the way. But, the dreary fact is that her curiosity is not special. It’s no more interesting than the dozens of clips and video montages any curious 15-year old boy can Google on a late Saturday night. There is no air of mystery surrounding Montana Fishburne or her interest in sex (or sexuality).
(re)Examining Modern Convention
Tag Archive: culture & society
The Heaven & Hell of Natural Hair: My Journey From Straight to Kink
And, while it’s completely fine (and refreshing) for more women to take control of styling their own hair, I still miss the luxury of having someone else take care of my natural curls. This is especially true when you don’t want to spend an arm and a couple of legs or sacrifice good quality hair styling in the process.
The Cheap Village
I want to know why we (readers, consumers, whoever) are so willing to pay for the cheap? Cheap has nothing to do with actual monetary cost, but has everything to do with the intangibles spent and the value gained. There are lots of ways to spend cheap. You are paying with attention spans from your brain, minutes lost in conversation (or translation), bits of disappointment or sadness.
The Cupcake, The Fight & The Making Up (Not Necessarily in that Order)
Seriously. Yesterday’s weather could’ve been a lot…mo’ better. But, I won’t complain too much because these were delivered to my office:
Weekend Recap & Why Cheetahs Shouldn’t Sell Real Estate
Mom and FMIL, you can start panicking now: the F got his motorcycle. After 2 years of Fridays, Saturdays (and other various days of the week) being choked up by graduate school, the F bought his long-awaited man-toy.
Throwing Away the Pink Controller – Girls, Gaming & Technology
The real question is not about how to create access for girls to learn about consumer technologies as possible career fields – but what kinds of access and what to do with it once they are exposed.
Five Breaches of Social Etiquette That Make You Look Like a Douche
Life is too short to spend being a social ape. Here are my thoughts on how to avoid some of the random and rude breaches of social etiquette.
My 15 Minutes of Fame Revisited (In Case You Missed It)
In case you blinked last Monday (like the rest of the world), I was on the cover of the RedEye and in a feature story about Gen Y job hopping.