Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Do Americans Respect Mothers?

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I'm moved to comment on the media firestorm sparked by Hilary Rosen's comment that Ann Romney, a housewife, "never worked a d...
Saturday, April 7, 2012

Of Sexism and Supermoms: Review of "Feminine Mistake" by Leslie Bennetts

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In 2007 I heard an interview with journalist Leslie Bennetts. She had just published her book The Feminine Mistake: Are We Giving Up Too M...
Monday, March 19, 2012

Two Spicy Meals

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The other day my daughter's reaction to dinner reminded me of an important meal I had in Mexico in 1995. As a rule, I feed my now 30...
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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Barefaced and Beautiful Campaign, a Lame Distraction

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Today kicks off National Eating Disorders Awareness Week . Certainly eating disorders are a point of concern for many western parents, e...
Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Great Outdoors Vital to Children's Health and Education

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As a city-mom shopping around for preschools, I've noticed several programs touting the kids' regular access to several acres of w...
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Thursday, November 17, 2011

On the Film "Forks Over Knives" and Plant-Based Diet Advocacy

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With Thanksgiving, a holiday centered around food coming up, it seemed most appropriate to write about Forks Over Knives , one of the late...
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

"Highest form of art"? I don't think so.

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This is an addendum to my last post about Marni Kotak's performance art piece The Birth of Baby X . The artist successfully gave birth ...