When I first heard about the death of Libyan Dictator, Moammar Gaddafi (who seems to be America’s favorite frenemy) my thoughts went to the women of Libya: what would it mean for them? I quickly reali...
Like many other college freshmen across the country, I enrolled in a prerequisite, required English class for my first semester of school. Unlike most other college freshmen, though, I wasn't stuck re...
My name is Brenna, I'm eighteen, and I've been glossy-magazine-free for nine months now. That's right. Back at the advent of 2011, I decided to eschew Cosmo, Glamour, Seventeen, Vogue, Marie Claire, L...
There has been too much sexism is surrounding me this week and it's really getting me down.
To start, a boy I know who I considered one of my friends and who knew about my intolerance for sexism thou...
A few months ago, I had the privilege of interviewing Jessica Valenti - founder of Feministing, author of Full Frontal Feminism and awesome person all around.
For those not in the know, Jessica is th...
It's time for some, bring out your fiddle, folk music!
The Carolina Chocolate Drops is an old-time string band from Durham, North Carolina, United States. Its 2010 album, Genuine Negro Jig, won the G...
Starting on October 11th, PBS launched a fascinating 5-part mini-series entitled "Women, War and Peace." As they describe it: "Women, War & Peace challenges the conventional wisdom that war and pe...
There’s a first time for everything. Last night was the first time I watched a full episode of Glee from start to finish by myself. The fifth episode of Season 3 is all about first times. For those of...
If you recently married a prince, and are pregnant or thinking about having a baby, I have no doubt that the most pressing issue on your mind is the question of who will inherit your estate and title ...
CMJ was without a doubt, the greatest week of my life. If you ever have an opportunity to go to a festival such as CMJ or SXSW which have concerts all the time over a one week period, with ...
Similar to the recent Tide commercial post, I just saw the new Dr. Pepper ad which recently joined the ranks of sexist ad campaigns like Miller Light and Pepsi Zero. Apparently, Dr. Pepper Ten is not ...
I was recently given the opportunity to interview Miss USA. Since I don’t really keep up on the pageant world I had to do some research. Alyssa Campanella seemed like a fine person - I was mostly cur...
Procrastinating is always loads of fun, and thanks to the Internet, it’s really easy to do. One such time that I was putting off doing something important, I noticed this picture (embedded in this pos...
So, I'm breaking the musician mold this week with something a little different...a female comedian! And not just any female comedian but one of my favorite comedians of all time. I present to you Mari...