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Snooki Spawn vs. Santorum
I WILL NOT SHUT UP! Maybe it’s because of Snooki’s baby. Maybe I’m concerned, because if Rick Santorum got his way, if she’s RH negative and the baby isn’t we could lose her, it, or both. Whether you...
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War on Sex, Drugs: A Bunch o’ Malarkey
So Limbaugh called a female law student, Sandra Fluke, a prostitute. Yes, and Bill Maher said “see you next Tuesday.” I’ve been called worse, but that guy was on stage in front of a room full of...
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Occupy, But Read Too
Stand up, lay down, hug Work: it’s what we do to eat. It’s where we meet most of the people we know when we first move to a new place. It’s where we spend most of our hours awake, and sometimes...
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Women: “I Am the Mockingbird.”
I was told at a very young age that I had to learn to keep my mouth shut. It is “more safe and less troublesome” when you learn to do so. This advice surely never stuck, so I live in New York and...
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It’s a Grand Ole Flag
Unity, the proverbial bone of contention, and the reason I carried a jar with me on my impromptu visit to Saint Paul’s Chapel in Lower Manhattan yesterday (to catch the inevitable rush of drops from...
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Try Try Again
I went on the road last week to tell some jokes in an all female comedy competition. Well, the car was touching the road. I was manipulating the car. I could really use some lessons in manipulation...
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One of These Things Does Not Belong — Group Mentality
Now, I know you loved Sesame Street just as much as I did. I still watch it to stay on the up and up with my letter learning. The tunes are quite catchy, aren’t they? I really love the letter, “C.”...
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Mommies, March, and May Day Madness
During my daily hour-long commute to work on Tuesday, I had the chance to get stuck in traffic on a city bus while the May Day march was passing through Union Square. I, along with a pair of mommies...
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Obama, Gay Marriage, Hey!
President Obama: I have only five words from my inner gay man to respond to your comments on the gay marriage issue yesterday. “Hey girl. Hey girl. Hey!” As a proud ally and supporter of the LGBTQ...
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Wanna Get Outta Here?
It’s Memorial Day weekend. You live in a city, sold your car because it’s useless in urban life, and prefer to utilize public transportation because it has become a way of life. You want to go to a...
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Of Thee I Sing
In less than the time it took for a waitress to take my order for eggs and deliver them promptly, I watched the news long enough to see four incidences of vicious, mind-boggling violence that ended in...
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Just the Facts: People are Crazy
I wanted to get “just the facts” this morning in order to get a positive and cheery start to my day. With that in mind, I clicked my way towards Fox News. Stop your judgement, and give me a second to...
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Come On Kids, Piece America Together
Have you ever watched a group of children try and solve puzzles? Some children dive right in, grab the pieces and start shoving and pushing them together. They focus on three or four pieces, trying...
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America as Seen by a Germophobic Comedian
Last week, I had the great privilege of traveling to Las Vegas to network in the world of stand-up comedy, and also do a little myself. Given that the business of being funny isn’t always so, I began...
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Isolated, Alone, and Angry
I may have spent too much time outside the small town where I was raised. I may have traveled a bit too extensively and witnessed a few too many hardships, heroes, and unexpected acts of kindness from...
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Akin to Rape
Google told me today, thankfully, that “genius and madness are akin.” We are enthralled in the dramatics displayed by some shockingly misguided and delusional beliefs expressed by a man who’s mother...
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Here’s a Story of A Lovely Lady
Last night, I watched the Republican National Convention on PBS. Instead of listening to commentary by news organizations, I simply watched and listened. I went out of my way to absorb the message...
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Shadows of Intolerance
“You have no idea how loud that is,” a man abruptly stated to a a younger man man listening to music on the train yesterday. The older speaker continued, standing tall in his neatly pressed suit and...
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She Works Hard for Her Money
If you are like most Americans today, you’re like that girl someone sang about in the 80s, working hard for your money. This may be true. Though, after you make it, what happens to it depends on...
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On Rape: Lindy West, Don’t Speak For Me
Oh, Lindy West…you assumptive, condescending, bitter woman, trying to speak for me. Stop. Stop using words like “victim” and “trivializing” in your high-pitched “Oh-Em-Gee” voice. Granted, you’re...
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