One Cent Record Clubs and Predatory Discovery
What’s the value of music when your life is falling apart? How did that “ten…
Em Dashes and Witch Hunts With New Literary Inquisitors
It’s 2025, and I find myself caught in an ironic 21st-century witch hunt. Only this…
Love My Way: The Psychedelic Furs and the Marimba That Woke Me Up
What if one song could tell you it was okay to exist exactly as you…
When Free Speech Fought Back in 1985
Are we safe if a comedian does not have free speech? Were we safe when…
Pee Wee Herman: Lessons From a Manchild
By Rachael Price Nowadays, one does not usually understand the term “manchild” to be a…
Chrissie Hynde Taught Me How to Listen
What do a Midwestern punk queen from Ohio and a Beauty Queen from Chicagoland have…
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The Important Reflections of Jenny’s Feedback
Last Friday I wrote and published an interview called, “Jenny’s Feedback and Graceful Truth“. It was not only the most popular Fem Friday in over three months, but it also created some comments that have left me moved. Jenny is profoundly deaf. She communicated to me about her experiences as a woman who felt the…
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Jenny’s Feedback and Graceful Truth
Can well intentioned people show ableist behavior? Is it possible to give hard truth gracefully? Do we get better with age? Can we change an ending? According to a former model named Jenny, the answer is yes. Jenny is a Fem Friday we have written about twice. The first one was our Brooke Shields piece…
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We Need to Talk About Uncle Rico
I am going to assume that you have seen Napoleon Dynamite. It is a hard movie to describe, but it is a fun indie film about friendship. The movie has a unique and fascinating antagonist. Uncle Rico. Uncle Rico is sent in to care for Napoleon and his brother Kip after their grandmother suffers an…