Eggs Bechdel
Excerpted from my piece on brunch, feminism and friends on Archipelago.
Chris D'Elia Seems Like a Jerk
Oh, social media, you are a cruel mistress. Luckily a c-list sitcom star/comic/bear aficionado is here to set us straight. To with, I present today's Facebook exchange with literally and figuratively Undateable star, Chris D'Elia
My First Piece for the New York Times
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Looking for Suicide Girls and Fans - Past and Present
I'm interested in talking to current and former Suicide Girls for an article I'm working on. If interested, drop me a line here and we'll talk further. Also fans and subscribers, I'm trying to get a look at the entire picture of the corporate culture and the scene surrounding it.
Sexy v. Slutty for Halloween Explained
Comedian/writer Eliza Skinner eloquently points out the proper way to identify the genus of slutty versus sexy Halloween costumes for Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell. First off, props to Bell for having a truly smart, diverse staff that brings it. Secondly, a new wrinkle in the cupcakes versus pie debate.…
We Can't Stop: Miley Cyrus, Sarah Baartman and the Backside of History
The freak show (to borrow a phrase from Newtonian physics) can neither be created nor destroyed; it can only change form. A glimpse at Miley Cyrus' recent performance on the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards serves to confirm this. For a young woman whose cultural inheritance includes the “Achy Breaky” dance fad, 20-year…
I actually worked for him on a shoot once. He's a surprisingly quiet, shy, nice guy. But, yeah, not real rock 'n' roll to keep the kids from thrashing.
I'm a Stoli Original and I'm dumping my drinks...
A couple of years ago I had the good fortune to be named a finalist in Stoli's Originals Casting Calls. I didn't win and I received no compensation or sponsorship, but it was a nice little piece of publicity and I appreciated the exposure. I'm also a lifelong vodka fan, so it was nice to have a reason to lift a…
Today's Lesson from My Day Job...
In addition to writing and performing, I'm a new kind of corporate speaker and I think this is something that resonates on a lot of levels.
The Brief, Fantastical Reign of Miss Ghost Hole
Photo credit - (c) Harris M. Falk: Little Brooklyn (aka, Miss Ghost Hole) at the 2012 Coney Island Mermaid Parade with her husband, Noah, and son, Max.
Beauty is an Impediment: Julia Pastrana and the Modern-Day Politics of Being Seen
While critics were debating if Lena Dunham gets too naked too often; or if Melissa McCarthy is too fat to be a movie star Julia Pastrana’s mummified remains were being collected from an Oslo medical facility and sent home to Mexico to be laid to rest. In her death, as in life, the subject of Ms. Pastrana's looks…