While I know there will be criticism around her writing of this piece— "she's self indulgent! elitist! out of touch! who cares!" etc. etc. I have to say that I didn't know anything about the BRCA1 gene mutation/testing before her first piece. It educated and informed me and my friends. This one educated me as well.

I'm speaking to a group of Girl Scouts this weekend about my job, and they sent me a list of questions that they would like answered about how I got to do what I do, as well as challenges for girls and women in the world. Your statement "There is value in a social environment that teaches women to be their authentic…

As the graduate of a women's liberal arts college, I firmly believe that in this career-prep-obsessed world, the college experience still matters. There is value in studying a wide berth of topics from science and math to French and philosophy, regardless of your major. There is value in small class sizes and a…

I actually did meet Bjork... it was Trannyshack... 5... maybe 7 years ago. It's was Bjork night... and suddenly in the drunken dinge of the Stud (a bar in San Francisco) a little fairy in a full body Pucchi jumpsuit that looked like a butterfly emerged from the cocoon of throbbing dancing bodies.