by Kimberly Belmonte Okay, let’s have moment of honesty—who’s hoping for the next President of the United States to be a woman? I’ll confess, I totally am! But in preparation for the 2016 election, I think we need to tell our media to clean up its act! During the 2008 presidential campaign when Democratic hopeful…
By Marisa Ragonese Halloween—obviously the best holiday in the history of the world—is coming our way. Let’s talk about some recent heart-racing research, which is almost as fun as peeking under that thinned-out curtain between the living and the dead, or, let’s be real, trick-or-treating (which I think most of us can get away with…
by Christin Bowman It was on a hot summer day a few weeks ago that I decided to sit outside in a park to do some writing. Ninety-degree heat isn’t for the faint of heart, and the only sane thing to wear on a day like that is shorts and a tank top. What can…
** Trigger warning. This post contains content about eating disorders. by Jenn Chmielewski I didn’t know what the ‘thigh gap’ was until very recently (you’re supposed to have space between your thighs?!). But I can honestly say that I have always been aware of the fact that my thighs don’t fit the standards of perfection…
by Kimberly Belmonte Just the other day I was browsing The Huffington Post catching up on my celebrity gossip (I know, I know—feel free to roll your eyes!), and I found an article about the upcoming ESPN Magazine “Body Issue”—it’s a special issue filled with photos of famous athletes posing naked for the camera. I…
by Marisa Ragonese Not too long ago, I worked at a drop-in center for LGBT youth in Queens. Every summer we participated in an activist “boot camp” for youth organizations all across NYC. We would plan workshops and lots of other activities for camp during the school year and then trek out to the country…
by Jenn Chmielewski Getting guys’ attention can be tough. I’m smart, friendly, and can bring down the house with my rendition of Lady Gaga – yes, I’m a little monster. But if you take a look at magazines and TV these days, you’d think that the only thing guys are after is super-sexy-looking gals who…
by Christin Bowman **Trigger warning. This blog is about sexual violence.** If you’re anything like me, you’ve been thinking about the Steubenville rapes for a while now. You’ve seen the horrific details of the crime, the multiple sad excuses for journalism, and the even more disturbing public outrage when the rapists got what they had…