A study from New Zealand shows fairly definitively that we (women), as a group, don’t pay any taxes. Sure, we file tax documents and have taxes deducted from our paychecks and pay out consumer taxes at the cash register, just …
Are women and people of color being excluded from cryptocurrency? An examination of the needlessly complex process of obtaining cryptocurrency, and how the space is perfectly designed to keep out women and people of color.
You’ve heard of Bitcoin’s atmospheric rise from pennies to thousands of dollars. TV, radio, internet — it’s everywhere. And maybe you’ve had the thought that you might very well want to become one of these Bitcoin millionaires. Easy, right? Even …
Strange fruit: when women lied and men died History's interjection to the notion that #MeToo accusers are incapable of lying or being motivated by malice or financial gain.
From 1882 – 1968, an estimated 4,743 men were lynched in the United States, often after an accusation of rape, prompting the NAACP to claim ‘[w]hites started lynching because they felt it was necessary to protect white women’. We now …
4 TV shows & films that made me comfortable about my sexuality And 1 that should have—but didn’t.
Years back, after a trip to the LGBT Museum in San Francisco, I made the decision to publicly come out to my friends and family. It wasn’t a huge surprise to those close to me; It’s not as though I’d …
Women don’t ask, men don’t tell Men are simple things, and can’t read our minds. Learn to speak up—before it's too late.
I sat in our bedroom feeling sorry for myself. We had only been married a few months and I was excited about my new marriage. My husband had gotten in the habit of washing the dishes after I cooked dinner …
6 reasons you should sleep naked Nixing your pajamas will improve your health and happiness. Here's how.
If you regularly sleep sans pajamas, you’re in the minority. The vast majority of us sleep swaddled in some sort of clothing — be it shorts, a tee shirt or a full-on onesie. According to a 2012 national sleep survey …
12 dramatic contemporary chandeliers born to make a statement Don't show me the price tag.
11 inspiring bi fold door pictures Bringing the inside out and outside in.
Obesity re-programming: is perception being manipulated? An ever-growing press trend demands we not only accept obesity, but laud it as if it were inherent and unchangeable — even aesthetically pleasing.
Are we being re-programmed via an ever-growing press trend to not only accept obesity but laud its appearance and acceptance, as if it were an inherent and unchangeable, aesthetically pleasing characteristic, like eye color? In the search for romance and …
On travel safety and white privilege (and why they’re basically the same thing) Feeling safe is a privilege granted to me because I’m white, middle class, non-disabled and straight.
I recently received a comment on one of my solo camping posts asking me if I ever feel unsafe while I’m camping alone. This is probably the number one question I get asked by family members and friends and blog …