Category: Blog

WE ROUNDED THE corner of Plaza Mayor in Trinidad, Cuba, melting slowly as the heat bounced off the cobblestones onto our translucent skin. We had 15 minutes or so before our tour group was leaving for another excursion. Down another alley was a blue half door. I peered into the dimly…

Am I a Slut-Shamer or just another feminist? THERE ARE A few photos of a nude Melania Trump being passed around the web. I consider them to be feminist viruses that scream “click me.” They are invading our Facebook pages and our psyches. These images are examples of the classic feminist…

Ilana Levine shares this important and moving exchange with her two children after finding out she was cast in the critically acclaimed off-Broadway hit, My Name is Asher Lev. “Hey guys, let’s do a test run.”   “A test run?” my two small children asked, “what do…

THIS MAY SOUND a bit cynical but I have been working with women athletes for over twenty-five years and there has been some, but not nearly enough, movement to support women sports from a sponsorship perspective.  This may be due to the exposure of some sports, and lack of exposure of…

THE INNOCENTS is an extraordinary new film from acclaimed French director Anne Fontaine. In Polish and French, it tells the true story of a young French Red Cross doctor, Mathilde (Lou de Laâge) in Warsaw after World War II. She is caring for French survivors of the Nazi camps when she agrees,…