by Brendan James Ann Friedman studies the mixed effects of social media in the aftermath of of rape and sexual assaults: For decades, the challenge facing anti-rape activists was to take what is often an intensely private crime—54 percent of sexual assaults are estimated to go unreported—and bring it to national attention as a pervasive … Continue reading Assaulted On Social Media
Ann Friedman ponders women’s hesitancy to identify as marijuana users: In pop culture, “stoner” and “slacker bro” are practically synonymous. The modern slacker-stoner, [professor of sociology Wendy] Chapkis writes [pdf], “resists the conventional expectations of manhood” to be an ambitious breadwinner, as well as the sixties political, countercultural associations with weed. He’s just kinda … hanging out. … Continue reading Women In The Cannabis Closet
Jun 14, 2013 @ 12:03pm A reader writes: Thanks for pointing out that LGBT as an acronym refers to so much that it refers to nothing. And I totally do think that there are a large number of “closeted bisexuals” out there, if you define “bisexuality” as anyone who has had a same-sex experience and … Continue reading What’s A Bisexual Anyway?
Ann Friedman read Daniel Bergner’s new book, What Do Women Want?: Adventures in the Science of Female Desire. Among her takeaways: Women want sex, and in particular, they want sex with people who really want them. But socially, many straight men still find it a turnoff when women are sexual aggressors. Which means that, for women, aggressively … Continue reading What We Get Wrong About Female Sexuality
Ann Friedman observes that when women “meet other women who seem happier, more successful, and more confident than we are, it’s all too easy to hate them for it”: When we hate on women who we perceive to be more “together” than we are, we’re really just expressing the negative feelings we have about our own … Continue reading Where’s The Line Between Friendship And Networking?
Friday on the Dish, Andrew slammed Peggy Noonan’s latest column, parsed public opinion on the IRS and Benghazi, and recalled Rumsfeld’s shut-down argument style. He encouraged consenting adults to let their freak flags fly and dove deep on the meaning of IQ scores. In political coverage, Politico looked to Cheney for guidance as scandals continued to dominate the news, Shafer explained the significance of the leaks … Continue reading The Weekly Wrap
Today on the Dish, Andrew called for accountability at the IRS while the government took a credibility hit, wondered at the media’s silence on the recent New Orleans shootings, worried about intellectual freedom in research on race and IQ. Elsewhere, he cringed at Kessler’s assessment of the Benghazi scandal and remained unconvinced about its import while believers struggled to place it on a map. He pushed back against Greenwald’s view … Continue reading The Daily Wrap
At some point, when tackling completely new models of form and content and business in journalism becomes exhausting, you just let go and try to enjoy it. Here’s Ann Friedman’s advice to young journalists: Chaos is good for creativity. When traditional paths to professional success are closed, those of us who love journalism so much … Continue reading Embracing The Suck
Friday on the Dish, Andrew skewered Ari Fleischer’s latest defense of the torture regime, confronted Bishop Tobin of Rhode Island over his remarks on his state’s legalization of gay marriage and called for the resignation of Newark’s Archbishop Myers over covering for pedophiles. He agreed with Jon Favraeu about Obama’s power to direct rather than … Continue reading The Weekly Wrap
Today on the Dish, Andrew posted a notice for a personal assistant, took a good look at what forced feeding is like at Gitmo, remained opposed to a mission into Syria despite the chemical weapons scare, and sighed at the ongoing obstacles to liberal democracy in the Muslim world. He echoed Rauch on the human … Continue reading The Daily Wrap
