Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about sexual objectification as you read in my piece about Taylor Lautner. Well, funny story… Recently a co-worker sent me a link that shed some interesting light on sexism and treating men as objects. So, everyone loves a treasure hunt, right? Though x may mark the spot, Calvin Klein… [Read more…]
June 4, 2010
Today is beautiful, but it’s not just the 84-degree weather. Each Friday during the summer employees at the company where I work can leave at 1 p.m. So not only did I take by green and blue striped heels for a warm walk uptown, a co-worker and I went out to lunch and visited the… [Read more…]
June 3, 2010
There are many great things about living in Brooklyn, including the expansive new waterfront park spanning the river’s edge overlooking downtown Manhattan. As new segments of the park open over the coming months and year, events will be held to celebrate this beautiful new addition to the vibrant community. Festivities will kick off tonight at… [Read more…]
May 23, 2010
Katharine Hepburn once said, “I never realized until lately that women were supposed to be the inferior sex.” This independent and courageous thinking illustrates Hepburn’s role as one of the premiere feminists who valued equality. It also shows why she was chosen to be honored by the United States Postal Service. Well, there’s nothing inferior… [Read more…]
May 5, 2010
Say bye bye to the absence of American women in history with the new exhibit, “American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The collection, which features iconic women’s clothing from 1890 to 1940, addresses the evolution of women’s roles in American society through fashion. Today, on… [Read more…]
April 25, 2010
A rundown of the best and worst music at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival 2010. Videos included.
February 25, 2010
While it’s no secret that Anna Wintour, Vogue‘s notorious Editor-in-Chief and in Prada, is one of the most recognizable magazine editors in the world — it may come as a surprise how many women deck the Magazine Editors’ Hall of Fame. That’s right, the ladies are famous for the their leadership when it comes to… [Read more…]
September 23, 2008
Fanning the Flames Eight kings gather around a fire conjuring sacred hymns in hopes of bringing forth a divine child. Complex beats thump in tune with their sharp steps. Their faces focus on the flames as they squat down towards the fire with elegance, strength and poise praying to be blessed with an heir. The… [Read more…]
February 25, 2008
Buffet & Ballet February 25, 2008 Over the past week I interviewed with the Times of India, searched jobs online and applied to as many positions available in India or in the States via telecommute. I also started the memoir, Reading Lolita in Tehran. The book is great and it makes me want to re-read… [Read more…]
February 19, 2008
Overcoming ObstaclesFebruary 11, 2008 Daniel and I had a busy and fun week. Early last week we finished recovering from our illnesses and started to get back into our routines. And in true Indian form, I’ll thank Ganesh, one of the Hindu deities, or Lord of Beginnings and Remover of Obstacles. During the weekdays Daniel went… [Read more…]
December 6, 2007
Pow! Splat! By Christa Babson-Thomas Women Muscle Into the Macho World of Comics Published By: The New Black Magazine May 6, 2007 Several hundred eager comic book and science fiction fans line up outside Manhattan’s Jacob Javits Convention Center. Inside the glass and cross-hatched steel structure, which reflects the afternoon sun, Rashida Lewis sits at… [Read more…]
August 12, 2010
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