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Aug 3

The men are not ok

For 3 years I worked in a public-facing position in human rights. During that time I was privy to the unvarnished thoughts of men whose rage at even minor inconveniences is startling at best and terrifying at worst. The first time I received a death threat was in 2019. I…

Men

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The men are not ok
The men are not ok
Men

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Aug 3

The U.S. Immigration Crisis Makes Me Ashamed to Be American

The crisis is an American Policy failure through and through, and American policy can fix it. I walked up to the Catholic Charities/Red Cross building in the deep west side of midtown Manhattan unsure of what to expect. There were lines of recently arrived migrants, all appearing exhausted and scared…

Immigration

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The U.S. Immigration Crisis Makes Me Ashamed to Be American
The U.S. Immigration Crisis Makes Me Ashamed to Be American
Immigration

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Jul 13

The Tao of the Toddler, Retuned

Existential dread for your children Q: Why didn’t you write anything for three years? A: Clinical Depression, mostly, dear one. The emotional and psychic toll of the pandemic depleted the inner wellspring from whence springs my desire to write. The cruelty that some humans visited upon other humans for inane…

Dread

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Dread

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Jan 10

How To End It All Based On Your Body Type

There is no one-size-fits all approach, because every body is unique and different and definitely incorrect. As a woman in today’s world, you have a lot to think about, but the thing you inevitably think about the most is your body. If you’re not, you’re doing it wrong! But don’t…

Fitness

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How To End It All Based On Your Body Type
How To End It All Based On Your Body Type
Fitness

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Nov 15, 2021

Taylor Swift Fulfilled Every Jilted Woman’s Revenge Fantasy

And we, the women, vicariously exhaled. Taylor Swift, as she looks from the outside, appears to have it all. She is wildly successful, a once in a generation talent, the millennial Stevie Knicks (minus the ass cocaine, I’m assuming), she is stunning and has infuriatingly symmetrical features. On top of…

Taylor Swift

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Taylor Swift Fulfilled Every Jilted Woman’s Revenge Fantasy
Taylor Swift Fulfilled Every Jilted Woman’s Revenge Fantasy
Taylor Swift

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The Shadow

·Feb 2, 2021

Some thoughts on grief

Or as I call it, The Sad. — I have been writing this post for 3 years. Today is the 3 year anniversary of my grandmother’s death. People lose people every day. I am not special. My grandmother was. She was important to me. I was new to grief, and this is how I experienced it. I hope…

Death

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Some thoughts on grief
Some thoughts on grief
Death

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Human Parts

·Jan 27, 2021

The Tao of the Toddler

Wherein I, a childless woman, answer actual questions of actual children and possibly traumatize them for life — Q: “Do bees have lips?” A: An excellent question, dear child. Bees do not have lips in the same sense that humans do, rather, they have something called a labial palp that are situated on either side of the proboscis. Here is a picture. I am told children enjoy those:

Toddlers

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The Tao of the Toddler: Science Edition
The Tao of the Toddler: Science Edition
Toddlers

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Human Parts

·Jan 26, 2021

The Tao of the Toddler

A series in which I answer the inane questions your children ask, but with a side of existential dread — Q: Why are trees different? A: Trees are different because of the evolution of plants, dating back to the dinosaurs. Trees were actually sporous plants, much like giant ferns, and they were purple as they had not yet developed chlorophyll. Eventually the taller plants began crowding out the big fern plants…

Toddlers

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The Tao of the Toddler: Nature Edition
The Tao of the Toddler: Nature Edition
Toddlers

3 min read

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Ali Mac

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Midwestern New Yorker. Dog Hugger. Bacon Eater. Bird Watcher.

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