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Chryssie Hynde on rape

Chryssie Hynde (whose music I love) has set off a bit of a kerfuffle by suggesting that, sometimes, women are[…]

Some people like ’em. (I’m looking at you, Hy.) I got nothing against women – or men – who like[…]

In Buddhist thinking, there are “five mental hindrances.” According to Wikipedia, the Buddhist scripture with which I’m most familiar, these[…]

Here’s a recent exchange I had with someone who prefers to remain nameless: Her: Today I’ve found myself thinking about[…]

The other day, Amnesty International passed a resolution calling on the group to establish a policy that “supports the full[…]

I do stalk her. In a low-key, unobtrusive, unintrusive way. There are a variety of ways in which I do[…]

“There’s something about a man in a suit.” I hear/read that all the time. I consider myself lucky, now, to[…]

Last week, I wrote a (somewhat hurried, incomplete, poorly edited) post about a recent instance of my being “rejected.” It[…]

I’ve been thinking a lot about Bill Cosby. He is (or was?) truly a hero of mine. For several years[…]

I’ve been suffering in recent months from a little reminder that I’m not as young as I used to be,[…]