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2018-02-08T15:30:17-07:00

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Career Obsessed Banshees with Snake-Filled Heads: Why Courtland Sykes Is No Joke

Last updated on: February 8, 2018 at 3:30 pm By Erin Wathen

Career-obsessed banshees. She-devils who shriek from the tops of tall buildings. Mean-spirited radical feminists. Women with snake-filled heads… Present! Yes, we are all here, present and accounted for, and ready to troll this super manly bro’s bro–whose name is COURTLAND, whateverTF that means–until he runs home to all the women who, apparently, want nothing more in life than to have his dinner on the table at 6pm. Sharp. In case you are behind, Courtland Sykes is making a run for... Read more

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2018-02-08T15:31:07-07:00

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Not One More: Eleven Shootings in Three Weeks, With A Long List of Accomplices

Last updated on: February 8, 2018 at 3:31 pm By Erin Wathen

Three weeks into the 2018 school year, there have been eleven school shootings in the U.S. Nobody is shocked by this. None of us bloggers or preachers have anything new to say. And, predictably, our elected officials have nothing to offer but politically-cautious platitudes. You may or may not have even seen these recent shootings on the news, because most of these horrors barely register these days. Depending on where you live, you might have seen coverage of one more... Read more

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2019-01-21T13:46:01-07:00

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White, Polite, and Part of the Problem: How to Honor MLK Day

Last updated on: January 21, 2019 at 1:46 pm By Erin Wathen

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that white people, as a rule, like for things to be pleasant. Admit it. We deeply value politeness in all things. We like for things to be orderly, mannerly, and–in a word–nice. This is what comes of privilege though. We live in a world built by us, and for us; a world in which systems and services always tilt in our favor. So we can afford to be polite. We don’t have to rock... Read more

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2018-01-09T14:00:29-07:00

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Not-So-Little Black Dresses

Last updated on: January 9, 2018 at 2:00 pm By Erin Wathen

“I’m not usually into award shows… but I watched every minute of the Golden Globes last night.” Variations of this sentiment spread widely across my newsfeed today, and I echo it. While I usually flip around or come and go during these things, last night was different. I was all in. I even (confession) sent my kids to be early, because they were distracting me from something that felt like a real-time revolution. From the opening monologue to the acceptance... Read more

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2018-01-04T06:54:03-07:00

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The “Time, Talent & Treasure” Approach to Simplifying Your Life

Last updated on: January 4, 2018 at 6:54 am By Erin Wathen

As a rule, I do not believe in New Year’s resolutions. If you need to make a change in your life, just do it. You don’t need a calendar date to stop smoking, eat healthier, quit staging bank heists, etc. Whatever. You do you, but don’t wait for January to give you permission. That said… I will readily embrace the New Year as an invitation to simplify my life. Something about opening a brand new day planner that has not yet... Read more

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2017-12-26T05:17:54-07:00

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In Pro-life America, Would Mary Survive the Night?

Last updated on: December 26, 2017 at 5:17 am By Erin Wathen

Drive down a Missouri highway, and you will not be distracted by any scenic vistas. No dramatic mountain range, no lovely rolling hills, no lush forest or glistening coastline. It’s a good thing too, because if there was anything see in the way of landscape, your view would be utterly blocked by billboards. Miles and miles of billboards. If those billboards are to be believed, there are 5 things that the good citizens of Missouri care about. They are as... Read more

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2017-12-20T06:01:09-07:00

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Christmas Card Blues

Last updated on: December 20, 2017 at 6:01 am By Erin Wathen

Y’all, I had the best of intentions this year. Got family pictures taken in early November–the first time in about 5 years I didn’t just use a summer vacation pic, or stick my kids under the tree in their reindeer jammies at the very last minute. Ordered my cards the week after Thanksgiving, when everything was on sale. Got my address list together. And… That box of cards and envelopes is sitting in my laundry room, on top of the... Read more

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2017-12-14T14:17:33-07:00

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Alabama is Not the Problem: Roy Moore and the Greater Sins of America

Last updated on: December 14, 2017 at 2:17 pm By Erin Wathen

A lot of people are hating on Alabama, and the South in general lately. As the whole Roy Moore debacle unfolded, there’s been a refrain of “how can those people [read: ignorant/backwater/redneck/white trash] elect a sexual predator to public office??” As though Alabama was some foreign country that exists under its own set of values, apart from the rest of the union. As though “southern” culture [read: uneducated/poor/uber-religious] could emerge in a vacuum. Well, the good news is, they didn’t elect... Read more

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2017-12-14T07:20:50-07:00

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Peace, Love, Music: 10 Christmas Songs of Resistance

Last updated on: December 14, 2017 at 7:20 am By Erin Wathen

Let’s be real: 90% of the Christmas music they play on the radio is garbage. I mean, I will always have a soft spot for all Mariah Carey wants for Christmas; for Springsteen bringing Santa Clause to town; for Whitney’s (and only Whitney’s!) asking if we hear what she hears. And of course, I’m down for anything involving Muppets and John Denver. Beyond that, it’s mostly remixed and remastered junk, you know? The original version of most anything is fine, but... Read more

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2017-12-13T11:50:30-07:00

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What Mary Knew

Last updated on: December 13, 2017 at 11:50 am By Erin Wathen

Allow me a Grinch-y moment folks… I love Christmas, but some of the secular trappings of the season are just too dang precious for me. I have a long list of what those precious things are. I’ll not launch into it because some of those things are deeply meaningful to some, and I’ll not disparage what others hold as family tradition. And also, ’tis the season to not be bitchy. But let’s just say, if I avoid the mall and... Read more

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