Monthly Archives: April 2013

APRIL IS IN MY MISTRESS’ FACE: RUMINATIONS ON APRIL AND TRAGEDY

I wrote this post 6 years ago, almost to the day. I was trying to process the Virginia Tech Massacre and ended up writing about the month of April. I originally posted it on my graduate school community forum in … Continue reading

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JUSTIN BIEBER, ANNE FRANK, ANGELA CHASE, AND HOLOCAUST EDUCATION

When people on social media began reacting to Justin Bieber’s comment after visiting Anne Frank’s house, my first thought was about My So-Called Life’s Angela Chase. In the pilot episode of My So-Called Life, Angela’s English teacher asks the class … Continue reading

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JUST BE YOURSELF: JUDGING WOMEN’S APPEARANCES

“There is simply no comparison between how women’s looks and men’s looks count toward how society values them as humans.” -Irin Carmon How people talk about women’s looks in our culture is an important conversation to have, and I enjoyed … Continue reading

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