Children’s books, like perfectly cooked risotto, are complex in their simplicity. When done right, it appears uncomplicated. Yet every chef knows risotto requires intricate precision and attention to detail. The simpler it is, the more detail it requires. Much like a good children’s book — the more profound the lesson, the more infantile it seems. […]
Jane Fonda; she’s Hollywood royalty, fitness ambassador, actress, political activist and writer. Lily Tomlin; she’s a girl from a working-class neighbourhood in Detroit, a comedienne, actress, producer, writer and devoted supporter of the LGBT community. They have each other’s backs about the causes they support, present awards to each other, do talk shows together, walk […]
At a young age, both her parents as well as her only sibling died through tragic causes related to alcohol, seizures and infections. Left an orphan, Eleanor Roosevelt attended Allenwood Academy at age 15 in London. It was there that she met and became deeply influenced by the feminist headmistress, Marie Souvestre. Marie Souvestre was one of the most important […]
“I hated high school. I don’t trust anybody who looks back on the years from 14 to 18 with any enjoyment. If you liked being a teenager, there’s something wrong with you.” – Stephen King High school is a weird time. Contrary to popular belief, high school is not a “miniature real world”. It’s f*cking Hell with […]
Stephanie Shirley may as well be the female Bill Gates —yet no one knows about her. Born as Vera Buchthal in Nazi occupied Germany, at the age of five she was sent to Britain as a child refugee and grew up under the care of foster parents. After leaving school, Shirley decided not to go […]
Most of us aren’t apt to list Sex and The City when questioned about our favorite shows. Maybe it’s because Sarah Jessica Parker is just so whiny in it or maybe it’s because anything that’s popular becomes lame (before it eventually becomes meta). Whatever the reason you don’t list Sex and The City as a favorite, you […]
Why are we always talking about the Moon? Of all the planets, why is it the Moon speaks to us most importantly? While every planet is important and makes up who you are and the energy around you, the Moon is the ultimate feminine energy. She is the “bringer of moods” and the “puller of tides.” […]
They say that writing heals. Putting pen to paper is like pouring a warm bath for your soul. It’s been the savior of the greatest literary geniuses the world has known – Hemingway, Plath, Bukowski, Sexton. And there is no one, I mean no one, who can touch your soul like Anne Sexton. While she […]