Self-care matters for so many reasons. More than we realize.
Mad Men Season 5 Episode 13 (Finale): The Phantom
Guilt? Grief? The casualties of corporate war? If Lane Pryce is the most obvious and pivotal phantom in the finale of Season 5’s Mad Men, he isn’t the only one. In the aftermath of his suicide, our major characters are each grappling with the price of success, and experiencing his death differently, along with a […]
Snorting for Superior SATs?
Just how much pressure are we putting on our high school students to get those make-or-break grades, and even more so – the highest possible SAT or ACT scores to get into college? Must every child have that much coveted four-year education? Just how far will we push our kids to make that happen? In […]
Cher Jean-Marc
Letter to Jean-Marc (Number 2). March 1988
The Woman’s Dilemma: Disrespect, Disregard, Disapproval
When I saw this on Huffington Post, I was aghast. Disrespect? Yep. Disregard for what matters? You betcha. Disapproving? Moi? Right on the money. Hillary Clinton has now been described as “overweight” and therefore in need of getting in shape if she hopes to run for the 2016 nomination. Seriously? First it was Makeup-Gate (or […]
Push
Loving our children through conflict and worry.
“Powerful, Significant, and Elevating”
The soul-soothing qualities of the arts.
Do Women Have a Voice? What Does That Actually Mean?
Must women shout to be heard? Must anyone shout to be heard? And if we are heard – then what? In the past 24 hours, I came across two very different articles to do with women in America. The first concerns women entrepreneurs in technology. The second addresses women in media and an appalling lack […]
Losing Lane: Mad Men Season 5 Episode 12 (Commissions and Fees)
Sterling Cooper Draper… Harris? Was suicide the only way out for Mad Men’s consistent recipient of the Least Valuable Player Award? In “Commissions and Fees,” Lane’s tragic end is inevitable as soon as his sleight of hand with the books is found out by Bert Cooper; the canceled check for the money he stole from […]
Mixed Messages, Ambiguous Answers
Mixed Messages As a woman, it’s not the first time I’ve been told I’m sending mixed messages. And I’m sure it won’t be the last. As a woman, I’m also aware that I consider what others think – sometimes excessively – and I’m trying to curtail that habit. But I do love data. And equally, […]