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November 11, 2011
The mantel of hero has always been heavy. In the comics, Spiderman is told that with great power comes great responsibility. And even though the web-slinger might not be a real person, the advice rings true for our flesh-and-blood heroes, too. In these modern times, heroes come in a variety of forms built up by […]
August 26, 2011
This may be the worst offender yet for TMF: Tired Marketing FAIL! This ad for Miss Me Girls is the back cover of the new Fall 2011 Lucky Kids, which was inserted in issues of Lucky magazine this month. (I apologize for the poor image quality. I took this photo with my phone, as I […]
July 14, 2011
It’s hot out there, and I don’t just mean the weather: Have you been watching the week-long series on sexual violence airing on My News 3′s Healthline segment? It features Nevada Coalition Against Sexual Violence Executive Director Andrea Sundberg speaking on a variety of issues related to sexual violence. (Full disclosure: I am on the […]
June 14, 2011
I’ve been dealing with a sick baby for the past four days (she’s on the mend, thankfully), so I haven’t had much time to get on the computer. In the mean time, here are some stories that have caught my interest: The Third Wave Foundation has released a compelling report and infographic, which details exactly […]
June 10, 2011
I’ve been spending so much time working on projects for other people/organizations lately that I have neglected to encourage my own work to grow. So in an effort to tend my own garden a little, I wanted to ask if you are following my blogs on Facebook and Twitter? No? Let me help you out […]
June 1, 2011
Normally when a baby is born it is cause for celebration. So what to make of the media frenzy that erupted after the birth of one of Toronto’s newest residents, baby Storm? In case you missed it, Storm’s parents, Kathy Witterick and David Stocker decided not to release the gender of their newborn. As it […]
January 19, 2011
Check out my post today for the MamaBlogger 365 project! The project, is a daily collection of testimonials, stories and literary pieces by mothers. Each piece looks at modern-day motherhood under the theme: Reframing Motherhood: What does it mean to be a mother? The goal of the project is to raise awareness for a Museum […]
December 22, 2010
Have you ever wondered where the girls are in kids films? The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media does. Launched in 2006 by the Oscar-winning actress (and women’s Olympic archery team semi-finalist), the institute recently released its second report on a study of the presence of girls and women in children’s films. The first […]
May 24, 2012
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