Staunchly, vol. 20: We Need to Talk About Ivanka

(Originally posted: 4/7/17)

Dear Ivanka: How was Aspen? Were the conditions good? Do you know that in a 1990 deposition your mother accused your father of raping her in a sadistic, not to mention bizarre, fit of retaliation for a painful scalp reduction surgery he had just undergone? How old were you when you first learned your dad was nothing but a vindictive huckster with alopecia trapped in the prison of his own narcissism?

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Staunchly, vol. 15: February Picks

(Originally posted: 2/23/17)

My Lip Gloss is Plottin‘ (a Holistic Dismantling of the Patriarchy)

I had a bunch of fun things I was going to recommend this month. A thrilling, pulpy take on female vengeance. This Murder, She Wrote baseball teePrint-at-home protest signs designed by my friend, the genius behind Raging Bush (all proceeds of which go to organizations like The National Urban League, Trevor Project, Center for Reproductive Rights, and ACLU). One really good pasta sauce. A classical music house party (just like “Aaron’s Party (Come Get It)” but the Aaron is Copland). This woven Lisa Simpson pillow in a pleasing caramelized melon hue (and/or matching print). Painting.
 
But I’m just going to focus on one.

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