5:10 p.m.: Branford Marsalis, the second most famous of the Marsalis brothers, is playing the National Anthem on a soprano sax. Lovely articulation, warm timbre. After a moment, the C-SPAN sound people figure out how to give the singing crowd a little volume, so the sax rests upon a warm, soft bed of voices. Ghostly [...]
The recent flap over the Susan G. Komen For the Cure attempt to defund Planned Parenthood served as a wake-up call — and, luckily, a rallying cry. In the wake of that barely averted crisis, hundreds of thousands of dollars from other donors, both individual and corporate, rolled in to Planned Parenthood headquarters. That outpouring [...]
After receiving a series of thoughtful and inspiring comments regarding her blog post about women’s arm wrestling, Salty Eggs staff writer Tara Nieuwesteeg felt compelled to answer her readers’ questions and keep the dialogue going. This is an open letter to them. Dear Lady Arm Wrestlers: Don’t get me wrong, I’m on your side. It makes [...]
In what appears to be a half-assed attempt to win back the hearts of the Republican Party’s disenchanted women, Mitt Romney’s campaign recently released a surprising statistic. The claim: 92.3 percent of all jobs lost during the Obama administration have been by women. On the surface, the number is quite staggering. It’s enough to bring [...]
Vaginal ultrasounds, talk of “getting rid of Planned Parenthood,” protection for lying doctors, slut-shaming, birth control debates instead of mandates, March is shaping up to be the shittiest women’s history month ever. And, well, we’re pissed about it. All this anger, properly channeled, can be good, though, allowing for something productive to come out of [...]
During his concession speech in Michigan on Tuesday night, Rick Santorum reminded his audience that, within a brief period, he’s gone from virtual unknown to viable contender for the GOP presidential nomination. “A month ago they didn’t know who we were,” he said. “But they do now!” The crowd went wild. Santorum basked in their [...]
You already know this: while earning your college degree was informative and pleasant enough, plenty of us head in a different direction. Or maybe the experience wasn’t so awesome or helpful, but we’re sticking, steadfast and stubborn, to what we set out for in the first place. Joshua Miller, the executive director and founder of [...]
