Most bloggers treat their blog as an online journal. Others use it to communicate with others about their pregnancy, eating habits, or their last trip to Spain. Claire Potter, professor of History and American Studies, has a different approach. Continue reading
A few days ago, I posted on Wesleying that I was accepting questions for my last column of the year. My favorite question was the one that got me thinking about, of all things, pubic hair. Continue reading
Being the narcissist (and homework-avoider) that I am, the other night I looked through the comments under my column online. Continue reading
As a woman, and especially as one who coos over baby shoes and browses babynames.com when she’s bored, abortion has always been a difficult personal subject for me. Continue reading
When I talk to my friends about sex (which, as a relatively liberal 19-year-old girl, I do a lot) I am often surprised by how often they say they encounter some kind of discomfort or pain. Continue reading
To me, “The Morning After Pill” has always sounded like it should be some sort of miracle hang-over medication—pop one and alcohol-induced headaches, vomiting, and memory lapses disappear. Continue reading
I woke up with the kind of singular, dreaded discomfort of uncontrollable itchiness that so many women (and a small percentage of men) know well—the itchiness of a yeast infection. Continue reading