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Judith Butler: Gender Schmender
If you’re unacquainted with Judith Butler, you’re in for a real treat. Judith Butler “is an American philosopher and gender studies scholar whose work has influenced political philosophy, ethics, and the fields of third-wave feminism, queer theory, and literary theory.” … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, irritants, Words
Tagged awful people, bad writing, books, feminism
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The Passion of the Wordist
I have already complained about my trouble retrieving words, and about my senility, which is currently resulting in the escalating loss of jewelry and household objects. But here’s something new: Along with the loss of my vocabulary, is an increased … Continue reading
Posted in Art, irritants, Rants, Words
Tagged autism, bad writing, senility, Words, writing
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Adult is Not a Verb.
A friend just brought up the subject of using “adult” as a verb, and I figured it’s time to complain about the latest words and usage crimes that are making me flinch. “Parenting” was bad at first but now I … Continue reading
Banished Words for 2015
Lake Superior State Universary has published its 40th Annual List of Banished words, “Banished from the Queen’s English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness.” Considering what an awful year it’s been for language, not to mention humanity itself, it is … Continue reading
The Ex Revisited
Twenty years on, I am still rattled by my husband’s fucking ex. Not only has she opened a tiki-themed restaurant too close to my neighborhood, she has recently written the following: “There was a time in my youth, those long … Continue reading
As if.
This skirt makes me want to kill myself. But wait. Here is the rear view: “A patchwork of True Religion denim forms this flowing, vintage-inspired maxi skirt. Slant hip pockets detail the front, and inky-blue pocket shadows darken the back.” … Continue reading
50 Shades of Silly
Does everyone know about “Fifty Shades of Grey?” It’s a wildly popular new novel that women are reading discreetly and openly, according to their relative shame or bravado about enjoying middlebrow porn. I had no idea what the story was … Continue reading
Weiner Dog
Anthony Weiner is a gift from god for people like me who are struggling with depression. His predicament (no pun intended) is so bizarre and tawdry, and yet Shakespearean. If character is destiny, Weiner is screwed, or as he would put … Continue reading
Godawful Writing Award!
It is my privilege to bestow the first Sister Wolf Godawful Writing Award upon Refinery 29. Please enjoy the prize-winning masterpiece below: ~ For the true connoisseur, it is the writing equivalent of a box of delicious chocolates. I LOVE … Continue reading
Insouciant Style Blunder
Here are Erin Wasson and a girl carrying either an elephant trunk or a dead emu. Whatever. They were celebrating the Los Angeles opening of a Vanessa Bruno boutique, where, according to Refinery 29, “all the L.A. lasses had us … Continue reading