Today marks the 2-year anniversary of the tragic death of Dr. Tiller, the courageous physician in Kansas who provided late-term abortions. Risking his life, Dr. Tiller bravely helped women in need when they had nowhere else to turn. Sadly, a long history of violence towards abortion providers exists. Clinics endure a daily barrage of protests … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Meat-Free Monday: Stocking the Vegan Pantry
Happy Memorial Day, Everyone! As it’s the unofficial start of summer, now’s a great time to incorporate some healthy changes into your diet. Many people ask me what they should keep in their fridge and pantry for vegan recipes. So I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to share with you all what items … Continue reading »
Wear Your Passion: A Little Inspiration to Do What You Love
So you may have noticed that I haven’t been blogging as much as I normally do. While The Opinioness has oodles of ideas for posts and has still been typing away, I just haven’t been able to muster up the emotional fortitude to finish a piece. I’m sure I can attribute it to the malaise … Continue reading »
Meat-Free Monday Recipe: Broccoli Orzo Pasta Salad
People often think that vegans face a limited menu. But I’m constantly inspired to cook new recipes and try new ingredients by reading cookbooks and watching cooking shows. I’ve shared with you all before my unabashed adoration of Italian chef Giada De Laurentiis and her show Giada at Home. My Sundays always start by lounging … Continue reading »
Bye-Bye to Questioning Bi
Okay, it’s time to do a little myth-busting: bisexuality is NOT a myth. In an interview with Esquire Magazine a few weeks ago, actor Evan Rachel Wood shared that she’s bisexual and dates both women and men. As a response to her revelation, The Frisky posted a titillating slideshow of Wood and other “bisexual babes” … Continue reading »
Even Angels Fall: ‘Something Borrowed’ Reduces Women to Stereotypes of Good Girls & Bad Girls
Originally published at Bitch Flicks. I’m usually no fan of chick flicks romantic comedies or chick lit women’s commercial fiction (god I hate the infantilizing term “chick”). While I enjoy romance, I cringe over the vapid dialogue, shallow characters, the reinforcing of stereotypical gender roles, the obsession over men, getting married and finding The One. … Continue reading »
Meat-Free Monday Recipe: Stuffed Shells with Lemon Rice & Creamy Lemon Herb Sauce
As yesterday commemorated Mother’s Day, celebrating moms everywhere, I wanted to make a dish in honor of my mother. My mother and I share a strained relationship. But despite our complicated past littered with disappointment and pain, she yields a tremendous impact on my life. While I don’t have very many happy memories growing up, I do fondly … Continue reading »
Guest Post: The Grass is Not Always Greener: On Body Image and Illness
Written by Amber Leab. Originally published at I Will Not Diet. Reprinted with permission. People have often told me—throughout a lifetime of being underweight—how great I look. I confidently wear a bikini. I’m one of those people you might love to hate: I can eat anything, and as much of it as I want, without … Continue reading »
Bowling for Dollars: Raising Money for Abortion Access in Supposedly Liberal Massachusetts
I’m pissed off. The House passed H.R. 3 and I’m tired of the bullshit. I’m exasperated with white men (and some women) trying to tell ALL women what they can and cannot do with their bodies. Governments don’t belong in anyone’s uterus. Yet that’s precisely what’s happening. But there is something you can do. My … Continue reading »
Guest Post: On Rape, the Media, and the New York Times Clusterfuck
Written by Stephanie Rogers. Originally published at Bitch Flicks. Reprinted with permission. On Tuesday, March 8, the New York Times published an article by James C. McKinley Jr. titled, “Vicious Assault Shakes Texas Town.” Eighteen men held down an 11-year-old girl and repeatedly raped her in an abandoned trailer while recording the rape with cell … Continue reading »
