(VIDEOS) The Pence Amendment and Planned Parenthood: Do More Than Sign a...
My inbox is choking with urgent appeals. Write your Congressperson. Sign this petition. Forward this video. Send money. Social media is atwitter with people shocked about the “Republican war on women.”...
View ArticleLincoln "Log Cabin" Sandwiches
What do you do to celebrate Lincoln's Birthday or President's Day? Hit the sales? Ignore it? I have always wanted to do something a bit more special. In fact, this is what I have wanted to do:...
View ArticleBlogHer Conference Update - February 21, 2011
Happy President's Day! Lots of exciting updates so let's get to it: BlogHer '11 *Attention* - early bird pricing for BlogHer '11 in San Diego ENDS on February 28, 2011! Register today and save $100!!...
View ArticleShow & Tell: NieNie Asks: What Are Your Favorite Magazines?
What is your favorite magazine? I love any home magazines -- but do I spy ME? Tell me with pictures or in the comments.
View ArticleAnnouncing BlogHer's Newest Event: BlogHer Handmade '11
Lisa, Jory and I are thrilled to announce the latest addition to the BlogHer Conferences family: BlogHer Handmade '11. We are partnering with the pioneering women behind The Creative Connection to...
View ArticleMonth of Movies: Kidman Chases Oscar Down the Rabbit Hole
Every day during February 2011, we'll be talking movie reviews, celebrities, Oscar nominations, awards shows, DVDs you need to rent + more. Sign up to get A Month of Movies in your inbox each week in...
View ArticleSecond-Class Citizens
Some of my blog fans have asked if I currently have a life-partner. I do, I actually have a wife. We were married in Dana Point, California on October 3, 2008. We are two of the 18,000 queer people...
View ArticleExcuse Me Please, While I Check a Message From My Home Appliance
AT&T announced recently that connecting machines to machines (M2M) with wireless devices is going to get easier. ReadWriteWeb's AT&T Makes App Creation Easier for Home Appliances, Other...
View ArticleRewriting the New York Times Headline: Blog Use Wanes Amongst Teenagers
Today BlogHer was pleased to be quoted in a New York Times article by reporter Verne Kopytoff, provocatively entitled: Blogs Wane as the Young Drift to Sites Like Twitter. The article was prompted by a...
View ArticleBe Kind to Your Body Today
"You look like an Oompa-Loompa." “I look disgusting with my cottage cheese legs and stretch-mark hips. Nasty. No one would want to touch me.” “I’m ugly. Too skinny. Look sick.” “Oh my God, look at her...
View ArticleIs There a Gender Gap In Literature?
Salon.com recently published an article from Laura Miller entitled “Literature's Gender Gap.” It followed on a survey by the literary site Vida that showed female voices are underrepresented in...
View ArticleSpeaker Spotlight: 5 Amazing Women Featured at BlogHer | bet '11
Whether you think 12,000 thoughts per day or 60,000, chances are you’ve had a few great ideas surface that could be BIG. And that’s just what BlogHer wants to help you do -– launch your innovative...
View ArticleDetaching From the Crutch: On Parenting Advice and GPS
Driving through narrow, winding roads on a wet and cold afternoon, I wonder (silently) if we are going the right way. After our second near miss of a head on collision, I speak up. "This doesn't seem...
View ArticleMonth of Movies: Academy Blows It by Barring Banksy from Attending Oscars in...
Every day during February 2011, we'll be talking movie reviews, celebrities, Oscar nominations, awards shows, DVDs you need to rent + more. Sign up to get A Month of Movies in your inbox each week in...
View ArticleMonth of Movies: BlogHers Are Predicting "The King's Speech" Will Win. Have...
Every day during February 2011, we'll be talking movie reviews, celebrities, Oscar nominations, awards shows, DVDs you need to rent + more. Sign up to get A Month of Movies in your inbox each week in...
View ArticleWhen This Little Boy (Somewhat a Man) Comes to See Your Daughter
I grew this little thing inside of me for 9 months. And I grew this little thing inside of me for 9 months, who had a tiny little penis that was growing inside of my uterus. And I grew this little...
View ArticleCancer Sisters and the Scene By the Sea
As a pastor’s family, we are often given the honor of being involved in the different passages of life that affect various members of our congregation. Ten days ago, one of those passages came in the...
View ArticleShow & Tell: NieNie Asks -- What's Your Favorite Winter Activity?
What is your favorite winter activity? I love to SKI! (Picture taken at Sundance ski resort) Tell me in the comments or share a picture. Original for BlogHer
View ArticleOscar 2011 Fashion Recap: Best, Worst, and Everything in Between
In all honesty, I watched the 83rd Annual Academy Awards just to see if Banksy was going to make an appearance. Sadly, he did not, nor did he win for best documentary as I had hoped ...but since I'm...
View Article"King's Speech," Natalie Portman and Colin Firth Win Big At Oscars
Well, The King's Speech got a standing ovation at last night's Oscars. It dominated all the Academy's big awards including Best Picture, Best Actor (Colin Firth), Best Director (Tom Hooper) and Best...
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