Confession: I yell at my kids. Google “gentle parenting.” Go ahead. Over 4.5 million results in just .68 seconds. That’s more than 4 million ways to make parents feel guilty in just under a second. What a great time to be alive. I work hard to be a gentle, nurturing parent. Truly, I do. We […]
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‘Schmuck in My Office’ Offers Smart Strategies to Deal with Jerks at Work
“The Schmuck in My Office: How to Deal Effectively with Difficult People at Work” by Jody J. Foster, M.D. MBA, with Michelle Joy, M.D. c.2017, St. Martin’s Press $25.99 / $36.99 Canada 336 pages Your co-worker is an idiot. All day long, he’s blah-blah-blah, telling you how great he is, the coolest guy ever. If […]
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Rebellious Magazine’s Red & Wild Feminist Prom is May 20
Did you skip your high school prom? Did you go & hate it? Create some new prom memories at the most #Rebellious party in town! We’ll have all of the best parts of prom — music, dancing, party pics — but with booze! And fabulous raffle prizes. Dress up, dress down, wear what you want. […]
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“Voices For Choices” Concert at Metro to Benefit Planned Parenthood
One hundred days are down since Donald Trump took office, and so is the new administration’s support of Planned Parenthood. Yet it comes as no surprise women’s healthcare is at risk since a self-described pussy-grabber and Bill O’Reilly supporter is now Commander-in-Chief. The vice president is no women’s rights champion either as he believes, “If […]
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Mother Lovers
Confession: I decided on the headline Mother Lovers for this month’s letter almost entirely so I’d have an excuse to link to this video. And a fun fact: Anna Jarvis, the woman who organized the first modern Mother’s Day celebration in America, eventually became so disgusted by its commercialization that she denounced it. In fact, […]
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Cycle Chic: Special Delivery
I’ll never forget that morning I sailed onto the lakefront bike path in my finest wind-breaking gear, against the advice of every newscaster in the greater Chicagoland area. The air smelled more watery than usual. Hurricane Sandy was arriving on the East Coast but was so powerful that its winds were whipping up the Midwest. […]
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Chi-Town Comedy Chat: The Kates’ Kelsie Huff on Challenging Comedy & Creativity Norms
When you get the opportunity to spend time with Kelsie Huff – the host and creator of The Kates, an all-female comedy showcase that has kept Chicago laughing for about a decade and counting – it is easy to see how she has amassed a Rolodex filled with the names of more than 600 women […]
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Review: Aimee Mann Moves Spirits with Music at Chicago’s Park West
Aimee Mann has long had a reputation for writing poignant, sad songs about relationships and life’s universal struggles, but it’s her – often overlooked – subtle sense of humor that adds a layer of humanity to her work that is hard to articulate in words. Throughout the songwriter’s sold-out show at Park West in Chicago […]
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Get Blown Away By Blown Away Blow Dry & Beauty Bar
Blown Away Blow Dry & Beauty Bar is Lincoln Park’s new all-in-one dry bar and beauty boutique. Founder Laura Alderson’s guiding principle is to make sure her clients feel good while looking good. “So many people worry about the potential damage blowouts can have on hair,” Alderson says. “The ventilation in our Blow Dry brushes […]
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‘Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?’ Offers Peek Behind the Curtain of POTUS & Politics
“Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?” by Alyssa Mastromonaco (with Lauren Oyler) c.2017, Twelve $27.00 / $35.00 Canada 256 pages Your boss is a VIP: a Very Important Person. Nothing gets done without approval from the Executive Suite and nothing is unnoticed; there’s a finger on the pulse of your company at all times, […]