Mama Barbie’s Waterbirth
by Phoebe on Jan.30, 2014, under gender, nurturing others, self-image, what is beauty
This series by photographer Katie Moore very gently bends your brain, I think, making the eternal teen grow up. I wonder ...
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I Like Updike
by Phoebe on Jan.27, 2014, under time
It’s nine degrees here, but this Updike poem outside the school library warmed me utterly.
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Booksnobbery?
by Phoebe on Jan.27, 2014, under books
Interesting Huffpo piece on the unwillingness of brick-and-mortar bookstores to take risks on small press or self-published authors, whereas Amazon will ...
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The Lady Project
by Phoebe on Jan.27, 2014, under clothes, happiness, media, self-image, time
Many thanks to The Lady Project in Providence, RI for a great book club event on Saturday 1/18! Wind nor sleet ...
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All the World’s a Stage
by Phoebe on Nov.26, 2013, under happiness, self-image
In the past month I've had two opportunities to talk about The Beauty Experiment-- and the years that have surrounded it--to ...
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Act While You Are Still Uncertain
by Phoebe on Sep.30, 2013, under change, spirituality, time
Although this article was meant to be full of environmental lessons, the Buddhist admonition to “act while you are still uncertain” ...
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On Messiness
by Phoebe on Sep.30, 2013, under criticism, happiness, self-image, what is beauty
I’m reading Katie Roiphe’s book of essays “In Praise of Messy Lives” and her literary criticism has me feeling, all at ...
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Fancy Feathers on the Men
by Phoebe on Jun.28, 2013, under biology, gender, make-up, self-image
As an anthropology person, I love this project for putting the sexual display feathers on the men— just as in the ...
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School’s Out and I’ve Learned Something
by Phoebe on Jun.28, 2013, under time
Blogs can be interesting. I like blogs and I read blogs. But instead of blogging, I've decided to import my frequent ...
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Neon Optimism
by Phoebe on Feb.19, 2013, under time
I have some, you have some, we all have some and probably want a little more on the soles of our ...
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