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99,999 People and I Protested Trump in Madison Today

Posted by Shoshanah Marohn

On the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol, before the speeches began. One woman breastfeeding her baby. The statue of Lady Liberty is wearing a pussy hat. (This actually caused me a lot of confusion, finding my friends. Amelia said she was, “by the Lady Liberty wearing the pussy hat,” and it turned out she… Read more »

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You May Call Me “Beautiful Creature”

Posted by Shoshanah Marohn

There was a bunch of fuss on twitter about Steve Martin’s tribute to Carry Fisher: Sweet, isn’t it? Not everyone thought so: Steve Martin ended up taking the post down, because it was so controversial. Seriously? You can read the whole story here. I would just like to put it out there right now: When… Read more »

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A Halloween Wish: How to Put a Hex on Donald Trump

Posted by Shoshanah Marohn

The Ol’ Buzzard pointed out the other day that Vermont Witches are putting hexes on Donald Trump! Well, you have to hand it to those Vermonteers (Vermontians? Vermontonians?). A lot of good things have come out of Vermont: syrup, Bernie Sanders, Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream, and now good witches of the East? More about… Read more »

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How to Explain Mansplaining

Posted by Shoshanah Marohn

I took my daughter to piano lessons one day, and waited in the piano teacher’s living room while she taught a small class of students downstairs. A father was in there, too. I was getting ready to butcher chickens in a few days, and I was taking orders for chicken meat from the piano teacher… Read more »