I always thought feminism was about choice — educating young women and supporting them in various ways as they grow into adults so they can be accepted and successful in any pursuit they desire. I thought that historically society's default role for women was that of home manager and ...Continue

Truthfully, the only reason I write a Father's Day article every year is to remind myself that it exists. If I cover all of these men's products, then surely I'll have to actually get my dad one of them and then I won't completely blow off the holiday, right? Not that I'd ever do such a thing.

For better or worse, parents have an influence over the art we consume, and our personal tastes are directly influenced by theirs. You may like what you like because your dad liked it, or you may like what you like because your dad hated it. (This can apply to boys as well as music, but we shall

Here's a fact about me few people know: I spent most of 1999 kicking the asses of teenage boys and grown men in Pokemon, the official trading card game. Pokemon's importance to me as a means of developing my self-confidence, learning how to exist and thrive in male-dominated spaces, and ...Continue

Every year, on the anniversary of his death, I write my dad a letter. Four days before my birthday, as it will now always be, is the day I sit down, and my dad and I catch up. This will be Year Four—it sounds so dramatic that way, but to me it still feels so big—this grandiose, ...Continue