Helen H. Moore's Blog, page 1067
July 3, 2015
“Oh, girl, get up. You got this”: Why the “strong black woman” stereotype is an albatross
"People perceive you as not completely human--you don’t have vulnerabilities, you don’t hurt, you just soldier on"
“No one knows if New Orleans will live again”: A digital diary of Hurricane Katrina, 10 years later
When the sh*t hit the fan, New Orleans stayed in touch digitally. Here are some of their heart-wrenching stories
“Why grow up?” is a political question: Our cult of youth is no accident — and it has dire consequences
A philosopher argues that we can't blame our arrested adolescence on the '60s — or even entirely on ourselves
From negging with a pick-up artist to leather hounds: A sex writer’s greatest hits
After 9 years of covering — and uncovering — sex for Salon, I'm moving on. Here are my favorite stories
Soso and Chang, prison bunkmates by default: Why won’t “Orange Is the New Black” expand its Asian cast?
The show depicts an equal number of white, black and Latina characters—and still only these two Asian women
5 of the most batsh*t offensive things GOP candidates have said about single mothers
Jeb Bush's endorsement of "Scarlet Letter"-style shaming is only the tip of the iceberg
Love in the time of Ebola: How sex is keeping the outbreak alive
International health officials are calling for survivors to abstain from intercourse for 90 days after they recover
My Grateful Dead romance: My favorite polyphonic jam, one more time for us all
Forty years after hearing the song that became a mantra, the band's last shows are a meditation on age -- and life
Twilight of the homophobes: 2 ways anti-LGBT activists will respond to equal marriage in America
SCOTUS' decision transformed the country, but don't expect its opponents to go quietly into that good night
July 2, 2015
The 8 best celebrity cameos from this season of “Inside Amy Schumer”
From Julia Louis-Dreyfus to Tim Gunn, this season was brimming with A-Listers
