Helen H. Moore's Blog, page 1071
June 28, 2015
My fancy law firm hell: I set up a Scale of Dismay to measure the degree to which my job was ruining my life
I loved being a lawyer--until I didn't. But I had no idea my years practicing would be critical to writing my novel
The Trans-Pacific Partnership’s glaring double standard
Obama's new pact provides legal rights to corporations that it does not extend to unions and public interest groups
Big business declares war on science: The secret story of the Chamber of Commerce’s battle against the environment, global warming action
Driven by a fervor for profit and an anti-government frenzy, the Chamber is a fighting force for the 1 percent
Director of Nina Simone documentary: “We were in our edit room when the events of Ferguson were unfolding. It reminds you that the struggle is ongoing”
Salon talks to Liz Garbus about "What Happened, Miss Simone?," the icon's life and career and civil rights
Birth control for beginners: What’s preventing women from getting access to the full range of contraceptive options?
Long-acting contraceptives get left out of the conversation, in favor of methods with a higher human-error factor
Amy Schumer turned down “The Daily Show” job: Report
Schumer thought seriously about saying yes to taking over from Jon Stewart
Writing to genre stinks: Two debut novelists on the hard line between fantasy and realism — and why it doesn’t make sense
Two authors on using fairy-tale elements to explore trauma & memory, and why "Is this real" is a loaded question
The right-wing senator who frequented prostitutes celebrated marriage equality with Chick-fil-A. Twitter wasn’t impressed
David Vitter's a moralist and former patron of the D.C. madam. Twitter remembered after his dog-whistle tweet
Wal-Mart could not care less: Capitalism, the Confederate flag and the steep cost of racism
Several retailers have pulled their Confederate merch after Charleston. Their motivations are anything but noble
June 27, 2015
How I joined the Mile High Club: Naked, weightless, giggling uncontrollably
I was a flight attendant and he was a pilot. Finally, it got embarrassing that we hadn't yet done it in the sky
