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Are You There, Social Justice? It's Me, Judy

"If only Judy Blume had written a book about a tall Jewish girl who had crushes on other girls." Thus did emcee comedian and gay author Judy Gold kick off the recent National Coalition Against Censorship's 35th anniversary gala last month at the City ...

From LIZZIE SKURNICK, Politics Daily,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Judy Blume,  Lizz Winstead,  Joan Rivers,  Richard Belzer,  Martha Plimpton

Same Old Story: Best-Books Lists Snub Women Writers

A few weeks ago, two book critics held a hushed conversation via cell phone under cover of darkness. "They better not do it again," one hissed. "I know," the other sputtered. "If it happens, I will just --" "I know!" said the other. "SCREAM," the ...

From LIZZIE SKURNICK, Politics Daily,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Margaret Atwood,  New York Times Company,  Alice Munro,  Toni Morrison,  Philip Roth

Carving Up Women to Sell Crime Fiction

By the time I turned 10, prime-time TV had rendered me terrified of many things. I was terrified I was going to get locked in a closet with my two siblings tied up outside, screaming, by a man who'd stalked me for years. I was afraid I was going to get ...

From LIZZIE SKURNICK, Politics Daily,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Albert Brooks,  HBO,  Knight Rider,  William Hurt

Sometimes, a Doll is Just a Doll

Once a year, usually around my birthday, my mother laments my childhood Barbie trauma. "I should have bought it for you," she says glumly. "You wanted it, and I should have bought it." The CNN story of Stacy McBride-Irby, who created a new line of ...

From LIZZIE SKURNICK, Politics Daily,  26 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Nia Long

Code Breaker: My Health Coverage Depends on the Kindness (and Sharp Eyes) of Strangers

I'll say one thing about my current quest to get my insurer to honor my out-of-network claims: It has been apropos. I first received a denial-of-claim notice from CareFirst the night of President Obama's health care speech to the nation. Now, as reform ...

From LIZZIE SKURNICK, Politics Daily,  16 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama

Sex and the City II: Let's Share Our D.C. Dating Stories!

Emily, I would love to be able to tell you how to mix chronicling D.C. with your personal life, but my only D.C. dating experience never came to pass. It does involve, however, one of the more hilarious e-mails I've ever received. The brief background: ...

From LIZZIE SKURNICK, Politics Daily,  13 Oct 2009

Related Topics: White House,  Silvio Berlusconi

My Health Insurance Is Making Me Ill

Two weeks ago, I had a little phone time with some folks I throw a lot of money at every month. I was seeking reimbursements for some charges, and though I knew the people in charge had grounds to dispute them, I was confident that my status as a ...

From LIZZIE SKURNICK, Politics Daily,  8 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama

Where Are the Work-Life Studies on Men?

And hey, that's just today. If I wanted to read more, I could scroll back through blogs like Jezebel or Double X (or WomanUp at Politics Daily!), hit a few parenting sites, or go straight to the Motherlode. There, I would find answers to questions I ...

From LIZZIE SKURNICK, Politics Daily,  6 Oct 2009

Related Topics: David Letterman,  Roman Polanski,  Bill Clinton,  Harvard University,  Michael Lewis

Aisle 7, Price Check for Pap Smears

The writer unwittingly exposed the biggest shortcoming in the current system: "Between gynecological exams, lab tests, infected retinas and monthly doses of Klonopin and Lamictal, I have probably only spent about $1,500 out of pocket in the past year." ...

From LIZZIE SKURNICK, Politics Daily,  16 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Aetna Inc.

Finding Insurance to Cover My Depression is Getting Me Down

By the way, a few months after I received the money MegaLife owed me, they went out of business. I can only hope Obama's reforms bring the rest of them to their knees The other night, about a half an hour before Obama gave his speech to a joint session ...

From LIZZIE SKURNICK, Politics Daily,  11 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Bill Maher,  Martin O'Malley

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