by Deborah Quinn | Feb 1, 2019 | aging, Feminism, Gender, health
The amazing Viola Davis was on Jimmy Kimmel the other day, talking about, among other things, the care-and-tending of an Afro, the dangers of an MRI, and menopause. Jimmy asked her how long menopause lasts, and Viola said—without missing a beat—that someone needed to...
by Deborah Quinn | Feb 5, 2016 | Abu Dhabi, health, UAE
So my front tooth broke off about a month ago. That tooth is a crown that I have had for more than a decade, and perhaps it was due for a break, but the timing was terrible. (Question: is there ever a good time to break a tooth?) The tooth–a front...
by Deborah Quinn | Dec 11, 2013 | Abu Dhabi, health, NYC, Politics, The National, UAE
The other day The National ran an article about various health-care reforms being suggested by the UAE government. Among those reforms are—wait for it—a proposed restriction on portion sizes for fizzy drinks. Yes. That’s right: Mayor...
by Deborah Quinn | Nov 8, 2013 | Abu Dhabi, aging, exercise, health, NaBloPoMo, pop culture
I have a Very Big Birthday coming up in two months. REALLY BIG. As if to celebrate that fact, my body has started to disintegrate. I have this twingey thing in my knee, and then there’s that little hitch in my hip, and my neck sounds like there are cornflakes...
by Deborah Quinn | Jun 25, 2012 | Feminism, Gender, health, Politics, ranting
so. vaginas. I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking “oh good lord, here comes a post about the idiot in Michigan …” But this post is not that post. You can write that post in your head: just say...
by Deborah Quinn | Jul 11, 2011 | health
I just published this article on Technorati…click over and see!
