by Deborah Quinn | Aug 6, 2013 | Children, Feminism, Gender, kids, Parenting, Politics, shopping
Here we go again: This t-shirt is for sale just in time for “back to school.” Isn’t that just the cutest thing you’ve ever seen? A girl’s t-shirt that tells her (and us) that she can’t do math but it’s not a big deal....
by Deborah Quinn | Mar 26, 2013 | Feminism, Gender, growing up, Kids, Parenting, Politics, Products, ranting, sex, shopping, Uncategorized
I will not be the only blogger who writes about this latest “ooh aren’t we edgy” marketing campaign; there are bloggers with far bigger platforms than mine who will draw attention to the latest entry in the “How Low Will Corporations Go”...
by Deborah Quinn | Jan 8, 2012 | Children, Education, Feminism, Gender, Kids, legos, Politics, pop culture, ranting
A friend circulated this ad on facebook. Maybe you saw it as it made the rounds? The ad is from 1981, not a year particularly celebrated for female achievement (although it was the year Britney Spears was born, so I suppose that counts for something). I love legos and...
by Deborah Quinn | Jan 5, 2012 | Abu Dhabi, expat, NYC, street notes, UAE, wordless wednesday
My head is still spinning from our wonderful whirlwind of a visit back to New York. We’re back in Abu Dhabi, which seems even more sedate than usual, in comparison. Even in the dead of winter, New York manages to have more skin in the game, as it were, than does...
by Deborah Quinn | Jan 3, 2011 | NYC, sex, street notes
I mean really, when is the last time you saw someone actually put a quarter into the phone slot and make a phone call. Is it even a quarter any more? For that matter, when is the last time that you–or anyone you know–picked up one of those pay phones and...
