Entertainment as Survival Kit
[SPOILER ALERT: This column contains major plot points from The Handmaid’s Tale.] While the...
Read MorePosted by Nancy Colasurdo | Aug 5, 2019 | Culture, Gender |
[SPOILER ALERT: This column contains major plot points from The Handmaid’s Tale.] While the...
Read MorePosted by Nancy Colasurdo | Dec 6, 2017 | Culture, Gender, Work |
Growing up as a teen in Central Jersey and then on into early adulthood, I had a curfew while I lived at home. My brother did not. The reason, as stated by my father, was because I was a girl. I am relating this in an...
Read MorePosted by Nancy Colasurdo | Nov 17, 2017 | Culture, Gender, Work |
Who knew that when Donald Trump promised to create jobs he meant for the mental health industry? Shrinks are on speed dial. From casting couch to therapy couch. We’ll take it, though. In some warped way, it’s a silver lining. As...
Read MorePosted by Nancy Colasurdo | Apr 19, 2017 | Gender, Work |
Last year shortly after New Year’s Day I was in the gym, doing some stretching. A long-time gym member, a guy in his 60s, came over and kissed me on the lips and said “Happy New Year.” It was abrupt. Caught me off guard. And it...
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