Guest Post by Maya Hampton The U.S. government acknowledges that there is a spike in hate crimes whenever the political or social environment becomes contentious around issues of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. The election of Donald Trump is certainly one of the most contentious political and social

My friend Ophelia Coeur De Noir, who is a burlesque dancer, and was probably more shell shocked than I was over this election, contacted me yesterday. She has a big show tonight at DNA and was hoping I could come out to support her. She said  “We are struggling right

Seven years ago I was standing in the crowd under the arcades in St. Mark’s Square in Venice, waiting for the storm to pass. It was a warm August night and I don’t remember if rain had been forecast. The crowd grew restless, more rain could mean that Leonard Cohen,

Have you ever felt powerless while a neanderthal is bullying a defenseless person in public?  There are tactics you can use to help, and they’re inspired by a psychological concept called “non-complementary behavior,”which involves responding to an aggressor with a warm demeanor, rather than responding with further aggression that could escalate the conflict. This guide was

The Fernet-Branca Barback Games is having its 10 year anniversary! And it’s free, just RSVP here. There will be: Amazing Cocktails from SF’s Top Mixologists | Pop-Up Barbershop | Circus Performances | Exclusive Fernet-Branca Swag.And I’ll be in there crowd mixing it up with folks and live streaming it! This

A few weeks ago, I wrote 5 Things You Can Do with Your Feminine Rage. It was, in its way, meant to skirt the line between humor and reality. I did feel Feminine Rage, quite regularly, and not just in regards to the election season or the Stanford rape case

As the bard once said, everybody knows the first words you will learn in a foreign language are the bad ones. No, not ‘hello’, nor ‘goodbye’, nor ‘red’, nor ‘where is the bathroom?’.  You are going to learn cuss words and colloquialisms for pee, poop, vagina, penis, prostitute, anus, and female

Joel Coen is celebrated for his dark and often humorous films, all of which have been written, directed, and produced alongside his brother Ethan Coen. The Coen brothers’ films include cult classics such as The Big Lebowski, Fargo, Raising Arizona, and Blood Simple, among many others.  They have been nominated for thirteen Academy Awards and have won four, including