Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo Bilssfully subtle and gorgeously hypnotic, Yo La Tengo have spread their Velvet-y goodness across 10 records now, most recently the quiet, melancholic And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (Matador). While this latest effort is perhaps their sleepiest, the group's live shows have always wonderfully balanced the listless grace of their softer…
Aging Grossfully
By the time you read this, I'll be another year older. That's right, one more birthday come and gone. Most years, I pay very little attention to this event. This time around, though, I don't seem to be able to stop thinking about it. I guess that's because this year I turn exactly the same…
Relationships
Dear Dating Diva: A friend of mine cheated on her husband, and she hasn't even been married a year. Before marriage they dated for years and even lived together. I know she loves her husband. So far, she hasn't told him about the affair, which she says is now over. She confided in me because…
Anti-Abortion Fervor in Ohio Legislature Shows No Sign of Slowing
In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that laws banning abortion violate women's right to privacy, as protected by the Fourth, Ninth and 14th amendments to the U.S. Constitution. In the 27 years since this decision, anti-abortion state and federal lawmakers have strived to bypass its effect by impeding access to abortions through myriad regulations.…
Women Scientists: The Times They Are A-Changin’
You can be a woman engineer. In fact, you can be a woman cardiologist, a woman zoologist and a woman architect, too. The possibilities are endless. OK, if you're a man, there might be a problem. But the possibilities are nearly endless, and Judith Love Cohen is spreading the word. Cohen is the author…
Music: Keeping Up With The Millers
Buddy Miller When Buddy and Julie Miller first met, their relationship didn't get off to an auspicious start. Buddy was a struggling young Country guitarist in Austin, Texas, and Julie was a young but gifted singer in a band for which he was auditioning. Despite his best efforts, she told the rest of her…
Gay & Lesbian Issues: Gay and Lesbian Issues
When I was 12 or 13 years old, my father found a porno magazine I accidentally left laying around my room. Of course, unlike many of my friends who endured similarly embarrassing experiences, the magazines I liked were filled with pictures of naked men — double whamo. And this fact made explaining the magazine's existence…
