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Daily Archive for January 31st, 2011

There’s No Place Like Home

Posted in Rants, Society on Jan 31st, 2011

Upon reading about the death of Rachel Peavoy from hypothermia in her corporation flat in Dublin, I was filed with dread for the future of those living in poverty in Ireland. When we look to what values a society holds dear, Ghandi’s contention that you can judge a society by how it treats its weakest members seems particularly poignant [...]

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The Anti Room Questionnaire #14: Kelly Valen

Posted in Anti Room Q&A, Books, Feminism, Women on Jan 31st, 2011

Kelly Valen is the author of The Twisted Sisterhood: Unraveling the Dark Legacy of Female Friendships, a book she wrote after initially penning a 2007 essay for the New York Times. In both, Valen tackles the idea that some women are their own worst enemies – from sabotaging their own friendships to undermining and criticising [...]

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