Jane Fonda’s firm eyelids have nothing to do with me because nobody is making a comparison between us except for me -- and that’s not going to happen again.
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Instead of tsk-tsking in a sanctimonious whisper, "Whoever told her she'd look good in THAT?" we could think, "There's somebody who enjoys her food! I wanna sit next to her!"...
I feel about sports the way that Dorothy Parker felt about skiing: "Skiing is very difficult and none of my business." Big sports is none of my business."
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Even if your family members, life partners and best friends think it's hilarious, abhorrent or simply puzzling, they'll have to pry it out of your hands with a crowbar....
Sometimes it's tough to make a deadline. Sometimes it's tough to face the day's challenges. So what strategies can help us get everything — or at least something — done?...
Gina Barreca’s latest book, IF YOU LEAN IN, WILL MEN JUST LOOK DOWN YOUR BLOUSE? QUESTIONS AND THOUGHTS FOR LOUD SMART WOMEN IN TURBULENT TIMES will be published by St. Martin’s this March. She’s a columnist syndicated by the Tribune Co. and a professor of English and Feminist Theory at The University of Connecticut. She can be reached through www.ginabarreca.com
