Archive for November, 2007

“Feminists are sexy.”

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

A new study concludes that feminists make better partners and have stronger romantic relationships. Well, it’s about time!
“The results, appearing in the online edition of the peer-reviewed journal Sex Roles, show that for both women and men there was a benefit to having a feminist partner. Feminist women were also more likely than others to […]

A new tabloid for Indian women

Saturday, November 17th, 2007

I’m not sure what to make of this. I’ll admit to being a bit skeptical, but I’ll just have to check it out to see if the newspaper really is what it promises to be.
“There’s news for Indian women: Britain’s top-selling Daily Mail and a leading Indian magazine group are about to launch a […]

Writing Dreams

Friday, November 16th, 2007

Here’s a small exercise. Write down your top 3 writing dreams. Mine are:
1. Write for my Big 5 (The New Yorker, National Geographic, TIME, The New York Times Magazine, Newsweek).
2. Have a book reach the top of the New York Times best-seller list.
3. Win the Booker prize. I’d prefer the Pulitzer […]