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Tuesday BARB UP March 19, 2019

March 19, 2019 61 Views 0 Comment

This is my second official birthday post since I’ve started blogging. That’s right. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!! Listen, I get …

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Monday BARB UP March 18, 2019

March 18, 2019 137 Views 0 Comment

On perseverance. “Job alert! Looking for a x, y and z to be our company’s x, y and z! DM …

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Entre Nous: Tressie McMillan-Cottom

March 13, 2019 3834 Views 0 Comment

Entre Nous: An Interview with Tressie McMillan-Cottom by Marcelle Karp I have been a fan of Tressie McMillan-Cottom for as …

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Tuesday BARB UP March 5, 2019

March 05, 2019 139 Views 0 Comment

The Teenager is home for Spring Break. And I feel so relieved to have her here. With her being at …

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Tuesday BARB UP February 26, 2018

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This is a repost of a post I posted two years ago*, and sadly, I can still feel that slap …

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Friday BARB UP February 22, 2019

February 22, 2019 115 Views 0 Comment

To me, the great misnomer of the “movement” we know as Feminism is not that Women Hate Men (come on Megyn …

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Monday BARB UP February 18, 2019

February 18, 2019 115 Views 0 Comment

How To Raise a Feminist (ongoing) How do you parent through a feminist lens? It’s an ongoing exploration. We have …

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Thursday BARB UP February 14, 2019

February 14, 2019 121 Views 0 Comment

Happy Valentine’s Day. Or Galentine’s Day. Or Palentine’s Day. I will happily accept your flowers if you want to give …

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Tuesday BARB UP February 12, 2019

February 12, 2019 129 Views 0 Comment

How To Raise A Feminist. (An ongoing post). Strip yourself of gender bias. That’s your first step. You are she, …

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Thursday BARB UP February 7, 2019

February 07, 2019 102 Views 0 Comment

It’s I’ve-Got-A-Cold season. And one is coming on. I’m achey. Tongue swollen. Voice scratchy. I thought being sick was challenging …

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Transitions: Lydia Lacey

January 15, 2017 1794 Views 4 Comments

I have been friends with Lydia Lacey since the very early 90’s. She was a Chicago transplant; our mutual friends …

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So…For 300 Dollars, Would You Have Sex With Me?

January 20, 2017 2199 Views 3 Comments

“I already want to marry you.” The banter is going well, as well as dating-app badinage goes. It’s 11am, I’m sitting …

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Friday BARB Up February 24, 2017

February 24, 2017 1405 Views 3 Comments

She’d be turning 54 this weekend, Wendy, that is, my friend who committed suicide in 2001, only three months before …

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Thursday BARB Up February 2, 2017

February 02, 2017 709 Views 2 Comments

Last night, while I was out with a friend of mine, I got a message from a fella on one …

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Friday BARB UP November 17, 2017: My One Year BARBAVERSARY

November 17, 2017 1500 Views 2 Comments

My daughter Ruby Karp wrote a book, Earth Hates Me. Order it here. Please. I have been blogging here at BARB for one year, …

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Entre Nous: Tracy Bonham

February 23, 2017 2198 Views 2 Comments

I remember clearly when Mother, Mother was on rotation on MTV; there she was, Tracy Bonham, reminding me that we …

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5 Things I Own and/or Covet.

January 29, 2017 7794 Views 2 Comments

A list of 5 things I want and or covet. BAGS For the women who carry everything, or are in …

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Cinema Siren Says: It’s My Body And I’ll Wear What I Want To

May 19, 2017 2464 Views 2 Comments

Cinema Siren Says! ….a new column by Leslie Combemale… It’s My Body And I’ll Wear What I Want To Every …

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Thursday BARB Up December 1, 2016

December 01, 2016 573 Views 1 Comment

Most mornings, I wake up around 7 am. I usually go to the bathroom window that faces east, and enjoy …

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Thursday BARB UP July 27, 2017

July 27, 2017 770 Views 1 Comment

For most of the 90’s, I ate at least one meal a day at a restaurant called Shopsin’s. I lived …

Tuesday BARB UP March 19, 2019

Monday BARB UP March 18, 2019

Entre Nous: Tressie McMillan-Cottom

Tuesday BARB UP March 5, 2019

Tuesday BARB UP February 26, 2018

Tuesday BARB UP March 19, 2019

Monday BARB UP March 18, 2019

Entre Nous: Tressie McMillan-Cottom

Tuesday BARB UP March 5, 2019

Tuesday BARB UP March 19, 2019

Monday BARB UP March 18, 2019

Entre Nous: Tressie McMillan-Cottom

Tuesday BARB UP March 5, 2019

Tuesday BARB UP February 26, 2018

Friday BARB UP February 22, 2019

Monday BARB UP February 18, 2019

Thursday BARB UP February 14, 2019

Tuesday BARB UP February 12, 2019

Thursday BARB UP February 7, 2019

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