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Monday BARB UP February 18, 2019

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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

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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

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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

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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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Monday BARB UP February 4, 2019

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Right. It’s February. Always a month that gives me jitters. It’s a birthday month, the birthday of my best friend, …

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Thursday BARB UP January 31, 2019

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On parenting. I learned so much from my parents, when I became one. Not necessarily in how they raised me, …

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Friday BARB UP January 25, 2019

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What is happening, Friday Fun Folk? Well, it’s Friday, and I’m on a roll. Writing-wise, that is. I’m fitting it …

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Monday BARB UP January 21, 2019

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What does a feminist look like today? I’d recommend you look in the mirror. You see? There she is. She …

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Entre Nous: Soraya Chemaly

January 18, 2019 115 Views 0 Comment

Entre Nous: Soraya Chemaly by Marcelle Karp “There is not a woman alive who does not understand that women’s anger …

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Wednesday BARB UP January 16, 2019

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It’s been a difficult few weeks for me. Things falling apart. Things failing. Things that were once so easy for …

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Transitions: Lydia Lacey

January 15, 2017 1687 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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Friday BARB Up February 24, 2017

February 24, 2017 1341 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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So…For 300 Dollars, Would You Have Sex With Me?

January 20, 2017 2087 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 November 17, 2017: My One Year BARBAVERSARY

November 17, 2017 1445 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 2135 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 5939 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 2401 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 February 2, 2017

February 02, 2017 659 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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Thursday BARB UP July 27, 2017

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

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BARB Gets Buzzed: G-MOTION RABBIT WAND

March 08, 2017 741 Views 1 Comment

BARB Get Buzzed: The G-Motion Rabbit Wand Review by Lola Motion Toy: G-Motion Rabbit Wand Cost: 119.95 Where: Adam and …

Monday BARB UP February 18, 2019

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Thursday BARB UP February 7, 2019

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Monday BARB UP February 18, 2019

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Tuesday BARB UP February 12, 2019

Thursday BARB UP February 7, 2019

Monday BARB UP February 18, 2019

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Tuesday BARB UP February 12, 2019

Thursday BARB UP February 7, 2019

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Entre Nous: Soraya Chemaly

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