Susan Cohen
By Susan Cohen
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Life With or Without Taylor Swift, the Kids Are Alright
Several hours before Taylor Swift won best album of the year for the second time at the Grammys, I was privy to an incisive analysis of the pop star. The conversants were approximately ten and eleven years old and were discussing their pop music likes and dislikes at a sports club in New York City….
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Life The Summer of Women Policing Other Women
In the opening scene of the 1988 Oscar nominated film “Working Girl,” Tess McGill mentions she has speech class that evening. Her friend Cyn responds, “Whaddya need speech class for, ya talk fine!” The question of whether women “talk fine” is not a new conversation. But this summer, women’s language choices and speech patterns have…
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Life Sorry Mindy Kaling, Your Instagram Photo Is Not Sophie’s Choice
A few weeks ago, the comedian and actress Mindy Kaling wanted to a share a dilemma she was facing with her 1.6 million Instagram followers. She posted a photo with the following: “Sour straws vs. chocolate shell. Sophie’s choice at age of ultron. I mean, THIS IS THE MOVIE.” I get that Kaling was trying…
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Life Q&A: Viral Poetry Slammer Lily Myers
Lily Myers’ poem, “Shrinking Women,” has gone viral. Originally from Seattle, the 20-year-old first started writing poetry during her junior year of high school after she “accidentally” took a creative writing class. She ended up loving poetry and with the encouragement of her teacher, started attending open mic nights. Fast-forward four years, Myers has found…
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Life When Jewish Humor Stops Being Funny
In the 2011 box-office hit “Bridesmaids,” Kristen Wiig’s character Annie has an alcohol and Xanax induced meltdown on the plane to Las Vegas. After the flight attendant asks her to return to coach, she responds with, “Oooo. This is a very strict plane that I’m on. Welcome to Germany.” She then puts her index and…
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