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Hillary Clinton Erased From Historic White House Photo
Lissa Rankin, May 9, 2011
Women have been erased from history for millennia. Countless courageous events led by women have gone unwritten or rewritten in the history books. Yet, in the age of feminism in modern times, we assume this doesn’t happen anymore, right?
Wrong.
According to CNN, the uber-Orthodox Jewish publication Di Tzeitung, a Hasidic newspaper based in Brooklyn, New York, whited out Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Audrey Tomason, director of counterterrorism from the now iconic “Situation Room Photo” take while President Obama monitored the raid on bin Laden’s compound.
Just like that. Zip. Gone. The two women present no longer exist with a swipe of Photoshop.
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Lunar Ladies: Pink New & Full Moon Rituals for Our Times
Ophira and Tali Edut, May 3, 2011
We are BEYOND thrilled to welcome The AstroTwins, Ophira and Tali Edut, to the Owning Pink stage for a fabulous series on new and full moons. Ophira's reading for Lissa had a huge impact on her recent retreat and rebirthday celebrations and we couldn't be happier to welcome their infinite wisdom and astrological insights to the world o' Pink. Thanks gals!!
Back when women used to run with the wolves (howooooo!), the moon was a guiding light that we cycled by in much more than a “monthly visitor” way. Planting, fishing, food sourcing, procreating—la luna was our all-knowing Great Mother. Although we’re obviously living in different times, we can still honor the wisdom of cyclical living with a modern twist.
Here’s how it works:
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Don’t Talk To Me About Unsexy Facts About Sex
Lone Morch, January 18, 2011
The other day, I got an email from a reporter from a national women’s magazine who wanted to get a few unsexy facts about sex. Who cares, I wanted to ask?
I don’t think I can bear another article that tells us that sex: increases your heart rate, decreases colesterol, builds muscles, burns calories, relaxes you, releases important chemicals and gives you a nice healthy blush. Is sex another healthy thing on your to do list?
Read More...Owning Pleasure: Preparing to Attend Mama Gena’s School of Womanly Arts
Lissa Rankin, March 15, 2010
Hiya Pinkies!
This weekend I am heading to New York City for the first weekend of the Mastery Program at Mama Gena’s School of Womanly Arts. You Pinkies may remember Mama Gena from the interview I did with her a few months ago for my book, What’s Up Down There? Questions You’d Only Ask Your Gynecologist If She Was Your Best Friend (St. Martin’s Press, October 2010). This is a Pinkie who has redefined (or, more accurately, unearthed) the truth of what it is to be a woman, and to Own Pleasure.
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