In the end, feminism should protect choice in all its forms. Whether that choice leads to an office, a farm, or a home, each path shapes the world in meaningful ways. And none should be dismissed simply because it doesn’t fit someone else’s definition of empowerment.

As society becomes increasingly self focused and self serving, I’ve been reflecting on the meaning of the titles we carry

Tracy Chapman. A musician, but so much more, and who should be an increasingly important figure.

“The social world in which we live does not exist in some absolute sense, but rather is simply one model of reality”

And perhaps the purpose of death and grief is to reveal the truest parts of what it means to be alive.

The story shows that you can be locked inside four walls and still discover freedom, and just as powerfully, you can walk around in the world yet remain unfree.

We talk about separating the art from the artist, but the truth is that craft reveals character to a degree also. Cruise’s discipline, work ethic and absolute commitment speak to something good in him.