Beckawall

LATEST ARTICLES ( 79 )

• Happy Women’s Equality Day!

  I’ve been trying to figure out all day how to properly celebrate Women’s Equality Day on my blog. I didn’t want to just rehash statistics of how women are... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• Potential Fox News Earthquake Explanations

  

  (all in good fun, of course.) 1. Obamaquake! Obama caused the earthquake with all his attempts to stop global warming, which is (according to Fox &... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2011 CURRENT, HUMOR

• Couch Potatoes with a Cause (Feminist TV Club): Commander in Chief, S1E2 and 3

  

  Episode Summaries (from Wikipedia): Episode 2, “First Choice” -Allen faces the first political crisis of her presidency as her selection of a new Vice... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Yikes. Internet Problems = Major Delays in Feminist TV Club!

  I know that I promised the next installment of Feminist TV Club by today, but I’m on vacation for a family reunion and I’ve had little to no time to actually... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• Feminist TV Club/Couch Potatoes with a Cause Update!

  Hi guys!I know the synopsis/discussion points for this week were supposed to be up Monday morning; but I just took the GRE this morning and am leaving for Cape... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT

• Tuesday Morning Pick-Me-Up

  It’s been a rough start to the week – the Stock Market is in the crapper, there are devastating riots in London, and many of us feel powerless to stop it. Here’... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT

• Couch Potatoes with a Cause (Feminist TV Club): Commander in Chief, S1E1

  

  In case you haven’t heard, I’ve started a Feminist TV Club. We’ve started out by watching Season 1, Episode 1 of Commander in Chief – if you haven’t watched it... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2011 TV & VIDEO

• Couch Potatoes With a Cause: Feminist TV Club

  

  Books are great, but they sure are time-consuming. And when you belong to a book club, there’s a certain anxiety that comes with finishing the book in time and... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• 3 Fights I Have Had With My Sister That Were Handled More Maturely Then The...

  

  So we’re all aware of the whole Debt Ceiling situation and the narrowly-avoided economic collapse that went with it. I was out of the country while all of this... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2011 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Sexism According to Stock Photography

  

  Featured on Huffington Post Comedy – check it out here. My favorite? Stock photography is so weird. Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• The West Wing Describes It Best, as Always.

  “So this debt ceiling thing is routine, or the end of the world?” Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• I Can’t Even Believe We Are Still Having This Conversation, Glenn Beck.

  

  So Glenn Beck recently, yet again, has been making tons of Nazi comparisons: he compared victims of the Norway shooting rampage to the Hitler Youth – saying tha... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, SOCIETY

• What the News of the World/NewsCorp Scandal Can Teach Us About Media...

  

  At this point, every major news outlet (except, of course, those owned by NewsCorp) has reported extensively the gory details of the death of the British tabloi... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• Why I Love Harry Potter: An Epic Tribute to the Greatest Series Ever

  

  When I was 8 years old, my mom bought me my first Harry Potter book. I’d always been a reader – I knew how to read at age 3, and have been devouring books ever... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2011 BOOKS, CELEB, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Why Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s Case is a Bad Sign for Women Everywhere

  

  So, we’re all familiar with the story by now: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, now-former managing director of the IMF, was arrested for the accusations he raped a... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• Ohio Republicans, Get out of My Uterus

  

  Yesterday, the Ohio House of Representatives voted to ban abortions after a fetal heart rate is detectable – which can be as early as 6 weeks into the pregnancy... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2011 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Brave: A New Kind of Cartoon Heroine?

  I’m a Pixar Fan (and, like everyone else, I was disappointed with Cars 2) – not only because their animation is gorgeous, but because they tell real, heartfelt... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• Time Heals All Wounds – and Changes All Minds.

  

  Empire State Building on Friday night! About a year and a half ago, I wrote a post about being a New Yorker and continuing the fight for marriage equality in... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Oh, I’m Sorry. I Didn’t Get the Memo: is It 1962?

  

  So as a newly minted unemployed graduate from college, I’ve been scouring the internet for job postings that I find interesting. Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Friendship in the Digital Age

  

  These days, everyone has a Facebook – myself included. It’s not just a website, it’s a major communication tool -  I had a barbecue with family friends I... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2011 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH