In his gut, my dad knew it was a terrorist act: over 30 years of journalism experience had taught him that all too well. He threw on a quick change of clothes and was out the door in minutes. He told my mom that he was headed to New York to cover the story. My […]
September 11 Through My Father’s Lens
FLAVNT Streetwear To Launch Trans-Friendly Swimwear & 5 More Companies All About Inclusivity
From Caitlyn Jenner’s Vanity Fair cover debut this past summer as a trans woman to the disappointing defeat of the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) Act just last month, trans issues are ever so slowly emerging into mainstream awareness from otherwise marginalized conversation. FLAVNT Streetwear (pronounced “flaunt”) is one such company helping to bring trans […]
Living in a Land of Virtual Reality
Jeffrey Jacobson, PhD, virtual reality consultant, hands me the Oculus Rift headset, something that resembles a black boxy pair of ski goggles. Slipping it over my head, he tightens the straps. A demo is already playing and I’m looking at a virtual desk, complete with a lamp, potted plant, papers, and even a house of […]
Personhood Amendments Would Hurt Families Who Want Children
Here’s a basic primer of how IVF works: A woman’s ovaries are stimulated to produce multiple eggs. She may be the prospective parent, an egg donor, or even a gestational carrier who both donates her eggs and carries the pregnancy. Doctors then retrieve the eggs and fertilize them in the lab with the prospective father’s […]
Thousands Gather at Market Basket Rally As Sales Plummet 90%
Thousands of Market Basket employees, customers, and supporters descended upon the Tewksbury, Mass. store and corporate headquarters in what is now the start of the third week of protests. Police on site estimated as many as 5,000 to 6,000 people had gathered as of 11 AM Tuesday morning. Rally organizers had been hoping for crowds […]