Captain’s Log, 11.27.16

So, I was inspired to see Dr. Strange because of this video about the film hiring a finger-tutting YouTuber to choreograph the hand gestures the actors use when casting spells. I thought, how cool – wonder if anyone has thought to combine finger-tutting with...

Captain’s Log, 11.4.16

The thing about internalized misogyny is it sure kept a lot of things from hurting. I want to say I’m proud of having woken up to understanding feminist issues, to seeing rape culture everywhere it exists, to seeing events in my past that I had previously...

Captain’s Log, 10.26.16

Confession: Up until fairly recently, I was quite reckless with myself – because I didn’t feel particularly accountable to anyone, because I didn’t feel that I owed any more work to the world than I had already done, and because I had already been so...

Captain’s Log, 10.17.16

I’m having a really hard time with some of the subtle misogyny appearing on facebook today, much of it from guys I know and like. Here’s something that’s happening right now: A man who has confessed to committing multiple counts of sexual assault is...

Captain’s Log, 10.12.16

Hey guys, do me a favor. Please stop calling me brave for being open about my sexuality. It’s not that I don’t appreciate the gratitude for the ways in which I set an example for others to access their desires – I do! Very much so! But I’m...