Celebrity Livin’
Okay, I’ve written before about how research for my show Unnatural Spaces convinced me to dramatically reduce the amount of toxins I put in, on, and around my body. This means I’m trying to eat unprocessed foods, use cosmetics with ingredients I understand, and do things like clean my house with baking soda. I am [...]
Shoes. Shoes. SHOES!
Yesterday, I was minding my own business when I got a text from my housemate. It was a picture of a shoe rack and he’d captioned it, “you need this.” Fast forward four hours, and I’m kneeling in the hallway outside of my apartment. I’ve pulled out every pair of black boots I own and [...]
Whoa! Fa$hion Has a Plot!
A couple of months ago, the Artistic Director of Halcyon Theatre invited me to write a play for their Alcyone ’11 Festival: Remixed. The conversation went something like this: Tony: We’re doing this festival where we ask contemporary female playwrights to remix/adapt plays written by women before 1850. Playwrights can do anything they want as [...]
Cutest Lip Gloss EVER!!!
Today, I was walking from the Harold Washington Library (always awe-inspiring) back to my office (about 8 blocks) when it started to rain. And rain. And RAIN! Normally, I would not be grateful for a sudden downpour, especially because when my hair is left to its own devices it turns into a curly-on-one-side mess, but [...]
JCrew: Gender Warriors?
I just did something I almost never do – send a letter of SUPPORT to a company. I know… wow! In their recent catalogue, JCrew included an adorable picture of Jenna Lyons, their company president and creative director, painting her son’s toenails neon pink. And then the internets freaked out, writing about how she was [...]
Target Is No Longer My Great Love. Just The One I Call When I Need A Little Somethin’-Somethin’
The rumours are true! I broke the Target boycott. I decided Target is a [bleepy] corporation, but a lot less [bleepy] than the stores I was taking my money to instead. Do I feel good about it? Nope. Here’s my 100% ambivalent letter to the company:
Sigh….
Amores, I’m STILL writing letters to Target and STILL waiting for a considered response. Here’s the latest. I hope you’re still with me. And if you are, don’t forget to send a letter of your own: gregg.steinhafel at target.com, denise.may at target.com, and guest.relations at target.com. Hola Target, I don’t know about you, but this [...]
The sound of a bubble bursting…
The news from Target this week is that talks with the HRC over donating money “broke down” when Target decided it needed more time to think about what political donations mean. I wish they’d started thinking about that BEFORE they donated money to MN Forward! (And anyway… I’m not a huge fan of the HRC.) [...]
Third Letter to Target
Still no answers from Target. I wish they loved me as much as I love them… Sigh… Anyway, here’s my third letter. Dear Esteemed Target Bigwigs, This is my 3rd letter to you. I don’t mean to seem like a deranged stalker or someone with too much time on my hands, but I really want [...]
Why, Target, Why?
Last week I posted my letter to Target, asking them to counter their support for anti-gay political candidates with actual dollars to LGBT friendly organizations. I got back a totally douche-y form letter that answered none of my concerns, so I wrote back. My letter is below, and I encourage you to send one of [...]
Letter Writing Campaign… Join In!
In response to the news that Target donated a boatload of money to some gay-haters, I’ve decided to boycott my very favourite store. This is hard for me, because I love, love, LOVE Target. But I also have, you know, some self-respect. A boycott is only effective if you communicate that you are boycotting, and [...]
