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“They tell me what it is to be a woman. Be nice, be supportive, be pretty but not too pretty, be thin but not too thin, be sexy but not too sexy, be successful but not too successful. … But I don’t want to flirt and mother them, flirt and mother, flirt and mother. I don’t want to flirt with you because I don’t want to fuck you, and I don’t want to mother you because I am not your mother. … I just want to work, mate. Is that OK? Talk and be heard, be talked to and listen. Male ego. Stop getting in the way.” … [Read more...] about Keira Knightley: I won’t shoot any more sex scenes directed by men

While many universities say they have a “zero-tolerance” approach to sexual misconduct, in practice they do not. They lack the procedures to ensure that students are not disadvantaged, traumatised and victimised by making a complaint. Along with long-term prevention and cultural change programmes, universities need transparent, joined-up procedures for staff-student complaints, investigations and decision-making procedures. This will help higher education institutions begin to rebuild trust in their complaints processes with students and the wider public. … [Read more...] about Universities traumatise student sexual misconduct survivors by mishandling cases

“A child knows the abyss of forlornness. But an adolescent alone knows the strange pain of growing into his own isolation of individuality.” So DH Lawrence wrote about that liminal, destabilising time when the child is adolescens, in the process of becoming adult. … [Read more...] about The Guardian view on self-harm: we live in uniquely pressurised times, and girls are suffering

The late ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick, who was a close friend of mine, told me that one of the worst days of her life was the morning after the Israelis bombed the nuclear reactor in Osirak, Iraq. Her boss, President Ronald Reagan, summoned her to the floor of the UN General Assembly and told her, in no uncertain terms, that she must strongly condemn the attack, despite her knowing that someday America would be grateful to the Israelis for doing what they needed to do to defend themselves. … [Read more...] about Don’t Expect Iran to Renegotiate the Nuclear Deal in Good Faith | Opinion

Environment discussion: Marin County Supervisor Kate Sears will discuss the recent findings of the BayWave Project, a study on sea levels and rising tides from Sausalito to Novato. Sears will discuss Marin’s vulnerability and list next steps for how to deal with issues associated with rising sea levels. The event, which begins at 7 p.m., is free and wheelchair-accessible. It will be held at Driver’s Market, 200 Caledonia St. in Sausalito. RSVP: www.driversmarket.com. … [Read more...] about Bay Area political events: anti-ICE rally, Feinstein town hall