AltWeeklies Wire
Marriage Isn't Enoughnew
Why are any of us interested in registering the state of our intimate relationships with the government -- and why would a reasonable government want us to?
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
02-24-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: gay marriage, polyamory
It's a ... Baby!new
At six months pregnant, here are some thoughts on the first question nearly everyone asks: "Are you going to find out?"
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
03-23-2006 |
Commentary
Speaking Our Languagenew
An admitted grammar geek tries seeing the world through the lens of evolving language.
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
03-10-2006 |
Commentary
What To Ask of Wikipedia?new
In all the furor over the massive collaborative encyclopedia, people tend to be asking the wrong questions.
Journalistic Responsibilitiesnew
You can't have a discussion about whether on not to run the Muhammad cartoons without discussing the context.
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
02-09-2006 |
Commentary
Erotic and Eco-Friendlynew
Sex-toy shopping for the environmentally concerned doesn’t have to crimp your play.
No Really. Question Authoritynew
When people commit sexual abuse because someone on the phone pretending to be a cop tells them to, you know we're all a little rusty on our skepticism
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
12-02-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: McDonald's
Many Shades of Binew
At the heart of the problem with Northwestern's controversial study on bisexuality is its bizarrely narrow definition of what bisexuality is.
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
08-03-2005 |
Commentary
All Roads Lead to Lena'snew
A student thesis gone wild gives the famous Caffe Lena, where people from Bob Dylan to Bernice Johnson Reagon got a start, the gift of its own history.
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
08-03-2005 |
Recreation
Caring About College Too Much?new
Is our obsession with college prep doing a disservice to our children?
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
06-30-2005 |
Commentary
How Do You Define Conservative?new
Do you know everything about someone's politics because you know who they voted for in the presidential election?
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
06-30-2005 |
Commentary
The Price of Fearnew
As a 5'2" woman, writer Miriam Axel-Lute is not supposed to walk alone at night. But she does.
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
05-23-2005 |
Commentary
The First Pill's Freenew
Who's responsible when big pharma feels free to push addictive drugs in direct-to-consumer advertising?
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
04-22-2005 |
Commentary
Save Our Plot Lines Coalition Formednew
Cinema, music, and publishing industry heavyweights vow to stand united against new threat to fundamental themes of American entertainment: a decrease in the portrayals of obsessive homicidal jealousy.
Can You Be a Little More Precise?new
What do we really mean when we say somewhere is a "bad" neighborhood?
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
07-29-2004 |
Commentary
