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Q&A With Emily Rapp On Her New Book, The Still Point Of The Turning World
By Nicole RodgersMarch 06, 2013
Nicole Rodgers spoke with regular Role/Reboot contributor Emily Rapp about her latest book, The Still Point of the Turning World, released today. The book, which details her journey caring for a terminally ill child, was one of Amazon's Editor's Picks this month for biographies and memoirs. Nicole: As many of your readers may know, Ronan passed away just a couple weeks ago. Can I ask how you&r...Posted in Culture and Politics, Current Events, Emily Rapp, Mothers, nfti-home, Nicole, Parents | (0) Comments »
What Chaucer Can Teach Us About 'The War On Men'
By Lynn BeisnerNovember 27, 2012
A much-needed men's revolution will first require a re-imagining of our social structure, says Lynn Beisner. One afternoon, I was in our university’s library, struggling to read Chaucer in the original Old English. A book on a nearby shelf caught my eye, and out of curiosity and a desperation to avoid any more of the Canterbury Tales, I picked it up. I wish I could remember the author or...Posted in Culture and Politics, Current Events, Feminism, Gender Roles, Lynn, Manhood, nfti-home, Nicole | (0) Comments »
It's Time To Liberate Men
By Nicole RodgersNovember 27, 2012
The women’s movement isn’t the enemy of men, like Venker believes; instead, it can serve as inspiration for a new generation of men who wish to rewrite masculinity. The “war on men” article on the Fox News website, which—spoiler alert!—blames women for ruining modern men, has been snaking its way around the Internet the past few days and pissing off a lot of...Posted in Culture and Politics, Current Events, Feminism, Gender Roles, Manhood, nfti-home, Nicole | (0) Comments »
Is Romney's Outdated View Of Family A Threat To Modern Society?
By Nicole RodgersOctober 19, 2012
Mitt Romney's attack on unmarried people during this week's debate left Nicole Rodgers asking: Are his outdated family values becoming a threat to ours? During Tuesday night’s second presidential debate, while answering a question about assault rifles, Mitt Romney veered off on a family-values tangent. "But gosh, to tell our kids that before they have babies, they ought to think about ge...Posted in Culture and Politics, Current Events, Feminism, Gender Roles, Marriage, nfti-home, Nicole, Politics | (0) Comments »
The Real Life 'Friends With Kids': A Q&A With Modamily Founder And CEO, Ivan Fatovic
By Nicole RodgersMarch 16, 2012
What could be a more perfect service for a Role-Rebooted world than a site that helps individuals who want a child find a co-parent? This week, Role/Reboot’s Editor-in-Chief Nicole Rodgers spoke with Ivan Fatovic about his new site, which seeks to do just that. Nicole: First of all, I love this idea. Can you give us the CliffsNotes version of what Modamily is? Ivan: Simply put, Modamily...Posted in Family, Internet and Social Media, Movies, nfti-home, Nicole, Pop Culture | (2) Comments »
Reclaim Romance
By Nicole RodgersFebruary 15, 2012
Valentine’s Day is a lot like New Years Eve, in the sense that for those who buy the hype, it never measures up. As many anti V-Day proselytizers point out, the holiday has become a consumerist hoax, pressuring coupled folks to buy each other expensive boxed chocolates, flowers, jewelry, and lingerie and willingly partake in overpriced, underwhelming romantic prix fixe dinner menus—...Posted in Culture and Politics, Dating, nfti-home, Nicole, Sex and Relationships | (1) Comments »
Liberal, Lesbian, Activist On Fox News? Meet Sally Kohn.
By Nicole RodgersJanuary 31, 2012
Sally Kohn is a veteran community organizer turned political commentator, and is interested in movement building for equality and justice. Last week, Kohn officially joined Fox News as a contributor. Role/Reboot co-founder Nicole Rodgers talks to her about what it’s like to be a lone wolf progressive amidst the conservative pack. Nicole Rodgers: First, congrats on your new gig. A lot of ...Posted in Culture and Politics, LGBT, nfti-home, Nicole, Politics | (3) Comments »
On Not Being Feminist Enough: An Open Letter to “Nancy”
By Nicole RodgersDecember 09, 2011
A few weeks ago, “Nancy” started commenting regularly on Role/Reboot. Every comment was basically some version the same mean-spirited critique: Your website is not feminist enough. When she wasn’t attacking the site in general terms, “Nancy” went for the jugular with individual writers. Soon I began to worry that the haters club was growing, as commenters by other...Posted in Feminism, Internet and Social Media, Life, nfti-home, Nicole | (2) Comments »
The Role Roundtable: Fertility Anxiety And Relationships
By Nicole Rodgers and Hugo SchwyzerDecember 08, 2011
Nicole: Women have a relatively limited fertility window and men don’t. This seems to create a tricky imbalance for many men and women. Do you think men have any responsibility to work with the timeframe of their female peers? Hugo: To be fair, men have a fertility window too, though it’s less well-known and less obvious. The research connecting older fathers to everything from aut...Posted in Fathers, Gender Roles, Hugo, Marriage, Mothers, nfti-home, Nicole, Sex, Sex and Relationships, Womanhood | (1) Comments »
Good Ol' Boys Good Ol' Cowardice
By Nicole RodgersNovember 11, 2011
The men who covered up Jerry Sandusky's crimes aren't necessarily evil; they're part of a powerful network that values conformity. Related Links: All The Single Men Babysitting Bucks And Booty Calls: Sex And The Single Mama Redefining The Stay-At-Home Mom RolePosted in Culture and Politics, nfti-home, Nicole, Sex, Sexual Violence | (0) Comments »
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