PinnedRebecca BodenheimerBaby Reindeer and fat representation on TVI know I’m a little late to the conversation, but I want to talk a bit about Netflix’s latest hit series, Baby Reindeer. I have a feeling…May 23May 23
Rebecca BodenheimerThe joy and despair of CubaI went back to Cuba last month for the first time in nearly 5 years. It was the biggest gap in my Cuba travels since I first visited the…Jan 181Jan 181
Rebecca BodenheimerBig Night and my 25-year love affair with Italy’s food culture25 years ago, the film Big Night came out — a love letter from Stanley Tucci to Italian cuisine and a culture obsessed with eating and…Oct 30, 2021Oct 30, 2021
Rebecca BodenheimerA request on Mother’s Day: Stop shaming us for needing a breakLeading up to this Mother’s Day, I’m feeling the incredible weight of these last 14 months of parenting. I’m so fucking tired. I…May 9, 20211May 9, 20211
Rebecca BodenheimerA progressive parent’s rant about the politics surrounding school reopeningI think we’re at a crucial point in this debate on school reopening right now. Case rates are dropping quickly, the surge is over, and…Feb 12, 202196Feb 12, 202196
Rebecca BodenheimerMessage to Bernie supporters from a Warren supporter: Tread lightlyOn Super Tuesday, I worked the polls for over 15 hours in Oakland, California. At 9:30pm, I headed home, exhausted and starving, only to…Mar 10, 2020Mar 10, 2020
Rebecca BodenheimerinThe Bold Italic‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’ and My Love-Hate Relationship with My HometownThe film brings up the complicated emotions many natives have about their beloved cityJun 18, 201910Jun 18, 201910
Rebecca BodenheimerAcademia is not a meritocracy…and other lessons I’ve learned as a scholar abandoned by the academySomeone (probably on Twitter) once said that academia is like a bad relationship where the aspiring academic gives and gives and never gets…May 11, 20189May 11, 20189
Rebecca BodenheimerChristine Quinn’s “unqualified lesbian” comment reinforces bi erasureFormer New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn sent the internet into a tailspin earlier this week when she labeled actress and newly…Mar 22, 2018Mar 22, 2018
Rebecca BodenheimerErykah Badu’s Live is 20 Years OldRarely does a live concert album match the brilliance and popularity of a studio album, but that’s what Erykah Badu’s Live did when it was…Nov 18, 2017Nov 18, 2017