Sux by Suxwest: Suck Me Heavy, Heavy Metal

Everyone complains about SXSW, how bloated it is. You don't have to go. You can do anything. You don't have to go do some stupid, expensive thing. The organizer of Sux by Suxwest for three years now, Johnathan Cash, all he did was say yes. No matter what someone wanted to do or say, he said OK. Full story

Hollaback and the War Against Street Harassment

Despite the insistence that cat calling is a form of flattery, it’s actually sexual harassment and most women wish it would stop. Emily May is the Executive Director of Hollaback!, an organization working to fight street harassment. Hollaback! educates the public about street har… Full story

The Right to Die Is the Right to Live

Wolf the Artist and His Struggle to Survive as He Pleases

One month before his 18th birthday, my son Wolf was thrilled to receive invitations from galleries in Melbourne and New York City to exhibit his paintings. The bad news is that the showings are scheduled for the summer of 2013. Wolf may not be alive then. Full story

What Kids Say - Would You Rather? (Dark Version)

This used to be my favorite parlor game to play to try to out-torture other adults on poker night. Now I'm playing it with kids, and I started off by asking if they'd rather kill one person or cut off the arms of 35. Fun times! Full story

What Kids Say - Would You Rather?

Would You Rather was my favorite parlor game where we’d to try to out-torture each other on Poker Night. It’s a Sophie’s Choice. You had to pick one. The worst I ever got is someone made me choose Would I Rather have sex with Michael Jackson or my father. I had to modify it for t… Full story

What Kids Say About Souls

"Mine looks sort of like me—my size and shape—but blue and clear and it smells like radishes." Full story

What Kids Say About Death

"I would like to die in the most badass way possible: fighting a shark with my fists and drowning at the same time." Full story

What Kids Say About Favorite Things

"The best thing about my favorite things is aliens, so that they might come and blow up the school." Full story

What Kids Say About Regrets

"I did evil things, but I didn’t learn anything, and I don’t regret them." Full story

What Kids Say About Money

"I have my fallback plan of being a mime-slash-prostitute." Full story