Beams and Struts - Contributors

Literary Excerpt: Tina Fey On Being Told "Women Aren't Funny"

Â Â Â Â Taken from Ms. Fey's recent book Bossypants.

Published in Beams & Struts - Bricolage: Daily Bits & Pieces

Totem Figures Interview with Ivan E Coyote

Â Ivan E Coyote is a spoken word artist, novelist, storyteller and columnist. Her totems include Bill Cosby, writers Barbara Gowdy, Sherman Alexie and Tom Spanbauer, musicians Veda Hille, Laurie Anderson and Rufus Wainwright.

Published in Beams & Struts - Podcasts

Totem Figures Interview with Mark Meer

Â Â Mark Meer is an Edmonton based actor, writer and improvisor. His totems are Jim Henson, John Cleese, Alan Moore, Doctor Doom, and Tom Waits.

Published in Beams & Struts - Podcasts

Integral Spanking

A look at the issue of spanking, from the book Nurture Shock, by Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman

Published in Beams & Struts - Nuts & Bolts : Magazine Style Articles

Totem Figures Interview with Kahlil Ashanti

Â Kahlil Ashanti is a writer and performer. In this interview he talks about who would be on his Mt. Rushmore: Richard Pryor, Don Knotts, Eminem, and various formative experiences and friendships.

Published in Beams & Struts - Podcasts

Stories with Real Spit

Â Kahlil Ashanti turned his painful childhood experiences into a one man show. He leads at risk youths in workshops that show them how to do the same thing with their lives.

Published in Beams & Struts - Nuts & Bolts : Magazine Style Articles

Are Rape Jokes Funny?

Â No really. Are rape jokes funny?

Published in Beams & Struts - Bricolage: Daily Bits & Pieces

The Brain Science of Mushroom Trips

Â Â Certain parts of your brain become less active, with interesting results.

Published in Beams & Struts - Bricolage: Daily Bits & Pieces

American- The Bill Hicks Story

The legendary outlaw comic Bill Hicks- who both Radiohead and Tool dedicated albums to- is the subject of a new documentary. Watch the rousing trailer for that film, and another piece of live Hicks comedy to boot.

Published in Beams & Struts - Bricolage: Daily Bits & Pieces