I think Monica Lewinsky is really cool

photo via justjared.com
photo via justjared.com

Earlier this year I watched Monica Lewinsky give a TED talk about shame. Did you know that she is actually really witty? Or that she has been mentioned in nearly forty rap songs? Do you know about Tyler Clementi, the Rutgers University freshman who, in 2010, jumped off the George Washington Bridge after being publicly humiliated because his roommate captured secret webcam video of him with another man? You probably heard about it in the news some time ago and forgot about it, but Monica Lewinsky will not. Tyler Clementi saved her life. Continue reading