Career blogger Penelope Trunk was already a little bit infamous when she tweeted about her miscarriage during a board meeting. Now, she's written an astonishingly raw post about her abusive marriage, complete with a photo of her bruised body. Yet this is the same blogger who routinely issues tidy, didactic lists about…

Recently, Penelope Trunk recently contributed to the debate about women in technology in an article at TechCrunch entitled "Women Don't Want to Run Startups Because They'd Rather Have Children." As a 19-year-old startup co-founder, I couldn't just let this go.

Author Ariel Gore says writing a book on happiness actually made her happier, because she was "paying attention to it every day." Is this really how joy works?

Penelope Trunk's bizarre happy-vs.-interesting quiz says happy people have "fat friends" and think Christmas is a national holiday, while interesting people have high-powered careers and opinions on Picasso. Thinking the entire quiz is bullshit apparently means you're happy. [Brazen Careerist]

"Some people say that a miscarriage is too private to discuss at work. But why? It's an important part of a woman's experience. It is not dirty or evil or shameful." - Penelope Trunk in the Guardian today. [Guardian]

Last week, career advisor Penelope Trunk Twittered about her miscarriage, sending the blogosphere into a frenzy. I, for one, was nonplussed. But after watching Trunk hold her own with CNN's Rick Sanchez, I've changed my mind. To a point.

In the wake of a new study on the nature of sexual harassment, a spate of articles have been published exploring the new digital dangers for women in the work place. But where are the solutions?

To many, Sarah Palin's resignation was irresponsible, unprofessional, even bizarre. But to Penelope Trunk, it was inspirational! She offers four job tips based on Palin's colossal cop-out — and we offer our own versions, after the jump.