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Bitch Radio: Movie Review-o-Rama! Our Idiot Brother and Colombiana

August 26, 2011 at 3:59pm

Tune in as we review the new films Our Idiot Brother and Colombiana, both in theaters this weekend.

(Transcript in .doc form can be found here.)

We're All Mad Here: Crazy Ladies in <em>Batman: The Animated Series</em>

August 26, 2011 at 3:18pm

“We’re all mad here” might be the best description of almost all of the characters in Batman: The Animated Series, including the caped crusader himself. Most of the villains in Batman are super criminals with personal obsessions that drive their crime sprees well beyond the point of parody. Of course someone named E. Nygma is going to be puzzle-obsessed and,...

On Our Radar

by Ann-Derrick Gaillot

August 26, 2011 at 11:46am

Happy Weekend! Keep your mind sharp for Monday with these links from around the web.

In honor of the 91st anniversary of the 19th Amendment, Ms. has launched the HERVotes blogging campaign, an effort to mobilize women voters in the 2012 election. Be sure to share your voice!
Clutch presents 10 Black Women Making Moves in Film. Check these ladies out and show your...

Bitchtapes: Hott Summer Jamz Edition

by Kristin Rogers Brown

August 26, 2011 at 11:36am

It's time to make the most of what's left of the summer. I'm thinking bike rides, swimming pools, a quick camping trip, or half napping/half reading a book in the park. Let's say I was going to road trip out to the nearest water park (maybe!), this just might be my soundtrack. What's on yours?

Dark of the Matin

by Sara Reihani

August 26, 2011 at 11:13am

Unlike Miyazaki, Hosoda embraces our dependence on virtual worlds, but not naively. He’s aware of its dangers and isn’t above satirizing it; the resemblance of the OZ hub to Murakami’s deranged pandas, combined with its toothy, walleyed grin, makes even the pre-Love Machine OZ appear fun, but slightly dangerous, and the entire Love Machine storyline is a cautionary tale...

Stage Left: Goodbye Until Tomorrow

by Dorian J-----

August 26, 2011 at 10:39am

As I said in the first post of this series, one of my goals was to leave people with a greater appreciation for musical theatre. Hopefully I’ve succeeded. For this last post I just want to share with you some of my favorite performers and composers, to give you—in the event that you’d like to know more about musicals—a place to start.

Pop Pedestal: Gloria Akalitus

by Andi Zeisler

August 25, 2011 at 1:39pm

Welcome back to Pop Pedestal, the series where we pay tribute to the pop culture figures we admire most. Up today: Gloria Akalitus of Nurse Jackie, All Saints’ hospital administrator, head bitch in charge, and master of the steely staredown.

Big attitude coming from someone wearing panda earrings.

Remembering Aaliyah

by Kelsey Wallace

August 25, 2011 at 1:11pm

Like so many musicians and artists who die so young (she was just 22 when her plane crashed), we can only imagine what Aaliyah’s career would look like now. Considering how self-possessed and strong she already was at such a young age, I can only guess that she’d have gone on to do even bigger and better things for women in the industry.

(Song lyrics here)

Douchebag Decree: Southwest Airlines

by Deb Jannerson

August 25, 2011 at 10:28am

When I heard that Southwest had done something appalling, my first thought was, “Again?”

We're All Mad Here: <em>Sucker Punch</em> Tackles Abuse In Asylums

by Anna Pearce

August 24, 2011 at 11:57am

This post discusses abuse in asylums, including sexual assault. It discusses the history of lobotomies and describes (briefly) the procedure. It also contains spoilers for the movie Sucker Punch.

I went to see Sucker Punch expecting a light piece of fluff that involved conventionally attractive young women with swords fighting a dragon. It’s a movie...