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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Inside the Brooklyn Jail Heat Failure

by Bitch HQ

February 4, 2019 at 6:00am

Inmates reportedly had limited access to heat and electricity for a week.

Douchebag Decree: It’s Too Fucking Cold

by Dahlia Balcazar

February 1, 2019 at 11:50am

It’s so cold that Hell froze over. For real.

Elisa Del Genio as Elena and Ludovica Nasti as Lila in My Brilliant Friend

Platonic Ideal: In “My Brilliant Friend,” Companionship and Survival are Forever Linked

by Rachel Vorona Cote

February 1, 2019 at 11:32am

Safety in any manifestation is a luxury for Elena and Lila, as is liberty.

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It’s Complicated Being a Feminist Football Fan

by Sarah Mirk

February 1, 2019 at 10:00am

Jessica Luther talks about how she loves watching football—but thinks all the time about football culture’s attitude toward violence.

Tackling Patriarchy: Supporting Women’s Football Leagues

by Britni de la Cretaz

February 1, 2019 at 9:00am

Women’s semi-pro football leagues are dying for fans and financial support.

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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Visibility Will Not Protect Us

by Bitch HQ

February 1, 2019 at 6:00am

Visibility does not make us safer.

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Popaganda: Labor of Love

by Soleil Ho

January 31, 2019 at 8:27pm

Why do romance novels get such a bad rap? The genre is often maligned as being inferior to more “literary” writing, but there’s so much more to it than shirtless cowboys and inaccurate portrayals of BDSM etiquette. Romance writers like today’s two guests live in a complicated world. They navigate arcane sorting algorithms, racism, and more intracommunity drama than you can shake a stick at....

Diego Luna smiles casually, there is a blue screen behind him

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: “Star Wars” Actor Diego Luna to Play a Trans Woman

by Bitch HQ

January 31, 2019 at 6:00am

Why, Diego? Why?

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“You” and the Excuses We Make for Traumatized Men

by Nooreen Reza

January 30, 2019 at 1:17pm

Joe Goldberg, with all his deadbeat dad-inflicted burns and memories of living on the streets of New York, is a special kind of fiction, but he has real-life brethren the world over.