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What Happened to the Women of Twin Peaks?: “Twin Peaks” Is Aging Against the Machine

by Sezin Koehler

September 8, 2017 at 12:17pm

Twin Peaks: The Return smashed an unofficial casting paradigm for women.

Pom Klementieff as Mantis in Guardians of the Galaxy

Mantis Deserves Better: “Guardians of the Galaxy” Continues Abuse of Asian Women In Sci-fi

by Anna Cabe

September 8, 2017 at 11:42am

There’s a long history of Asian women being mistreated in science-fiction and adventure films.

BitchTapes: Backtalk Goes Back to School

by Dahlia Balcazar

September 8, 2017 at 9:25am

Tunes to remind you of school days past and get you amped for the semester ahead.

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Betsy DeVos Should Be Ashamed of Herself

by Bitch HQ

September 8, 2017 at 6:00am

She doesn’t know what she’s doing with Title IX.

Pure Evil: The Entwined History of White Supremacy and Fat Hatred

by Shannon Weber

September 7, 2017 at 3:04pm

The control of white women’s bodies is paramount to white supremacy.

“Sing, Unburied, Sing” Explores the Ghastly History of Mass Incarceration

by Dara Mathis

September 7, 2017 at 1:31pm

Jesmyn Ward has written one of the best books of 2017.

Force of Nature: Cipherella’s Powerful Music Pulls From Real-Life Tragedy

by Evette Dionne

September 7, 2017 at 10:14am

A tornado inspired Cipherella to make a mark in music.

Backtalk Goes Back to School

by Amy Lam

September 7, 2017 at 9:43am

This week, Dahlia and Amy go back to school! They talk about some of their fave school memories like Dahlia and chicken mummies (!!), and Amy and wearing her first-day-of-school clothes for all the days of the week. And they dig into some of their favorite pop culture that helped them get through school. Dahlia was a baby riot goth who loved bands like Jack off Jill and telenovelas on...