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Em & the Fates

New Music Monday: Em & the Fates Subvert the Male Gaze in “Prey”

by Evette Dionne
June 19, 2017 at 3:07pm

Em & the Fates have been using a combination of live instrumentation, harmonies, and modern feminist lyrics to build a growing fan base.
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Channeling Audre: Janet Mock Opens Up About Her Memoir, Sex Work, and Being An Icon

by Raquel Willis
June 19, 2017 at 2:51pm

Janet Mock is no longer offering a 101 master class on trans identity.

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Juneteenth

by Bitch HQ
June 19, 2017 at 6:00am

Today we’re reading about Pride.

Disturbing the Priest: 5 Passages from “Priestdaddy” That Had Me Rolling in the Pews

by Dahlia Balcazar
June 16, 2017 at 11:02am

Patricia Lockwood’s memoir Priestdaddy is the funniest book I have read this year.
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Titus Andromedon Should Break Up With “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”

by Neesha Powell-Twagirumukiza
June 16, 2017 at 11:00am

Titus deserves so much more than being the punchline of white women’s jokes.

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Transgender Candidate, Danica Roem, Wins Dem Primary and Makes History

by Bitch HQ
June 16, 2017 at 12:07am

Today we’re reading about Lena Waithe celebrating Pride month on Vimeo, Danica Roem, and we bid farewell to make/shift magazine.

Backtalk: Oh Really, Megyn Kelly? & Bustle’s Hustle

by Amy Lam
June 15, 2017 at 1:18pm

This week, Dahlia and Amy get really, very, super frustrated about Megyn Kelly’s new NBC show, where she’ll feature fake-news conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. They also dig into how Bustle is trying to hustle their readers into giving up personal information under the guise of delivering more personalized content—all the while ripping off Bitch Media’s membership program name. And in Petty...
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Better, Fitter, Feminist: Can the Optimized Body be Intersectional Too?

by mailee.hung@gmail.com
June 15, 2017 at 10:59am

Can intersectional feminism’s task of honoring differences be supported by the medical and biological need for norms?

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: 45's Under Investigation

by Bitch HQ
June 15, 2017 at 6:00am

Today was a good day: Donald Trump’s being investigated and Nene Leakes is returning to RHOA. 

Roxane Gay’s “Hunger” Will Satiate You: On Fat, Trauma, and the World of Longing

by Lisa Factora-Borchers
June 15, 2017 at 4:48am

Roxane Gay’s newest work, Hunger, a memoir of her body, is told in her signature style: boldly vulnerable.

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