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Dark of the Matin

July 5, 2011 at 11:06am

Super 8 is one of the few movies I was genuinely excited to see this summer, and for the most part, it lived up to the hype. It’s a consummate summer movie if there ever was one: it’s got action, romance, aliens, explosions, and even takes place during summer. It’s not a groundbreaking or exceptional movie by any means, but I felt fully engaged with it and...

Political InQueery: Gaffes & Annoyances

by Everett Maroon

July 5, 2011 at 10:47am

We are still early in the 2012 election cycle, but already the primary phase has had its share of missed opportunities, hilariously inaccurate statements, and misplaced emphases. Defining those moments is probably up to some debate, but here are some candidates:

Takin

by Mandy Van Deven

July 5, 2011 at 10:42am

Having recently returned to New York from Detroit’s Allied Media Conference and two stops in the Midwest on my nationwide book tour, I am feeling reinvigorated by the innovative grassroots organizing work happening all over the country, enabling participation in communities of support and healing. Being a radical activist can be alienating, from both mainstream society and those who...

Bitch YA Book Club: Ash by Malinda Lo

by Ashley McAllister

July 1, 2011 at 2:24pm

For this month’s YA book club, Ellen Papazian asks Erin Blakemore, Jennie Law, and Jessica Stites what they thought about Ash by Malinda Lo. Add your own answers to Ellen’s questions (or come up with your own discussion points) in the comments section. Discussion after the jump!

Bitch Radio: Women in Open Source, Part 1

by Kjerstin Johnson

July 1, 2011 at 1:58pm

I recently attended Open Sourcebridge, a tech conference in Portland Oregon, and got to speak with some really incredible women in the open source world. (Hopefully I’ll be filling the little void left in the hearts of feminerds since Jarrah Hodge’s series ended!) Open Source is a method of development that’s publicly available, collaborative, and peer reviewed. If...

On Our Radar

by Ann-Derrick Gaillot

July 1, 2011 at 1:31pm

This past week. In links!

In case you didn’t know, New York legalized gay marriage. Not only is it just, the Atlantic reports it’s good for the economy. Gawker presents photos from the celebration.
Feministing reports on the beginning of the Women’s World Cup. Even if you can’t make it there pledge to go to at least one women’s...

BitchTapes: Slowin' it Down

by Deb Jannerson

July 1, 2011 at 1:16pm

Lots of songs are slow, but to recall the awkward, needlessly dramatic tradition of the junior or senior high school “slow dance,” tunes need to have several additional qualities for me:

They must speak of a love most intense and cinematic.
They must have a late-'90s sensibility, regardless of when they were actually recorded.
They must sound just...

Esquire Gets Patriotic About... George Wallace?!

by Kelsey Wallace

July 1, 2011 at 10:23am

Charles P. Pierce’s already obnoxious “36 Reasons it’s (Still) Good to be an American Man” slide show for Esquire (Steak! Highways! Football! The word “self-evident”! These things are for men!) crosses the line into offensive territory by listing George Wallace as reason #34.

16 and Pregnant: For Girls Only

by Ann-Derrick Gaillot

July 1, 2011 at 9:51am

It’s no secret that 16 and Pregnant is marketed to women. Each episode is narrated by the teen mom, who also provides the testimonials and has the camera on her at all times. The commercials shown during the program are obviously geared toward teen girls, and the chat on MTV.com’s 16 and Pregnant page is filled with girls, mostly teen mothers themselves. As...

Political InQueery: The Week in Absurdifensiveness