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Pop Pedestal: Cindy “Mac” Mackenzie

by Deb Jannerson
June 16, 2011 at 12:22pm

Welcome to another edition of Pop Pedestal, a series to honor our favorite characters in pop culture. Today, I’d like to turn your attention to an oft-unsung heroine: Cindy “Mac” Mackenzie of Veronica Mars, the Manic Panic-streaked computer geek of my dreams.

Sexual Inadequacy: Body Shaming is Not Sexy

by GarlandGrey
June 16, 2011 at 12:14pm

I understand being firmly rooted in your own sexuality and there is certainly a limit to how comfortable I am being touched by people I’m not having sex with. But that isn’t what this is about. This is about making a joke at the expense of a real group of people. They could have just stopped at the erotic showering and I would have been convinced of the worthwhileness of their...

Douchebag Decree: Forty Beads

by Deb Jannerson
June 16, 2011 at 10:32am

If you’re straight, monogamous, and female, Carolyn Evans wants to SAVE YOUR MARRIAGE! Her new book, Forty Beads, has “simple, sexy” advice: overcome the “libido gap” between women and men by having sex whenever your husband tells you to.

Hopping angry? It only gets worse.

Sm{art}: Sophia Wallace: Not Your Typical Fashion Shoot

by Kjerstin Johnson
June 15, 2011 at 1:44pm

Sophia Wallace is a photographer living and working in New York City. Wallace uses photography and portraiture to challenge normative assumptions about gender, race, and heteronormativity. I could probably write a blog post on each of her series, the photographs are so striking. Instead, I’ll highlight a few of them and I encourage you to visit her site and browse yourself.

Internet Crush: Kartina Richardson

by Kelsey Wallace
June 15, 2011 at 1:12pm

Time for another Internet Crush, our series highlighting things we love around the web. Up today is film critic/blogger Kartina Richardson.

Revenge of the Feminerd: For Girls Who Wear Glasses

by Jarrah E Hodge
June 15, 2011 at 11:54am

This goes out to all those girls who’ve heard the message that intelligence and geekiness is antithetical to attractiveness.

Political InQueery: Messages & Omissions in the Early Campaign

by Everett Maroon
June 15, 2011 at 10:08am

Information on the power of American workers’ wages show stark losses in their portion of the money pie, unemployment figures took a hit in May that required explanation, and for all of the “recession is over” talk in Washington, people don’t feel optimistic about their own economic outlook. In rolls the second GOP debate of the 2012 campaign. Did they capitalize on the country’s...

B-Sides: Wildbirds & Peacedrums

by Nicole Morales
June 14, 2011 at 1:01pm

Wildbirds & Peacedrums have been on the road for the last four years, performing, recording, and taking in the sights. The Swedish duo were kind enough to spare me a quick Q&A before their show in Portland on Saturday.

Revenge of the Feminerd: Barriers to Women in Science

by Jarrah E Hodge
June 14, 2011 at 11:31am

It seems like recently women’s underrepresentation in science and technology is finally being seen as a serious issue. It’s a more and more frequent topic of conversation in the feminist blogosphere, and in last week’s New York Times, four top women scientists discussed some of the barriers women face in pursuing a scientific career and how institutional commitment...

The Bitch High-Five: What's Your Least Favorite Summer Blockbuster Trope?

by Deb Jannerson
June 13, 2011 at 8:39pm

Every month in our newsletter (sign up on the homepage!), we survey our staffers and readers on their top five in a given category, complete with options, results and further comment space here on the Bitch blog. Lend a vote and give us five, or share your own idea after the jump!

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