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Revenge of the Feminerd: Feminist D&D

by Jarrah E Hodge
May 13, 2011 at 11:16am

Earlier in the series someone commented that they were starting a Dungeons and Dragons group and were looking for suggestions on how to keep it feminist. As luck would have it, I’ve played a campaign or two of D&D in my time, so I loved the idea of writing about it.

Electro Feminisms: I Bet You Look Better on the Dancefloor

by Emily McAvan
May 13, 2011 at 10:39am

How come almost every new micro genre seems to repeat the same arrangement of male center and female margin, male dominance and female exception? The question of how men keep power is one feminists have wrestled with forever, but it seems particularly noticeable when you’re talking about scenes that may only be a few years old. How do you get an old boys’ network before you even have...

Bridesmaids Revisited

by Kelsey Wallace
May 13, 2011 at 9:42am

Bridesmaids—in theaters today—is the new potential blockbuster comedy from Judd Apatow, directed by Paul Feig and written by Kristin Wiig and Annie Mumolo. We left this movie with distinctly different opinions. Time for a point/counterpoint!

Douchebag Decree: Ditch Mitch Daniels

by Nicole Morales
May 12, 2011 at 3:36pm

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels defunded Planned Parenthood of Indiana on Tuesday. As if this fail couldn’t get any worse, speculation surrounds Daniels’ intent as to why he signed the bill. And why did he?

Pop Pedestal: Kima Greggs

by Kelsey Wallace
May 12, 2011 at 2:44pm

It’s time for another Pop Pedestal, the series where we pay tribute to fictional characters we admire. Up today is Detective Kima Greggs of HBO’s The Wire, played by Sonja Sohn.

Revenge of the Feminerd: Interview with Stuff Mom Never Told You

by Jarrah E Hodge
May 11, 2011 at 12:49pm

If you’re the type of person who watches shows like MythBusters or Daily Planet you might also have come across HowStuffWorks.com, a Discovery-owned website that aims to be a resource for people to get credible, accessible information on how stuff works—”stuff” being anything and everything from cell phones to molecular gastronomy to the principles of gravity...

Electro Feminisms: Fembots Have Feelings Too

by Emily McAvan
May 11, 2011 at 9:52am

Last time I discussed what happens when female artists imagine themselves having sex with robots. This time, I’m more interested in what happens when they imagine themselves as robots.

Read on for more about Robyn and Björk.

B-Sides: Jesca Hoop

by Katie Presley
May 10, 2011 at 1:09pm

Jesca Hoop will win you over with a word. At least, that’s how it went for me. I came across her second album, Hunting My Dress, a couple of years ago, and have been looking for it ever since. Last week, I found it sitting on the shelf at the library, like I hadn’t just been wracking the whole of the West Coast for it.

Five Reasons to See Thao & Mirah on Tour

by Kelsey Wallace
May 10, 2011 at 12:26pm

We got a chance to see the lovely Thao & Mirah here in Portland on Sunday night. They’re on tour together in support of their collaborative album (which is terrific!) and the show was a total blast. Here are five reasons to see these two—and the great musicians they’re touring with—when they roll through your town.

Takin

by Mandy Van Deven
May 10, 2011 at 10:18am

If you read popular anti-street harassment blogs and media coverage of the topic, a pattern of perpetrator name-calling rapidly emerges, and some of the most prevalent terms you’ll hear to describe the guys who “holla” at women and girls in public spaces are “pervert,” “asshole,” and “creep.” I’ve always felt uneasy at this type of dehumanizing, knee-jerk response, and at this...

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