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Bedsider.org: Sex(y) Education

March 22, 2011 at 1:53pm

“Welcome to the free birth-control support network. Find a doctor, find a method, find a happier you in bed.”

So reads the tagline of Bedsider.org, a new online resource operated by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. Though still in its beta version, the Bedsider site is already full of useful tools like SMS birth control reminders and video factoids that...

The Bitch High Five: Which Frontwoman Would You Like to Be?

by Kelsey Wallace

March 22, 2011 at 12:00pm

Each month in our nifty newsletter (sign up on the homepage if you haven’t already), we’ll be polling Bitch staffers and readers on their top five in different categories and posting the polls and results on the Bitch blog. This month, it’s frontwomen whose talents we wish we possessed. So c’mon, give us five!

poll by twiigs.com

SXSW Music: Tuesday

by Alyx Vesey

March 22, 2011 at 10:14am

A rundown of the first official night of music at SXSW 2011.

Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are! Feminist Coming Out Day Q&A

by Kelsey Wallace

March 21, 2011 at 1:34pm

As you may know, this month marks Feminist Coming Out Day 2011, a holiday which encourages awareness of issues affecting the feminist community. We’re super excited and honored to be a part of this year’s festivities, and we recently spoke with organizers Lena Chen and Abby Sun to find out more. Read on for their answers!

The Games We Play: Hardcore vs. Casual

by Brandann Hill-Mann

March 21, 2011 at 12:52pm

The concern that casual games are going to ruin the gaming market plays on a couple of assumptions: 1) That “hardcore” means “difficult,” something that only a veteran gamer of many years should be able to play intuitively, and should only appeal to that certain narrow demographic. 2) That hardcore and casual gamers are two ends of a wide canyon and they shall never cross the divide into local...

SXSW Film: <em>The Dish and the Spoon</em>

by Erica Lies

March 21, 2011 at 12:18pm

Alison Bagnall’s The Dish and the Spoon opens with Rose (Greta Gerwig) despondently crying as she drives to the beach—clad in pajama bottoms, a boxy coat, and knit cap—after discovering her husband’s infidelity. Taking refuge from the winter air in a WWII watchtower, she discovers a young British drifter (Olly Alexander) shivering inside.

<em>The Hunger Games</em> Film Whitens its Warrior

by Deb Jannerson

March 21, 2011 at 11:49am

Like many connoisseurs of young adult lit, I’ve been excited and wary about the upcoming film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games. On Friday, I greeted the news that Jennifer Lawrence had nabbed the part of protagonist Katniss with nothing but dismay. Now, I didn’t like Winter’s Bone as much as many seemed to, but Lawrence’s performance was...

No Kidding: Are Childfree People Angry?

by Brittany Shoot

March 21, 2011 at 9:02am

As a childfree person, I feel like I often have to defend against the stereotype that childfree people hate children. Based on the comments from my last post about being a childfree person who actually likes kids, it’s clear that this still surprises people, no matter how many nice intentionally childless folks they meet. Since I’m also vegan, I’m sort of used to people...

Bitchtapes: SXSW 2011 pt. 2

by Kjerstin Johnson

March 19, 2011 at 12:53pm

Wrapping up a week of sun, fun, and rocking out, here’s another compilation of just a handful of performers at this year’s SXSW! Stay tuned for more music, film, and interactive coverage, and thanks to Austin locals Sara Reihani and Alyx Vesey for their great recommendations! Track list after the jump.

On Our Radar

by Deb Jannerson

March 18, 2011 at 9:51am

Meanwhile, in the land of blogdom…

Tiger Beatdown’s Garland Grey reports from SXSW!
On Salon, Bitch contributor Page McBee talks about not fitting into the gender binary.
At Racialicious and Bold as Love, Rob Fields explores the limited film-buzz surrounding I Will Follow.
Ms. and AlterNet look at how budget cuts could affect HIV-...