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Music Matters: Dancing on My Own

November 10, 2010 at 11:24am

But the dancefloor has always done it for me. Doesn't matter much what kind of music. In my days as a spookyweird kid in New Orleans it was goth night and punk shows, doing the cobweb-pull (goth inside joke) or slamming into other bodies in the pit, wearing my bruises as a badge of honor. I'm mostly too old (or fragile!) for that at punk shows now but at age 30 still got myself a tattoo as a...

Political InQueery: Effects at the Polls

by Everett Maroon

November 10, 2010 at 11:17am

During the campaign season we took a look at a few campaigns that actively used race and ethnic stereotypes as part of their strategy on the road to Washington, DC. There were undocumented workers slipping across poorly guarded borders to steal American jobs and infect the country with drug-related crime. We faced Islamic terrorists who flaunted their hatred of the US right in the face of...

B-Sides: Warpaint

by Katie Presley

November 9, 2010 at 1:40pm

I’ll tell you right off the bat that this post will focus at least a little on how much I like to look at pictures of the women who make up Warpaint. I have huge crushes on all of them. They wear pretty hats and dresses and scarves. PLUS they create dreamy rock music and they’ll probably get really popular in the next year or two. Lovely women musicians on the brink of...

Are you watching Reality Rehab?

by Kelsey Wallace

November 9, 2010 at 12:09pm

Are you tired of reality TV stereotypes like the Desperate Bachelorette, the Angry Black Woman, and the Douchebag Dude? If you said yes, then here’s another question: Have you been watching Jenn Pozner’s new web series Reality Rehab with Dr. Jenn? If not, you’re missing out on some great media criticism (and some entertaining videos). Each episode of Reality Rehab...

Bechdel Test Canon: Two Friends

by Alyx Vesey

November 8, 2010 at 10:25am

In Two Friends, leads Emma Coles and Kris Bidenko deliver nuanced, ingenuous performances as polar opposites Louise and Kelly. The movie documents the dissolution of their childhood friendship following Louise's acceptance into an elite girls' academy that Kelly's stepfather refuses to let her attend. I chose 1986's Two Friends for a few reasons. Its status as an Australian...

**Music Matters: Why Feminists* Love Bruce Springsteen**

by Sarah Jaffe

November 8, 2010 at 9:44am

*By "feminists" I mean me.

Not long ago, I got into a conversation on Twitter about why feminists love Bruce Springsteen. Of course I can't speak for all feminists or even most feminists, but I can certainly discuss my love for Springsteen. And it seems only right to follow talk about Johnny Cash and U.S. politics with discussion of the other oft-misappropriated American blue-...

Political InQueery: Where Do We Go from Here?

by Everett Maroon

November 8, 2010 at 9:08am

The 2010 midterm elections are over. Well, for the most part. It may be a while before all of the ballots are sorted out in the Alaska Senate race, and there's a recount in North Carolina for a House seat, making nine as yet undecided races in that legislative body. And while Washington, DC may be getting prepared to do the staffer's office shuffle, there is still a lame duck session or two...

Grand Rounds: Dissecting Grey's Anatomy: That's Me Trying

by Greys Bloggers

November 5, 2010 at 12:41pm

This week’s on Grey’s Anatomy, big decisions and big changes at Seattle Grace (and beyond!), a little plastic surgery shaming, and some M*A*S*H flashbacks for some of the Grand Rounds bloggers.

It’s sweeps season, and that means the stunts are on, full bore. Be advised that spoilers lie beyond!

Bitchtapes: Birds!

by Kjerstin Johnson

November 5, 2010 at 12:41pm

On my way to the office I saw an honest-to-God hummingbird darting around a Northeast Portland front yard. In early November! It was all-too-apropos for this week’s Bitchtapes playlist, which features ten songs about our fine feathered friends. Tracklist after the jump!

Tube Tied: And That's All, Folks!

by Michelle Dean

November 5, 2010 at 11:55am

As always, it's been a pleasure blogging here at Bitch, but my time entertaining you with excessively wordy opinions on feminism and television has come to an end. There are some ways in which the end of this gig will mean an increase in my quality of life. Being a TV nerd, even being paid to be a TV nerd, has its personal costs: the cable bill, abnormally high wear-and-tear on the couch and...