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Last summer, which now seems so very long ago, we looked at some people and trends in US politics and policy making who have affected our lives, some for good, but mostly not. I really enjoyed the "Where in the world is" posts in the series, even as I shuddered to write some of them. Bob Packwood's "sinewy arms" just scare me. But as we look toward this midterm election season—and...

You feminist horror fans out there probably already know that The Exorcist is being re-released next week on Blu-Ray and DVD, complete with new special features and an extended director’s cut. What you might not know, however, is that your friends at Bitch Media (hi, that’s us) have five copies of said DVD that we’ll be giving away throughout the month of October as a part of...

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• Meryl Streep was one of millions of disappointed women to hear that two Republican senators are holding up approval of a National Women’s History Museum in Washington, D.C. because they think there will be a pro-choice slant to exhibits there. Jezebel is...

A year ago, right after the start of Glee's first season, I complained in this space that the show was riddled with stereotypes. These days I haven't much better to say about the show, other than that, from my perspective the writing has gotten even lazier, which I didn't think was possible. This week's Britney Spears episode, for example, didn't even have a nominal plot, just a disconnected...