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Snarky's Cinemachine: Evelyn Salt should smile more!

by Ange Anderson
July 28, 2010 at 11:21am

Cinematic depictions of spies devoid of engaging personalities are no novelty. In fact, with the exception of James Bond, more often than not, cinematic spies tend to provide more authenticity when they are not weighed down with personality traits at levels best left to proverbial used car salespeople and late night, television discount electronics peddlers

Political InQueery: The Where Are They Now? Round-up

by Everett Maroon
July 28, 2010 at 11:15am

We've taken a look at the past these past two months. It's like looking at a star, shining brightly from some other corner of the galaxy; by the time the light reaches our eyes, a hell of a lot of time has passed. Okay, it's not like that at all. Many of these stories are more like train wrecks—ugly, despicable, and very messy, with many bodies left as aftermath. But no two moments have been...

B-Sides: That Dog

by SARA KANTNER
July 27, 2010 at 3:42pm

Gratuitously girly writing implements, knee-highs paired with chunky Mary Janes, faux Oxford collars, Coolio’s “Rollin’ with My Homies”, and Paul Rudd’s career—Thanks, Clueless! Fifteen years ago, the bubbly feature launched the success of these trends–for better or worse—and a television show with a theme song almost as sticky as Cher’s situation with...

Mad World: A (spoiler-free!) look at advertising on the new season of Mad Men

by Kelsey Wallace
July 27, 2010 at 3:23pm

Most people with a finger on the pulse of pop culture (and I’m guessing that includes you if you’re reading this) know that the new season of AMC’s Mad Men premiered on Sunday. Now, for those of you who are waiting for it to come out on DVD, fear not: This is our weekly advertising forum, so no plot spoilers will be revealed here. I want to talk instead about the ways...

Adventures in Feministory: The Women's Donor Activist Movement

by Kelsey Wallace
July 26, 2010 at 12:30pm

Today’s Adventures in Feministory is brought to you by a smart and informative video from the Women’s Funding Network. Watch it and learn about the history of the Women’s Donor Activist Movement! (We could all use a fun video on a Monday, right?)

Genderlicious: Call for Submissions to “Dear Sister”

by Thea Lim
July 26, 2010 at 10:36am

Yesterday Lisa from A Woman's Ecdysis sent me a call for submissions to an anthology she is editing, called Dear Sister: Letters to Survivors of Sexual Violence.

Lisa wrote:

I encourage you all to submit and forward this call widely. As we know the prevailing silence around sexual assault, it is my hope and request that you take a moment to contribute to this outreach and...

Political InQueery: Backlash Against the Sherrod Backlash

by Everett Maroon
July 26, 2010 at 10:23am

I was in San Francisco last April, having dinner with an old friend from college. His mother married, many years ago, a close business partner of Rupert Murdoch. This had been, back in our school days, the cause of many a sympathetic, slow shake of the head, because we liberal middle class kids felt badly that he was only two degrees of separation from a man we thought sucked in a big way. I...

Snarky's Cinemachine: The Salt Supremacy

by Ange Anderson
July 26, 2010 at 10:16am

Hollywood has a well established history of ineptitude as it relates to balancing the wishes of fans with the desire for strong box office numbers. Producers would be wise to create entertainment, which privileges preservation of source material or genre conventions over profit concerns, as many of these films enjoy tremendous success at the box office. (Lord of the Rings, ...

On Our Radar

by Katie Waldeck
July 23, 2010 at 4:21pm

The week has come to a close, which only means one thing: it's time for another installment of On Our Radar! We're rounding up some of the most interesting things we read this week.

  • Canadian Teen Melodrama Degrassi: The Next Generation is adding a trans character to the cast. Jos Truitt of Feministing is optimistic for the potential of a "good learning opportunity".
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BitchTapes: Songs I'm Never Going to Attempt at Karaoke Ever Again!

by Katie Waldeck
July 23, 2010 at 2:43pm

My name is Katie, and I have a really terrible singing voice. I’ll admit it. I’m not ashamed. This presents a huge problem, though, because I do love Karaoke a lot, am very, very, very easily embarrassed, and lack the stage presence that makes up for being a bad singer. It should be noted, too, that no amount of alcohol changes any of these factors (well, maybe the being...

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