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On the Map: Out, Damned Spot

by Mandy Van Deven
February 17, 2010 at 12:00am

“Really? No! I mean, is this story for real?”

This was my reaction to finding out that, after four centuries (yes, centuries), Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London will hold its first-ever play penned by a woman. Nell Leyshon’s Bedlam will begin showing in September, and “it’s about damned time” doesn’t begin to cover it!

Photo credit: Claire...

Four Fabulous Video Band-Aids YOU need NOW!

by Kat Kimberley
February 16, 2010 at 1:30pm

I’m having one of those days. The type that can’t be improved by consuming ridiculous amounts of caffeine or chocolate. (I tried.) Lately, each time I turn on the news, my stomach begins to ache and I feel like I’m gonna hurl. It’s days like these when the slumping economy, plastic television pundits, and big bank bonuses really bum me out.

Are you like me?...

The Biotic Woman: What Big AR Gets Wrong

by Brittany Shoot
February 16, 2010 at 12:14pm

Last week, I got a message in my inbox: Starbucks is now selling vegan cookies!!!! Vegan revolution OMG!! And my cynical first thought was, "What? And why the hell should I patronize an organization I lovingly refer to as Starfucks?" Maybe I'm an anomaly as a vegan, or maybe I'm just an idealist, but I care about liberation for all, not just the animals. We shouldn't have to sacrifice one set...

Gwendolyn Brooks: Poetic License

by Sara Stroo
February 15, 2010 at 2:25pm

 Today's Adventures in Feministory features Gwendolyn Brooks, a Chicagoan, prolific poetess, and the first black author to win the Pulitzer Prize for her 1949 collection, Annie Allen. "Poetry is Life Distilled." -Gwendolyn Brooks

Reproductive Writes: The Rebranding Of Birth Control

by Holly Grigg-Spall
February 15, 2010 at 10:42am

Billboards proclaiming Black Children Are An Endangered Species have appeared across the city of Atlanta in the last couple of weeks. The poster was created by activist groups Georgia Right To Life and the Radiance Foundation. They claim that black women have three times the number of abortions in comparison to white women in the state and that this is indicative of a eugenics-based conspiracy...

Happy Valentine's Day from Bitch!

by Kelsey Wallace
February 14, 2010 at 11:09am

Hey Bitch fans! It’s Valentine’s Day, and whether you and your main squeeze have a romantic evening planned, or your romantic evening consists of drinking beers on the couch and passing out in front of the Winter Olympics (we’ve heard some people do that…) you can count on Bitch to be your Valentine. Look! We even got you a present:

So have a great...

I Can Has Feminizm?

by Kelsey Wallace
February 13, 2010 at 11:34am

Oh hai. So it’s been a while since the last installment of I Can Has Feminizm?, but fear not: Feminizt LOLz r bak. And just in time for the sporting event of the season! (You knew that cats love the Winter Olympics, right?)

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Bitchtapes! A New Kind of Love.

by Shaamini Yogaretnam
February 12, 2010 at 7:55pm

Bitchtapes! A New Kind of Love.

Tired of listening to Taylor Swift sing about all those love pains she’s endured? Yeah, me too. In (dis)honor of Valentine’s Day, here are some of my favorite tunes to smile to that present a love that is sometimes problematic, often tiring but never boring.

Preview the new issue of Bitch with three new articles!

by Kjerstin Johnson
February 12, 2010 at 3:46pm

Bitch’s Old issue (with a diorama-tastic cover) should be hitting mailboxes shortly. In the meantime, you can check out three hot-off-the-proverbial-press articles. We’ve got an analysis of 1963’s Fascinating Womanhood’s legacy (“Forever Your Girl”), a round-up of recent (male) child media prodigies (“Hitting the Small Time”), and an overview of fertility apps (“Control Womb”). If...

Forever Your Girl: The Legacy of Helen Andelin's Fascinating Womanhood

February 12, 2010 at 3:13pm

Call it a feminist coincidence: Two books published in 1963 examine gender, sex, and marriage, but arrive at diametrically opposite conclusions. In The Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan complains that “the only passion, the only pursuit, the only goal a woman is permitted is the pursuit of a man.” Meanwhile, Helen Andelin's Fascinating Womanhood urges women to embrace that primary passion,...

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