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BiblioBitch: Beauty Queens
Pageant competitors in a dire situation? It sounds like a recipe for an overly catty misogyfest (or, let’s be honest, a terrible porno). Instead, Libba Bray has crafted a complex, blistering satire that is, dare I say, one of the most explicitly feminist novels I have ever read.
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Political InQueery: SCOTUS, Wal-Mart, and the Limits on the Rule of Law
In what I’ll call the executive summary of the Supreme Court’s decision to throw out the class action lawsuit alleging sex-based discrimination against the female employees of Wal-Mart, Justice Scalia writes that the plaintiffs must show evidence that the company operates under “a... Read more »
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We’re seeking a senior editor to join our staff in a part-time, but ongoing, capacity.
For more than 15 years, Bitch Media has published Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture, a quarterly magazine devoted to media- and pop-culture critique and analysis. Each issue of Bitch offers commentary... Read more »
B-Sides: Susan McKeown, "Singing in the Dark"
There is, in my opinion, a right way and a wrong way to advertise Irish singer Susan McKeown’s album ... Read more »
Revenge of the Feminerd: Feminerd Miis
I took your suggestions on your feminerd role models and tried to find instructions on making Miis for them for Nintendo Wii. There isn’t enough space to give full instructions on Miis here, but I’ll give you the list of the feminerd ones I did find on MiiCharacters, as well as a few I... Read more »
Political InQueery: Criticism & Obamockery
Barack Obama impersonator Reggie Brown (not to be confused with the football player) was yanked by GOP operatives at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans this weekend... Read more »
On Our Radar
This week has been chock-full of awesome articles and online conversations! Here’s some of what we’ve been reading:
The Black Women Film Festival happens this weekend in Atlanta, Georgia!
Heather at... Read more »
Revenge of the Feminerd: Nerd "Hyperwhiteness"
Reading Benjamin Nugent’s book American Nerd in preparation for writing this column I came across a reference to research by UC Santa Barbara linguistics professor Mary Bucholtz, which argues that nerd culture manifests... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: Forty Beads
If you’re straight, monogamous, and female, Carolyn Evans wants to SAVE YOUR MARRIAGE! Her new book, Forty Beads, has “simple, sexy” advice: overcome the “libido gap” between women and men by having sex whenever... Read more »
Sm{art}: Sophia Wallace: Not Your Typical Fashion Shoot
Sophia Wallace is a photographer living and working in New York City. Wallace uses photography and portraiture to challenge normative assumptions about gender, race, and heteronormativity. I could probably write a blog post on each of her series, the photographs are so striking. Instead, I’ll... Read more »
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