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The "Bridesmaids" Effect: How Did "Bridesmaids" Change Hollywood?
In this mad, mad world of ours, there are only a few things that we can all agree upon—the sky is blue, the internet cat video pheonomena is an excellent waste of time, and the film Bridesmaids was one of the biggest hits of... Read more »
Academia's Anti-Fat Problem.
“Dear obese PhD applicants: if you don’t have the willpower to stop eating carbs, you won’t have the willpower to do a dissertation #truth”
That tweet from... Read more »
On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup
Here’s the feminist news on our radar this morning!
• On Tuesday, The National Women’ Law Center filed groundbreaking complaints against five health care... Read more »
Meet the Teen Girl Superhero Squad Who Fight Racism and "Nerd Discrimination"
Something truly rad has happened in Winnipeg, Canada. A group of teenage girls has created their own set of superhero trading cards. The after school group has dreamed up heroines who fight against... Read more »
A Short List of Great Resources for Racial Diversity in Young Adult Sci-Fi
This is my last post on the Girls of Color in Dystopia guest blog series. I’ve read nearly 40 books just for this series and was disappointed (but, sadly, not surprised) to realize just how many of them have few to... Read more »
Oh Joy Sex Toy: A Couples' Vibrator!
Combining comics with completely NSFW sex toy reviews? Yes, please.
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"It’s Never Been a Better Time for Women in Comedy."
As any of you who have been following this blog know, we’ve devoted quite a bit of brain power to figuring out where the idea that women aren’t funny comes from.
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Two YA Authors Explore Life After the Bomb
We all know (or should) about the horrific effects of the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II.
Authors Ellen Oh and Julianna Baggott both draw from this sickening point in history to explore even more dystopic aftermaths of post-bomb life.
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What I Learned About Gender and Power from Sailor Moon
My life began in 1995 — the year I turned eight and became a divorced kid.
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On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup
Happy Friday, fellow feminist-news junkies! Here’s all the wordy business on our radar this morning.
• If you’ve been following the story of Beatriz, the young Salvadorean woman whose pregnancy threatens her life (she has severe medical complications stemming from lupus, and the baby... Read more »
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