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"Burning Love" is the Reality Dating Show Spoof You've Long Desired

  Last week, NBC premiered Ready for Love, the latest bland iteration of reality dating shows. In the show, three interchangeable clean cut dudes pick from groups of... Read more »

Four Racist Responses to the Boston Marathon Explosions

There is no right way to mourn a national tragedy. But there are wrong ways, like fanning flames of bigotry or using the occasion to stump for racist legislation.  Read more »

Catching Yellow Fever: New Video Series "They're All So Beautiful" Digs into Asian Dating Stereotypes

“When I see an Asian woman it’s just like, wow—she’s beautiful. It’s just like an angel was dropped right in front of me.” Read more »

How Do You Find Feminist Children's Books?

Sometimes it feels like the deck is stacked against finding feminist-friendly children’s literature.  Read more »

On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup

Here are my picks of the most interesting feminist news of the morning. Enjoy! And add links I missed to the comments.  • An artist removes Barbie’s makeup! [... Read more »

Finally! In "Immortal Rules," One Girl of Color Survives Dystopia

I’ve never read a single books published by romance giant Harlequin and so I carried Julie Kagawa’s ... Read more »

She's the Original: "I Am Divine" Examines the Life of Beloved Drag Legend

Artistic mediums always have innovators, those people who weren’t afraid to try new things with paint, words, light, film. Director Jeffery Schwarz’s new film I Am Divine creates... Read more »

"Alien Boy" is a Chilling Documentary on One Case of Police Brutality

A medic—who was sent away—checks out James Chasse’s injuries as police sip coffee.  Cases of police brutality are reported time and time again across the country.  And yet, despite the passing of years and supposed reforms, we are always taken aback when new cases arise.... Read more »

Ms. Opinionated: What Should I Do About My Friends' Wedding Costs?

Welcome to the latest installment of Ms. Opinionated, in which readers have questions about the pesky day-to-day choices we all face, and I give advice about how to make ones that (hopefully) best reflect our shared commitment to feminist values—... Read more »

A 15-Year-Old's Vision of Public School Dystopia

Last week, I looked at how Malinda Lo and Marie Lu, adult Asian-American authors, wrote race and gender into their worlds. In this... Read more »

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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.    Read more »

She-Hulk, Attorney at Law: She's Mean, She's Green, and She Believes in Due Process

Avenger. Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Member of the Fantastic Four. Read more »

Black Girls Hunger for Heroes, Too: A Black Feminist Conversation on Fantasy Fiction for Teens

What happens when two great black women fiction writers get together to talk about race in young adult literature? That's exactly what happens... Read more »

Eat, Pray, Spend: Priv-Lit and the New, Enlightened American Dream

Even as reports on joblessness, economic recovery, and home foreclosures suggest that no one is immune to risk during this recession, the popularity of women’s wellness media has persisted and, indeed, grown stronger.  Read more »