Backtalk: Don’t Waste Hannah Gadsby’s Time
This week, Dahlia and Amy dig into Hannah Gadsby’s tremendous, heartbreaking, and honest Nanette. Gadsby’s Netflix special gives us insight into what it means to to tell one’s story to wide acceptance—at one’s own expense. Using comedy as an example, Gadsby asks: Is it enough to be in... Read more »
On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Survivors Standing Together
They were awarded the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage.
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Electric Dirt: Queer Appalachia Is Redefining Southern Identity
The collective is promoting art, activism, and culture in the South while building queer community.
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Backtalk: Turn off the Gaslight
This week, Dahlia and Amy got to thinking more about the ubiquity of gaslighting after seeing a Twitter thread by writer Carmen Maria Machado and the case against Junot Diaz. The term originates from an eponymous play and film about a husband who gaslights his wife into thinking she’s going crazy... Read more »
On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Greta Gerwig's "Little Women" Adaptation
Meryl Streep’s in it, too!
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Sentimental Miseducation: Alice Bolin Deconstructs the Dead Girl Narrative
From Nicole Brown Simpson to JonBenét Ramsey, Twin Peaks to Pretty Little Liars, the Dead Girl trope has haunted American media and pop culture decade after decade.
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Creative Friction: For Francesca Lia Block, Writing is Healing
Francesca Lia Block’s new book The Thorn Necklace: Healing Through Writing and The Creative Process, weaves memoir with lessons on the craft of writing to create a unique and visceral guide to creativity.
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Top Democrats Better Start Acknowledging the Black Women Running for Office
Be better, Democrats.
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Why Are We Still Failing Women Chefs?
When men get to be creative empire-builders and women stewards of tradition, a chicken-egg problem emerges.
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Kesha Lost Her Appeal to Break Deals With Dr. Luke
At every point in the long legal battle thus far, Kesha has either lost in court or has dropped her claims.
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