Et Tu, Brutes: Donna Zuckerberg on How Misogyny Red-Pilled the Classics
When the Red Pillers—online communities of far-right, anti-feminist men—need to back up their misogynist and racist claims, they look to Ovid, Euripides, or the Stoics.
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BitchWatch: 11 Bitch-Approved Films You Should Watch This Fall
Fall’s film slate features thrilling tales of mystery, murder, rivalry, and revenge.
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2018 Was the Summer of the Asian Beach Read
Having access to the “beach read” label feels like acceptance—the ability to reach audiences who might see our work as a source of pleasure instead of education.
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Girl on a Sexist Bandwagon: The Consequences of Publishing’s “Gone Girl” Craze
In these books, certain women are allowed to be messy, make mistakes, and commit heinous crimes while also being presented as anti-heroines who are simply ensnared in systems larger than themselves.
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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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