Stand-Up Ladies, Chauvinist Pigs, Rollergirls, and Game Geeks. Plus: Our First Comic!
Columns
On The Page—Cornering the market: Damali Ayo on the business of race On Maternity—Alpha mom, omega journalism On Wheels—Holy rollers: Is roller derby the new burlesque? On The Field—Out of bounds: Do transsexual athletes throw like girls?
Features
L in a Handbasket—Kate Clinton’s politics of funny I’m Not a Terrorist—An original comic about homeland insecurity Beyond the Valley of the Geeks—Notes on gender and gaming Laughing all the Way to the Polls—Do female politicians need a new punch line? Hog Heaven—Ariel Levy on female chauvinist pigs and the rise of raunch culture She’s Got Game—From Pac-Man to polo, six writers explore the games of our lives The Nan Show—How nannies rewrote the rules on TV parenting
