Time for a blog roundup!
- Former Bitch intern Katie Presley reviews Anuradha Roy’s novel, An Atlas of Impossible Longing, on the Ms. blog.
- Bitch contributor Chally writes on representing representations of feminism, saying, “when feminism becomes about defending the identity rather than doing the work, that’s when we have a big problem.”
- The Crunk Feminist Collective shares their post-Mother’s Day musings.
- Bad Reputation compares retellings of The Little Mermaid.
- HuffPo reports on a pro-QUILTBAG church ad… and the “progressive” group that refuses to run it.
- Bitch contributor Sady Doyle discusses H.R. 3 and so-called pro-life Democrats at Global Comment.
- In better news, Mother Jones relates that the Navy will now perform same-sex marriages!
- Bitch contributor Jaclyn Friedman spoke at the Boston SlutWalk; check out the video and transcript of her speech!
- ColorLines praises the web series “The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl and Friends.”
- Feministe’s Clarisse Thorn names her “Central Sex-Positive Feminist Ideas.”
- At Gay YA, Bitch contributor Everett Maroon talks about his goals as a trans writer. On his personal blog, he writes of Chaz Bono and the simplistic ways in which people talk about gender.
- AfterEllen takes on a subject near and dear to the hearts of many queer web addicts: lesbian shipping wars!
- Feminist polygamy? Katherine Butler explores the concept on AlterNet.
- xkcd had a recent win with an edition about female scientists. Feministing reprints the “Marie Curie” comic and talks about why it’s right on target.
- Community star Ken Jeong is excerpted on Racialicious regarding Mother’s Day and his wife’s battle with breast cancer.
- The new Topside Press is looking for short fiction by and/or about transgender people! Read more at their homepage.
- Original Plumbing debuts the trailer for Nick Krieger’s memoir, Nina Here Nor There: My Journey Beyond Gender.
- Garland unpacks Lady Gaga’s “Judas” at Tiger Beatdown, including a phrase I never knew I always wanted in my life: “racy biblical slash fic.”
Thoughts? What else have you been reading?
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Sounds Opinions interviews Sara Marcus
Anonymous replied on
This week's Sound Opinions program interviews Sara Marcus, author of the great book "Girls to the Front." Can be heard at www.soundopinions.org
This week I wrote a
Kate Coenen replied on
This week I wrote a review/recap of the Doctor Who episode, "The Doctor's Wife": http://tinyurl.com/3qtad3z
I am currently working on a blog post reviewing different job search guides, and expect to have that up soon.
I wonder why the article on
Amelia Robertson replied on
I wonder why the article on "feminist" polygamy doesn't ask the question about a relationship where there's one wife and several husbands?
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