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An Inspiring Film Looks At the Life of Activist Grace Lee Boggs
Lifelong social justice activist Grace Lee Boggs died this morning at the age of 100. If the glossy pages of my elementary school history books had told me stories like that of Grace Lee Boggs... Read more »
Luluc's New Album "Passerby" Brings Soft Sounds for Summer
Australian duo Luluc at home onstage in Sydney earlier this year.
On one of the hottest days of the summer, I plugged in my headphones and turned on Luluc’s new album Passerby. It was 90 degrees in my office and the... Read more »
On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
Here’s all the feminist news on our radar today:
• Janet Mock is joining the staff of Marie Clare as a... Read more »
How Well-Intentioned Public Health Campaigns Can Wind Up Shaming Women
In sci-fi classic The Handmaid’s Tale, women’s bodies are controlled and seriously policied by society.
We can all agree that fetal alcohol syndrome is a tragedy. But although American public awareness campaigns about the dangers of drinking while pregnant have good... Read more »
On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
Here’s all the feminist news on our radar today:
• Maria Bamford’s comedy gets vulnerable is a very rare way—as someone with bipolar... Read more »
BitchTapes: Hot Hot Hot!
This mostly ladies jam mix is all about the heat and the sun. Enjoy it from the comfort of too-cold A/C, or blast it from your rooftop bbq. Turn your boombox on and sweat it out.
Hot Hot Hot from... Read more »
Nostalgia Does Not Make "Saved by the Bell" Grow Sweeter
Saved by the Bell premiered 25 years ago this summer. We’re sure to be seeing a lot of loving retrospectives of the sitcom about six friends in an upper-middle class high school, so I’m here to say that nostalgia has not made the show any more digestible. Instead,... Read more »
On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
• Marvel announced that The Falcon, a black, male superhero who hails from Harlem, will be promoted to the role of Captain America in a new comic book... Read more »
How Can We Talk About Surviving a Suicide Attempt?
On World Suicide Prevention Day, we're highlighting New York-based photographer Dese’Rae L. Stage's project “Live Through This”—it collects portraits and stories of suicide attempt survivors. She sees “Live Through This” as a mantra for those who have survived suicide... Read more »
On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
• As the White House investigates sexual assault at universities, more reports of botched cases arise. [RH Reality Check... Read more »
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