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On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
Here’s all the news on our radar today:
• Massachusetts became the eighth state to protect families against proposed SNAP cuts. Food stamp cuts go beyond just food—they’re part of assistance package referred to as... Read more »
Chilean Rapper Ana Tijoux's New Album Hits on Identity and Politics with Expert Flow
“Vengo, en busca de respuestas con el manojo lleno y las venas abiertas/ Vengo, como un libro abierto, ansiosa de aprender la historia no contada de nuestros ancestros.”
(“I come for answers, with a bundle of full and open veins/ I come as an open book eager to learn the untold story of... Read more »
Meet Lowell, the Raucous Garage Pop Singer Who's Not Afraid to be Hideous
Lowell examining some tasty trash at SXSW and the cover of her new EP. (Photo via Lowell’s Instagram)
SXSW has changed a great deal in its 27 years. For most of two decades, the country’s largest urban music... Read more »
On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
Here’s all the news on our radar today:
• These days, there’s a perception that marijuana is only kind of illegal—but a new website made by the ACLU shows how police are more than three... Read more »
New Film "I Believe in Unicorns" is a Teen Girl Dream, But Gets Lost in its Own Magic
When we meet Davina (Natalia Dyer) in Leah Meyerhoff’s film I Believe in Unicorns, she seems like many teenage girls—a dreamer lost in her own imagination, clad in Converse shoes and slip dresses, and... Read more »
What's Next for True Detective?
Now that we’ve had a week to process the True Detective finale, it’s time to start preparing for season two.
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On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
Here’s what’s on our radar this morning!
• Oscar award–winning actress Lupita Nyong’o is in talks with JJ Abrams for a lead role in a... Read more »
What Happens When Athletes Contradict Their Media Narratives?
A still from the NBC coverage of Adelina Sotnikova’s surprising winning skate at the 2014 Olympics.
There are two ways to succeed at sports: by being memorable, or by winning.
Note that one achievement does not necessarily imply the other, and that in some sports the two can... Read more »
On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
Here’s all the new we’re reading today:
• Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie won a major fiction prize—the National Book Critics Circle... Read more »
Veronica Mars is Back—And She’s Still Everything You Love.
When The CW canceled beloved TV show Veronica Mars in 2007, I was in my last year of college, huddled around the TV with friends. We all berated The CW for canceling our... Read more »
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