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Why Don't Female Directors Get Nominated for Oscars? It's About Money, Money, Money.
In the 85-year-long history of the Academy Awards, only four women have been nominated for Best Director. That’s absurd.
This year, the 77 percent male, 94... Read more »
Hey, Let's Not Slut-Shame Beyoncé for Her Super Bowl Outfit
Sports pundits are still be trying to make yesterday’s Super Bowl all about the actual game (and yes, that 108-yard touchdown was pretty impressive), but let’s be honest with ourselves—the real winner of the game was Beyoncé’s halftime performance. And not just because she didn... Read more »
Just for Fun: Puppy Bowl Comic!
I love watching sports.
But watching them with other people is an exercise in frustration. Either I just want the commentary to stop so I can watch the game and eat chips in peace, or I’m bored because there’s nobody to commiserate with. And now that there are ads for Super Bowl ads,... Read more »
This is the Future: Emergency Contraception Vending Machines on Campus
That’s it, we’re in the 21st Century: College campuses can install Plan B vending machines, according to a recent ruling by the FDA.
The regulatory agency weighed in on the... Read more »
Interview With Manda Collis, Multiclassing Gamer
Manda Collis is a manager of the Roleplay Hub Network, where she spends her time helping build a community of online roleplaying gamers. She’s also an ISBN Manager for Evil Hat... Read more »
On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup
Starting this week, Bitch’s weekly news roundup is now daily! This morning was full of Super Bowl news—we’ll have more analysis of the media spectacle (Beyonce! Puppy Bowl!) later today.
• Hooray for Ravens linebacker ... Read more »
Girls, Girls, Girls Episode Four Recap: “It’s a Shame About Ray”
In its fourth episode of the season, Girls continues to let us know that our early twenties years contain some of life’s best experiences: publishing a piece of writing on a hipster blog, dating an artist of midlevel fame, going to the “best warehouse party ever!”,... Read more »
Germany in Uproar over Political Profile that Calls Out Sexism
In many ways Germany is not an unprogressive state. People are free to elect, choose and live whatever they want. We have a female chancellor and a gay minister for foreign affairs. People were even supportive of ... Read more »
Silver Linings Playbook, Though Worthwhile, Tackles Mental Illness Without Subtlety
It’s not that Silver Linings Playbook fails at what it’s trying to do, exactly. It’s easy to see why the film racked up Oscar... Read more »
Q&A with an Editor of Race and Class in Academia Anthology Presumed Incompetent
In my last post, I explained my love for the new anthology Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia. Using... Read more »
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