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Backlot Bitch: Oh Boy, Girl Problems in Film Criticism
A film critic quits after his new publisher objects to reviews of movies with strong female leads, “fuzzy feminist thinking,” and “pandering to creepy hollywood mores produced by metrosexual imbeciles.”
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Bibliobitch: Author Lidia Yuknavitch's Freudian Flip
Lidia Yuknavitch gives the term “body language” fresh meaning in her debut novel, Dora: A Headcase (Hawthorne Books). In response to Sigmund Freud’s famous case study, “Dora: An Analysis of a Case of Hysteria,” Yuknavitch recasts 19th-century teen Ida Bauer, or Dora, as a 17-year... Read more »
Lady Liquor: Drinking Diaries and Women's Self-Judgment
At least half – if not two-thirds – of the essays in Drinking Diaries (a newly published book spawned by the blog of the same name) are downers. That stands to reason: alcohol is a... Read more »
Daddy Issues: Where Are All The Single Dads of Color? (Not on TV...)
Sister, Sister is still one of very few shows to feature a single father of color.
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Bitch Tapes: $10 Vocabulary
$10 Words from BitchTapes on 8tracks Radio.
Music occasionally begs accessories. A box of tissues, a journal, a picture (ripped in half or whole, depending on the song... Read more »
Backlot Bitch: Lena Dunham Doesn’t Care What You’ve Got to Say
Just because the omission of diversity that’s going on Girls isn’t anything new doesn’t mean it’s okay.
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Everything You Need to Know About the Media
With its intrigue, espionage, thousands of inappropriate emails, and shirtless pics, the coverage of this sex scandal has everything. And by “... Read more »
Lady Liquor: Does everybody get stoned? And if they do, what does that mean?
Some animals with behavior issues really respond to SSRIs, and while that’s a whole other can of, uh, worms (worms with rudimentary pleasure centers!) – it turns out some animals really like to trip. West African elephants regularly eat the bark of the iboga tree, which has been used by... Read more »
Thank God It's Over: An Elegy for Twilight
In its heyday, Dazzled by Twilight operated two stores, a performance space, and a tour of Twilight-related sites around Forks, Washington (population 3,175 and 8.5 Vampires), the former logging town–turned–Twilight fan mecca. Amidst fake conifers (... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: Macy's Won't Dump the Trump
The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is only a week away, which means we can all look forward to the over-the-top spectacle that perfectly represents this American holiday where we give thanks via excessive gluttony and then, the following day,... Read more »
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