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Call the Midwife: Three Questions to Ask Republicans about Reproductive Healthcare that Have Nothing to Do with Abortion
Last night’s episode of Call the Midwife veered away from the familiar topics of abortion and birth control and provided a reminder of something that often gets lost in policy discussions about reproductive health: In so many ways, these issues have to do with love. Reproductive... Read more »
Adventures in Feministory: Simone de Beauvoir
You probably know her as the French intellectual who penned the feminist tome The Second Sex. But did you know that in addition to writing this 800-page (in English translation—the French is shorter) classic of feminist theory, Beauvoir was also a journalist, essayist, novelist,... Read more »
On Our Radar: Binders, Breast Cancer, and Fisting!
Unsurprisingly, Binders Full of Women is this week’s fave Tumblr. But read on for some of the week’s reads you have have missed!
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BitchTapes: The Daily
BitchTapes: The Daily from BitchTapes on 8tracks Radio.
I don't know about you, but I've been spending a whole lot of time with preschoolers lately... Read more »
Project Runway Season 10: From Russia With Yawn
Well, so last night’s finale happened.
Yeah, we had expectations too.
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Douchebag Decree: What We Talk About When We Talk About Free Speech. (Spoiler Alert: Usually, Your Right to See Boobs)
Some weeks you just want to burn down the whole Internet, and—well, until yesterday’s torrent of hilarious post-debate memes, anyway—this has undoubtedly been one of those weeks.
Last Friday afternoon, as you might have heard, or read, or absorbed via social-media osmosis, Gawker’s... Read more »
WTF Files: Minnie Mouse Deemed Too Fat For Fashion
Is it just me or have cartoon mice really been letting themselves go lately? A cute hairbow can go a long way, but no amount of polka dots will slim you down on the runway at Barney’s, which is where the new, skinny Minnie Mouse (along with several of her Disney pals) will be this holiday... Read more »
Enough about Saving the Boobs. What about Saving Women's Lives?
In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness month, the porn site Pornhub.com is promising to donate money for every 30 “boob videos” viewed on its website during October. Perhaps the most craven example of pinkwashing yet, a visit to Pornhub.com reveals that the site’s logo has been decked... Read more »
Women of the Internet Tell Mitt Romney to Shove It in His Binder
If you watched the second US presidential debate last night I’ve got four words for you: “binders full of women.” (If you didn’t watch the debate, here are... Read more »
Backlot Bitch: The AIDS Crisis As Told By Two Recent Documentaries
Two recent documentaries, two different coasts, one scary enemy, and hundreds of hours of footage. This is the history and legacy of the AIDS crisis in North America, as told by the cameras and concerned filmmakers who were there.
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