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She Got Problems: A Q&A with Alison McDonald
Alison McDonald merges comedy, female heroines, and the single black experience in the webisodes “She Got Problems” and “Alison is Having Really Bad Day.” Her videos, which are “trailers” for a... Read more »
New Ladydrawers! Why Are Women and Transgender Comic Creators Getting Less of the Pie?
This month, the Ladydrawers team, led by Anne Elizabeth Moore, is presenting some new data on who’s getting published in the comics industry and who isn’t. Even though, according to their recent research, the comics creator pool is just 54% male and the submission rates by male... Read more »
Bridal Party: Disney's Got You! Or Does It?
Did you know that Disney does weddings? Of course you did, even if only intuitively. But it goes beyond a simple extravagant wedding at Disneyland, Disney World, or Epcot Center. Disney takes the whole “be a princess on your wedding day” thing all the way, having developed a comprehensive wedding... Read more »
WTF Files: Video-Making Plastic Surgeon "Booty Doc" is a Total Ass
Elective cosmetic surgery is a complicated issue, but that hasn’t stopped Michael Salzhauer, Miami’s Wackiest Plastic Surgeon, from making cringe-worthy—and controversial—Internet parody videos.
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Adventures in Feministory: Clara Schumann, Classical Music Composer
Though Clara Schumann was born in 1819, her biography reads more like a modern-day drama. Raised by a divorced father (the infamously temperamental piano teacher Frederick Wieck), Schumann quickly developed virtuoso skills on the piano and became a child star, touring Europe before the age of 18.... Read more »
Thinking Kink: Does Female Submission Mean Oppression?
Before I even get into the thorny issue of how the media represents female sexual submissives, I want to lay some groundwork and represent feminists on both sides of the debate: Is the female submissive who consensually participates in BDSM empowered or betraying the sisterhood?
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True Blood: Let's Boot and Rally
Last night’s episode of True Blood gave us plenty of reasons to boot—and a few reasons to rally, too.
Just a typical night out in Bon Temps.
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Thinking Kink: Did Jared Leto and 30 Seconds to Mars Do BDSM Better?
A wise soul suggested that, if I wanted to see BDSM imagery meet pop culture, I should take a look at 30 Seconds To Mars’ video for their song “Hurricane.” Watch Jared Leto getting kinky, you say? Oh, well, if you insist. The things I do for this blog…
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Resisting Resistance: On Mahasweta Devi
Along with economic, political, sexual, social exploitation, and god knows what else, colonialism drained South Asia of its resources; this much we know and agree on. But, this encounter also unintentionally opened spaces for women and the ex-untouchable castes in areas like education and politics... Read more »
TGIF: Meow That's What I Call Music!
If you’re a diehard Smart Girls at the Party fan, please join me in being jazzed about the new show on the Smart Girls channel, ... Read more »
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