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It May Be Different for “Girls,” but the “New York” Magazine Photos Are More of the Same

Do we need Lena Dunham in her underwear on the cover of New York magazine in order to stay true to the ethos of Girls? Read more »

Mad Men: A Little Bisous

After 18 long months, Mad Men returned last night with a two-hour episode, bringing plenty of cocktails, office power plays, and surprise-party dance numbers along with it: Don’t let my fake laugh deceive you—I’m so pissed right now.” - Don Andi, Annalee, and I will... Read more »

Maxim's "Cure A Feminist" Spreads the Sexism Even Farther Than It Dared to Hope

I noticed a friend’s Facebook share the other day of a Maxim “article” along with a critique of the language of “lads mags.” Here’s the magazine feature, which is disgustingly violent in the most straightforward of ways, in order to give some context, but what I really want to... Read more »

Required Reading: Disgrace

What do you say when it turns out that a friend or close coworker is into by rape-y highbrow erotica? Prize-winning literature is a minefield for polite conversation. Read more »

On Our Radar: The Hunger Games, Santigold, and an All-Black Remake of Steel Magnolias

Here’s what we’ve been reading this week: Live in the Bay Area? You probably should mark your calendar for this feminist, Native American art show by artist ... Read more »

Project Runway All Stars: The Grand Finale

It was the grand finale last night for our All Stars as joy, tears, and pantsuits filled the runway: “It’s the story of a vampire from the 18th century who has lived many hundreds of years and now resides in Williamsburg, occasionally borrowing clothes from her Hasidic dandy friends.”... Read more »

Choose Your Own Mad Men Adventure!

This choose your own adventure-style Mad Men game combines video game nostalgia, television fandom, and online time-wasting in the best way possible. Read more »

Douchebag Decree: Sanford Police Department

Douchebag is too flippant a word to describe what happened in Sanford, Florida. George Zimmerman, a self-appointed neighbhood watch member with a history of racial profiling ... Read more »

School's Out: Rainbow Health Ontario & the Trans PULSE Project

The idea was that a study capable of producing statistics and other empirically grounded information could be used as a way to get more funding for existing services and in the creation of new services for trans people. Of course Scanlon and Travers already knew there was a pressing need for better... Read more »

Capitol Control: The Irony of the Hunger Games Movie Mania

Happy Hunger Games! Do you have your ticket to see a midnight showing of the movie tonight? A bunch of us at Bitch do, and I for one am beyond psyched. (Check back tomorrow for our review!) I’ve watched the trailers, listened to the... Read more »

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