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Mom & Pop Culture: Viral Videos
We’re (not so) slowly creating a new social contract where oversharing has become de rigueur. Blame it on the popularity of reality TV or the easy access the Internet provides—either way, we’re currently at a place where a video... Read more »
The 99%: Villainy and the Very Rich on Revenge
On ABC’s Revenge, the story is uprooted from the Second Empire in France to the modern-day Hamptons. The heroine is Amanda Clarke turned Emily Thorne, who seeks revenge on her old neighbors after her father was wrongly convicted of a terrorist plot, leading to her placement in... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: If I Were a Douchebag Forbes Writer Edition
If you don’t want to give Marks the pageviews, Dominion has a nice highlight reel from his article here. Instead of rehashing the (many) negative aspects of what Marks had... Read more »
Bitch in a Box: Music Lover's Edition Part II
If you’re still in the market for music gifts after Bitch in a Box: Music Lover’s Edition, Part I, here’s Part II with even more albums from 2011 that’ll make... Read more »
Mom & Pop Culture: The Reality of Reality TV Parenting
I understand that reality television has to have some sort of “hook” to get you, the viewer, interested enough to stick around. For the most part, that’s usually drama. Even when shows are about parenting, it’s not the day-to-day rhythm that gets airtime, but rather the sensational,... Read more »
In The Frame: Art Therapy
Art therapy has been used for years on patients who are dealing with trauma in all its forms, whether they are suffering from cancer, struggling to fit into a community that isolates women of a certain age or race, or rebuilding their lives following rape and domestic violence. A lot can be gained... Read more »
Bibliobitch: Somnambulist Zine Creates One More for the People
Martha Grover has been publishing her zine Somnambulist since 2003. The first collection of this zine, One More for the People came out on Tuesday from... Read more »
Bitch in a Box: Music Lover's Edition, Part I
With all the great music that came out this year, there's no excuse for not knowing what to get the music fan in your life. Here are some suggestions, with more to come!
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Bechdel Test Canon: Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Robert Altman’s Come Back to the Five and Dime offers a space to explore film characters’ relationship to fandom and identity politics, as well as the relationship between actresses and male directors.... Read more »
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