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Feministe points us to a New York Times piece on the 7 billion-person milestone and the importance of birth control…
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In the Frame: Valie Export's 1972 Manifesto, Nearly 40 years On
In 1972 the artist Valie Export wrote a manifesto, simply called “Women’s Art.” She went on to become a key figure in the feminist art movement and her words inspired many people, but I... Read more »
Bringing Up Baby: 1987's Baby Boom VS. 2010's Life as We Know It
Welcome to the twenty-first century. Are either of these films accurate or comprehensive portrayals of their time? Not even remotely. But they reflect cultural attitudes surrounding women, motherhood, and work, and the putrefied trope of Heigl’s character didn’t exist in 1987. Heigl and... Read more »
Thursday Night 'Lights: End of the World
This week, I’m going to focus on this week’s episode of Parks and Recreation. The Rapture-inspired plot not only yielded a lot of wackiness (long live Zorp!) but also some interesting character introspection.
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Douchebag Decree: Douche Roundup! Herman Cain Edition
The Republican party can’t catch a break, what with all this Herman Cain business. They’re sad that everyone’s got them figured all wrong. They’re... Read more »
In the Frame: Art and Femicide in Ju
Femicide is perhaps not the most attractive topic for an art exhibition, but then neither is it an acceptable crime. However, due to the continued ineptitude of the authorities in Juárez,... Read more »
Mom & Pop Culture: Dealing With The Halloween Hangover
Halloween is a time to bust out that creativity, play into the fantasy, and eat a ton of candy. It’s not a time to push adult sexuality or hyped up ideas of ideal bodies onto young kids. I’d rather by scared on Halloween by ghosts and goblins than by thoughts of little kids running amok... Read more »
Bibliobitch: Feeling Queasy with <em>Humiliation</em>
Critic and poet Wayne Koestenbaum has written a new book that is not what I’d call a “feel-good read.” I could call it some other things instead, like “queasy” or “discomfiting,” or I could take Koestenbaum’s sentiments and try to protect myself from the inherent humiliation of the... Read more »
Bringing Up Baby: An Open Letter to Jon Stewart
Dear Jon,
It is with tenderness, regret, and hope that I pen this proclamation of devotion and disappointment. Our unrequited affair began nine years ago, when I was a freshman at Northwestern University, the very incubator of your colleague Mr. Colbert, who was nevertheless no apple to my eye. “... Read more »
In the Frame: Great Artists Always Male? I Demand a Recount!
Feminism and art aren’t as closely linked as they should be, but I want to change that. Too many women are excluded from being called “the great artists,” as if we require a separate category. Well, I want to give Bitch readers and art lovers everywhere a reason to celebrate strong females in... Read more »
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