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Mirah and Tender Forever's "Low Self Control" Video Gives Us More Reasons to Listen to the Track on Repeat
We’ve been loving the Mirah and Tender Forever track “Low Self Control” around the office since it came out last month, and now there’s a video!
(Transcript on the way!)
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Adventures in Feministory: Carmen Miranda
Carmen Miranda, the lady in the tutti-frutti hat, captivated global audiences from the 1930s through the 1950s. She had charm, talent, and money. She also had an incessant loyalty to her identity—affording curiosity, admiration, desertion, parody, and her own self-mockery. All this from a pop icon... Read more »
Preacher's Daughter: Class Consciousness in Mavis Staples' "You Are not Alone"
Mavis Staples—gospel singer, soul artist and Civil Rights activist—is nothing short of a living legend. She started singing gospel with her family in the 1950s and had a successful Stax career as front woman for the Staple Singers. Though the family specialized in gospel, Staples’ raw vocals and... Read more »
Sexual Inadequacy: SNL and K-Y
Last week K-Y released an ad featuring two ladies talking about their sex lives, and lubricant, and “special moments” represented by tasteful coital fireworks. They are both sitting on their bed in drab, comfortable clothes. And they have the following exchange:
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Preacher's Daughter: St. Vincent's "Cruel" Take on Labor
Over the weekend, St. Vincent’s upcoming album, Strange Mercy, started streaming on NPR. The woman behind the band,... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: Billy Corgan Decides Transphobia is the Only Way to Get Attention
Billy Corgan continued his downward trajectory towards irrelevancy (wrestling, anyone?) last week by not only insulting, slandering and threatening violence against Portland-based guitar pedal maker Devi Ever, but by making some incredibly transphobic statements for all of the Internet to see.
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American Apparel's Next XL Top Model
Nancy’s tumblr (called extra wiggle room in response to AA’s message to women who “need a little extra wiggle room where it counts”) is full of photos of her posing in various levels of dress with various levels of dressing... Read more »
BiblioBitch: The Pile of Stuff at the Bottom of the Stairs
Mary is not happy. Simply put, her husband, Joel, is a slob: He leaves garbage, wet towels, and dirty clothes around and ignores her (or, worse, tells her to “... Read more »
Preacher's Daughter: An Introduction
My name is Kristin Rawls, and, yes, I am a preacher’s daughter. I’m in my early 30s, and I was raised in an unusual blend of Protestant traditions. The preacher (my dad) grew up in the Southern Baptist church, got “saved” during the Pentecostal-influenced “Jesus movement” of the 1970s... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: Bad Mothering Lawsuit
In 2009, two adult children filed a lawsuit to sue their mother, Kimberly Garrity, for more than $50,000 in “emotional distress” damages. At the time, twentysomething Steven II and eighteensomething Kathryn alleged their mother failed to do her motherly duties thereby accusing Kimberly Garrrity of... Read more »
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