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Name That Trope: She's hot! She's cool! She's one of the guys!
A few of us saw The Change-Up for the most recent Popaganda podcast (the things we’ll do for you…) and one of the many things I was struck with during the movie (among an inexplicable plot, a million penis... Read more »
Stage Left: Originals vs. Adaptations
One theme that comes up over and over again in conversations about the State of Musical Theater Today is the tragic lack of original musicals on Broadway. The way everything is an adaptation of an adaptation of an adaptation. No one’s having new and creative ideas anymore!
Well, to be blunt,... Read more »
On Our Radar
Great links to keep you busy this weekend!
The Rotund reports on Fat Ladies in Spaaaaaaaaace: A Body Positive Coloring Book. Someone get this for me please!
Leticia St. Remy at Xhibit P compares the... Read more »
Murder, She Blogged: Young Detectives
One of the reasons the detective genre is so beloved for so many of us, I think, is because we grow up on mysteries and detective stories.
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Douchebag Decree: Jours Apr
I lived in France for a short time in my carefree younger days, and I have fond memories of their refreshing attitudes about sex (and also soft cheeses): Ne t’inquietes pas! C’est naturel! and so on. However, call it the American prude in me, but I am thoroughly creeped out by... Read more »
New Online Articles from the Red Issue!
The Red Issue of Bitch is about to hit mailboxes (that means you, 1500 new subscribers!) and now you can get a sneak peek of what... Read more »
Bibliobitch: A Q&A with the Editors of The Revolution Starts at Home
The Revolution Starts at Home: Confronting Intimate Violence Within Activist Communities is an incredible anthology (that started as a zine) out from South End Press providing... Read more »
Murder, She Blogged: Violence on Screen
I’m not saying that violence should never be shown or described. We need our movies and TV shows and games and books to address issues of the violence in our culture, and violence against women is included in that. But some of these examples just play into the same old misogyny—without asking... Read more »
Stage Left: "Mother Knows Best": on Abusive Parenting in TANGLED
Abusive parents are a real problem in the real world. I know more than a few people who upon seeing this movie connected Goethel’s behavior with that of their own parents, and took it as a cue to reassess their relationships. And because of that I think that this film, despite its flaws, has... Read more »
In Her Own Words: Gloria Steinem on HBO
Much of the publicity for the new HBO documentary Gloria: In Her Own Words tells us that... Read more »
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