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Adventures in Feministory: Betty Ford
Former First Lady Betty Ford passed away on Friday. She was 93 years old—the same age her late husband was when he passed five years ago. The mega media... Read more »
Political InQueery: Tier-Two Glitterbombs
I expect that Vander Plaats, the founder of The Family Leader, will be glitterbombed soon. If Newt Gingrich got a dose of party supplies for his anti-gay stance and writings, surely some of the... Read more »
Murder, She Blogged: Detectives in Distress
All good characters have a complex back story. But what is it with giving female TV detectives a particularly awful past?
By no means is every female investigator on television shown to be “damaged,” but I think there are enough to make up an anecdotal trend. This “damage” is usually crucial in... Read more »
Beyonce in Weddingland
My love of Beyoncé has been well documented on this blog before, so I won’t get into it again here. However, I do want to talk about Bey’s new video for “The Best Thing I Never Had,” or rather, talk about the way other people are... Read more »
Murder, She Blogged: Prime Suspect
Are there any explicitly feminist crime TV shows? Prime Suspect, which ran on UK television channel ITV from 1991 to 2006, is surely a contender, starring Helen Mirren as Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison, a... Read more »
Sweet 15: Our Anniversary Party is TONIGHT!
Our Sweet 15 anniversary party is tonight in Portland! Help us celebrate 15 years of a feminist response to pop culture with a retrospective of Bitch covers, and buy a few favorites to take home and hang on your wall!
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When: Friday, July 8th 6-9pm... Read more »
Political InQueery: Social Security is a Feminist Issue
I’ve written a few times on this blog about unfair criticism and downright racist language aimed at President Obama, in part because it’s so prevalent and persistent, and in part because I believe it deflects attention from policy critiques. For a president as centrist as Barack Obama,... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: Barbara MacEwen & the Haters of New York
Still thrilled about New York’s victory for marriage equality? Yep, me too. I wish I could have finished off Pride month in the Big Apple amongst millions of ecstatic fellow QUILTBAGs.
You know who’s not as happy, though? Douchebaggery all-stars like... Read more »
Stage Left: You Gotta Get A...Black Girl?
Musical theatre black women are often minor characters who show up to enlighten the main (white) ones with a Big Gospel Number, and then sink once more into the background. In spring 2006, not one but two shows premiered containing songs specifically lampooning this trope. And these are... Read more »
Murder, She Blogged: Mrs. Columbo
Columbo was the late, great Peter Falk’s most well-known role. We knew him by his rumpled mackintosh, his preternatural ability to hone in on the killer within seconds, and his catchphrase, “Just one more thing….” And, of course, the shadowy figure of Mrs. Columbo.
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