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On Our Radar
Happy Friday! Before we get too happy hour-ed (yep, it's a verb) to remember, here's what we've been reading this week!
Womanist Musings has a post up about what happens when douchebags (... Read more »
Race Card: Why I Might Give My Kids Biblical Names
The madness stops with me, I told myself years ago. My kids will have names that they won't have to spell out, that won't get their résumés dismissed, and that won't make it easy for others to discriminate against them. They will have generic Western names, damn it!
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Iconography: Who is in the Library?
I started this series with a strained and cheesy Doctor Who reference, and today's title was me finishing with one ("Silence in the Library," for those playing at home). Let's try and move on from my sparkling wit to discuss which kinds... Read more »
Adventures in Feministory: The History of the Babysitter
Okay, full disclosure, right up front: I'm a babysitter. Like, professionally. So maybe my fascination with the history of this job comes from a place of pure self absorption. Then again, there's a good chance many of you readers have been babysitters at some point (... Read more »
The Long Goodbye: Oprah at Her Best
Oprah meets the half-sister she recently discovered and produces a classy, deeply moving and fascinating story about family secrets, shame, and depth of character. This was truly Oprah at her best.
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Funny Ladies Find Love in Tech Support
We were big fans of Jenny Hagel’s last video series Feminist Rapper, so you can imagine our delight when she tipped us off to her latest work, the short film Tech Support, directed by Erik Gernand. If... Read more »
Iconography: Futures and Foibles
Any moment in time is the history others might look back on. I want to look to the writing happening, and the reputations being shaped, right now. Who do you think are going to be today's feminist literary icons in future eyes, and who ought to be? And what is the point of having icons?
I can't... Read more »
Iconography: Sookie Stackhouse
We've mostly talked about established icons of feminist interest, but now I want to look to a legacy that hasn't quite taken shape yet. Over the course of this week, we're going to talk about the how icons get to be icons, and Sookie, with her world of glitter, wisps of the unknown, and pushing... Read more »
The Long Goodbye: Oprah Showers Australia with Diamonds and Pearls
Oprah seems to seek constant validation—in Australia she surprises a pregnant mom super fan and says, "It's me! It's me! It's Oprah!" to the shocked woman—and creates frequent situations that allow her to have those validating moments, which she then broadcasts to millions of people. You know, the... Read more »
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