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Bibliobitch: Of Lamb
I'm super excited for Of Lamb, the new book from poet Matthea Harvey and artist Amy Jean Porter, so although it hasn't been published yet I thought I'd share a sneak peek. The book is one long erasure... Read more »
Iconography: Jane Austen, a Contemporary Kind of Lady
Jane Austen has quite the hold over the contemporary imagination. Not only are her books still bestsellers almost 200 years after her death, but there's a veritable industry around adapting and appropriating her work. From The Jane Austen Book Club to... Read more »
The Long Goodbye: Meditations on Giving
Is giving nobler when done quietly? Oprah’s last season and the mixed messages that tie giving with getting.
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Offensive Commercials: Miller Lite "Man Up" Showdown!
Since I frequently share the TV with someone who loves NFL football, I've been watching a completely different set of offensive commercials as of late. (Typically I see the offensive ads directed at women, you know, the ones that make us... Read more »
Iconography: Elizabeth Gaskell, George Eliot, and Clashing Worlds in 19th Century England
Elizabeth Gaskell's North & South (1855) and George Eliot's Daniel Deronda (1876) are two of my favorite novels. They're both set in 19th century England, and written by women, so those are two big ticks right there. But one of the main reasons I like them both so much is that... Read more »
Adventures in Feministory: Maya Angelou
Through Maya Angelou’s grief, she started writing what would become perhaps the most famous series of autobiographies published in English; a series without precedent and which seems impossible to follow.
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Iconography: Jean Rhys and Jane Eyre
It's time to head back to the nineteenth century, and one Miss Charlotte Brontë. Jane Eyre (1847) is, of course, one of the most widely-read books in the English language. But I wonder about the kinds of readings that are to be had here. And I wonder what I'm getting out of this book that... Read more »
Douchebag decree: a Winter Round-up!
Gather 'round pardners! It's time for a Douchebag round-up! This week we're featuring three women unafraid to rain their misguided, bigoted, and douchey ways down on the world.
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Bechdel Test Canon: Volver
The Bechdel Test Canon comes to a close with my thoughts on Pedro Almodóvar's Volver.
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Iconography: It
Discuss the women of crime, that is. Crime fiction is still seen as very much a gentleman's genre, something at which fans of Agatha Christie and Patricia Highsmith, for a start, scoff vigorously (if scoffing can be performed vigorously). It isn't all Arthur Conan Doyle or hardboiled detectives... Read more »
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