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On Our Radar
Happy Monday! Here's what's been On Our Radar lately at Bitch HQ:
Nailing the majority of female roles in mainstream movies, the Vulture details the 14 most thankless female roles of the past... Read more »
The Long Goodbye: Oprah and Franzen Fake it
Earlier this month, celebrated author Jonathan Franzen finally graced The Oprah Winfrey Show stage, an appearance roughly nine years in the making. Some of you may recall the press that ... Read more »
Bitch in a Box: Holiday Gift Guide, Calendar Edition!
No matter what you celebrate this time of year, chances are you're going to need to buy a gift for someone, and that's where our “Bitch in a Box” series comes in! Between now and the end of December, we (Bitch HQ staff and interns) will be taking turns writing themed gift guides designed... Read more »
Tweet #MooreandMe if You Hate Rape Apologists!
Feminists of the blogosphere, if you haven’t been tweeting the #MooreandMe hashtag, it’s time to start.
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The Long Goodbye: Michelle Rhee Gets the Winfrey Endorsement
Oprah presents Michelle Rhee as the person to lead education reform. Does this oversimplify the issue?
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Iconography: Figuring Fan Fiction
I was twelve or thirteen when I first started reading and writing fan fiction, and I can't see myself stopping any time soon. Fan fiction is not only creative, I haven't simply been a part of great communities, but there are some really interesting dynamics going on with feminist refiguring of... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: Sepp Blatter
Today's Douchebag Decree goes to (drum-roll please)... Sepp Blatter! The FIFA President has earned this distinction thanks to his cavalier and massively insulting response to the serious question of gay football fans' safety at the 2022 World... Read more »
Sm{art}: The Women of MoMA
Anthologies are tricky projects to undertake. They are by their nature exclusive, as their purpose is either to further a canon’s creation without challenging it, or... Read more »
Bechdel Test Canon: NANA
A celebration of popcorn fare, girl rockers, and female friendship with Kentarō Ōtani's 2005 film adaptation of Ai Yazawa's NANA, a popular shōjo manga series.
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Iconography: Ursula K. Le Guin, the Model of a Modern Mythmaker
I love Ursula K. Le Guin's writing so much. Who better with whom to finish our trip into feminist science fiction? And how to pick just a few of her works to write about…?!
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