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Music Matters: Sex, Guns'N'Roses, Nine Inch Nails, and My Misspent Youth
There always comes a point, when someone asks me to write for them, that I decide it's time to write about sex.
When it comes to a column about music, that's not as difficult as you might think. Sex is everywhere in pop music—rock 'n' roll, hip hop, r&b, they're full of it. From the moment... Read more »
Are your grandparents feeling down? Try superhero therapy!
If your grandma seems out of sorts at Thanksgiving dinner next week, ask her to consider Superhero Therapy. That’s the solution French photographer Sacha Goldberger came up with when he discovered that his 91-year-old Hungarian... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: Americans for Truth About Homosexuality
This week the douchetacular group Americans for Truth About Homosexuality, whose name invokes vague ideas about democracy and justice while its agenda promotes hate and intolerance, basically awarded the Douchebag Decree to itself.... Read more »
Sm{art}: Austin Unbound
Wif-pdx (Women in Film-Portland, natch) is part activist organization, part information network, and part event sponsor. This very week, for example, they are joining up with NW Documentaries, another kick-ass grassroots film... Read more »
Bristol Palin and The Situation Bring Us the World's Most Awkward PSA
In one of the weirder zeitgeist-y mashups we’ve seen in a while, Bristol Palin and The Situation have teamed up for a “Pause Before You Play” PSA for Candie’s. While well-intentioned I’m sure, the result is painfully awkward to behold:
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Bechdel Test Canon: Frozen River
Given mainstream Hollywood's fondness for glamorous actors and happy endings, it is a wonder 2008's Frozen River's lead actress Melissa Leo got an Oscar nomination for Best Actress and first-time writer-director Courtney Hunt a nod for Best Original Screenplay. Surprising none of its fans... Read more »
Political InQueery: Covering Women Politicians
According to some political pundits, Barbara Boxer faced the most challenging opponent of her Senate career in Carly Fiorina. Any advantageous position she'd had in previous elections as a female Democrat was at least... Read more »
Music Matters: Your Department of New Rock and Sweeping Declarations
(Wild Flag cover the Rolling Stones' Beast of Burden. Genderbent covers=some of my favorite things...)
The big exciting announcement in music this week was supposedly that iTunes now has the Beatles catalogue. Well, in news that may shock... Read more »
Smells like teen spirit: A few thoughts on Sassy 2.0, or whatever we're calling it
Well, what do you know? I was just gearing up to write a post about
the Bitch library's recent acquisition of a full set of Sassy magazines—the
first issue! the Kurt 'n' Courtney issue!... Read more »
Bechdel Test Canon: Lady Vengeance
Today's entry is one of two movies in the series that is part of a trilogy. It is particularly noteworthy for following an installment that gets more critical attention. Frankly, I think Park Chan-wook's Oldboy is... Read more »
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