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Music Matters: Dancing on My Own
But the dancefloor has always done it for me. Doesn't matter much what kind of music. In my days as a spookyweird kid in New Orleans it was goth night and punk shows, doing the cobweb-pull (goth inside joke) or slamming into other bodies in the pit, wearing my bruises as a badge of honor. I'm... Read more »
Political InQueery: Effects at the Polls
During the campaign season we took a look at a few campaigns that actively used race and ethnic stereotypes as part of their strategy on the road to Washington, DC. There were undocumented workers slipping across poorly guarded borders to steal American jobs and infect the country with drug-related... Read more »
Are you watching Reality Rehab?
Are you tired of reality TV stereotypes like the Desperate Bachelorette, the Angry Black Woman, and the Douchebag Dude? If you said yes, then here’s another question: Have you been watching Jenn Pozner’s new web series... Read more »
Bechdel Test Canon: Two Friends
In Two Friends, leads Emma Coles and Kris Bidenko deliver nuanced, ingenuous performances as polar opposites Louise and Kelly. The movie documents the dissolution of their childhood friendship following Louise's acceptance into an elite girls' academy that Kelly's stepfather refuses to let... Read more »
Music Matters: Why Feminists* Love Bruce Springsteen
*By "feminists" I mean me.
Not long ago, I got into a conversation on Twitter about why feminists love Bruce Springsteen. Of course I can't speak for all feminists or even most feminists, but I can certainly discuss my love for Springsteen. And it seems only right to follow... Read more »
Political InQueery: Where Do We Go from Here?
The 2010 midterm elections are over. Well, for the most part. It may be a while before all of the ballots are sorted out in the Alaska Senate race, and there's a recount in North Carolina for a House seat, making nine as yet undecided races in that legislative body. And while Washington, DC may be... Read more »
Grand Rounds: Dissecting Grey's Anatomy: That's Me Trying
This week’s on Grey’s Anatomy, big decisions and big changes at Seattle Grace (and beyond!), a little plastic surgery shaming, and some M*A*S*H flashbacks for some of the Grand Rounds bloggers.
It’s sweeps season, and that means the stunts are on, full bore. Be... Read more »
Bechdel Test Canon: The Headless Woman
Today's entry is the first in the series to focus on the work of a female director. In the coming weeks, we'll discuss contributions from filmmakers like Jane Campion, Catherine Breillat, Deepa Mehta, Rachel Raimist, G.B. Jones, Lynne Ramsay, Julie Dash, and Courtney Hunt, among others. But... Read more »
Political InQueery: Know the Women in Congress, Part I
A record number of women—262, in all—ran campaigns for the House in the 2010 midterm elections. Despite this wave of women, fewer will be in the House once the 112th Congress begins than were in the 111th. 75 women will take their seats in the voting body, many of them for the first time. Here is a... Read more »
Music Matters: The Man in Black
Johnny Cash, "The Man In Black" (Click for lyrics)
A few months ago, I read a... Read more »
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