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sm{art}: Mierle Ukeles
How, exactly, does one become an artist-in-residence at a sanitation department? If you want to do it the way Mierle Ukeles did it, first you get expelled from Pratt for making "pornographic" abstract art. Then you have a baby. Then you write a rad manifesto that redefines everyday maintenance... Read more »
Adventures in Feministory: Norma Rae
Today is Labor Day, and while the most significant impact this has for many of us is on our wardrobes (see you next year, white pants) the holiday actually serves as a celebration of the contributions of American workers.
I’m sure I... Read more »
Racy Thoughts: No Media Sensation Without Representation
I'd be remiss to begin a blog on the intersection of race, gender and pop culture without mentioning that, in reading various other blogs on all three topics, I've kept happening upon the same complaint: that pop culture and many feminist publications often exclude or oversee the unique... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: Michael Arrington, Technological Determinist
OK, so we can all agree that there is a lack of women in positions of power in the tech industry, right? Right. Well, according to Douche du Jour Michael Arrington, it’s our own damn fault. In his piece for TechCrunch (charmingly titled... Read more »
The Dating Game: Three Things to Never Put in an Online Dating Profile
I have, as mentioned, a rather personally fraught relationship with online dating. Catching too many of my supposedly monogamous partners using personal ads to cheat on me left me pretty thoroughly unable to commit to the process. And, when it comes... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: Anti-Muslim A-Holes
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If you build it, they will come...out of the woodwork.
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BiblioBitch: Packing for Mars
Last week, I had the distinct pleasure of attending a lecture given by Mary Roach. Many of you have probably read her books Bonk and Stiff, and thus you know she is a thorough researcher whose tastes run a bit on the weird side. As she put it, she likes to... Read more »
$pread magazine closes shop
Sadly, $pread, the all volunteer-run quarterly written by and for sex workers, posted yesterday that they can no longer sustain their magazine:
We regret to inform you that…$pread will close its glittery doors soon after... Read more »
The Dating Game: Your Parents Know You Have Sex (A Memoir)
Why the pretense of "virginity" to my parents made so many things much more difficult. (Warning: the following involves sluthood, sexual assault and talking about either with one's parents.)
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Genderlicious: Dear Olivia Munn
Dear Olivia Munn,
There has been a lot of noise about you over the past two months. And it has mostly been about how you are a... Read more »
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