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On Our Radar
Never fear, On Our Radar is here! We're rounding up some of the most interesting things we read in the feminist blogosphere!
HULK HERE TO SMASH GENDER BINARY! Audrey Bilger interviews the... Read more »
Sm{art}: Riva Lehrer's body of art
I first heard Riva Lehrer’s name when I spoke with Ann Fox and Jessica Cooley about curating shows dealing with art and disability. Actually seeing her work though, was inspiring. A Chicago-based painter... Read more »
OkCupid has less-than-OK policies. Especially if you're "ugly."
Bitch tipster alert! According to a trusted source (one of our sharpy-sharp readers), OkCupid, the popular (and free) online dating site, has a semi-secret policy that favors those who have been deemed the most attractive. Say what!?
Not OK, Cupid.
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Don't ask whether girls are actually bad at math. Ask why we're still having this discussion.
But seriously. “Daring to Discuss Women in Science” by John Tierney ran in the New York Times two days ago. In it, Tierney announces a proposed national law that would require the White House science... Read more »
Political InQueery: Where in the World is Bob Packwood?
Lots of people keep diaries. Lots of diary-keepers even write things down in multiple diaries, spanning years—thoughts that are meant for them alone. And yet, some of these diaries see the light of paparazzi cameras and heck, congressional hearings. Like this one:
Grabbed Tracy Gorman behind the... Read more »
Snarky's Cinemachine: Killers is Dead on Arrival
Of Katherine Heigl’s box office currency in Killers–the disappointing rom-com action flick now bombing in a... Read more »
Snarky's Cinemachine Classic: Strange Days
When Kathryn Bigelow nabbed the Best Director Oscar in March for The Hurt Locker, critics such as The Guardian’s Richard Adams wrote perceptive analyses of the film’s erasure of Iraqi voices. However, in addition to Adams’ pointed critiques there was a bit of concern trolling as to the... Read more »
Political InQueery: Protest of the Flying Object Kind
A pretty obvious statement to make in these times is that the U.S. electorate is polarized. Long understood that so-called hot button issues like reproductive rights weren't a topic that everyone would agree on, other policies have jumped on the bandwagon, so much so, that now I'm a little shocked... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: Terry "Creepy Uncle" Richardson
Disclaimer: I'm about to shamefully make a Huey Lewis & the News reference: It's hip to be...a perv? Well, Terry... Read more »
Meat is for what now? Marketing veganism the wrong way
You’re looking at the cover of a new book by John Joseph, New York native and author of The Evolution of a Cro-Magnon. Besides grimacing, my other first reaction to the book was Malori Maloney’s assessment of Skinny Bastard -... Read more »
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