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Murder, She Blogged: Let's Celebrate the Spinster Detective
Presenting an unthreatening facade to the world, older women detectives usually conceal razor-sharp investigative skills and intelligence. Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple is one of the classic examples of these subversive characters.
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Douchebag Decree: Literally Douchey Edition
Today we’re making history on the Bitch blog. The Douchebag Decree has been used to call out the likes of politicians, sports stars, pop stars, and internet trolls, but today we’re getting real, and awarding the Douchebag Decree to an actual douche.
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Political InQueery: Where the DOMA Ends
Yesterday, the United States Senate is holding a few hearings (such things are germane to their jobs). One of them, on the Judiciary Committee, is focused on an evaluation of the... Read more »
Murder, She Blogged: About the US Killing
So, hopefully I’ve sold you on Sarah Lund and the Danish TV series Forbrydelsen now.
But what about that US remake, The Killing?
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Stage Left: Mental Illness and Treatment in NEXT TO NORMAL
As a mentally ill musical theatre fan, depictions of characters who share that trait with me typically fall into one of two categories: they a) don’t exist or they b) make me rage. next to normal comes closer than most shows to getting it right, in a lot of ways. But where it fails,... Read more »
Adventures in Feministory: Stevie Smith
Author Florence Margaret “Stevie” Smith was born in England in 1902. Though her family called her “Peggy,” Smith’s friends dubbed her “Stevie”... Read more »
Political InQueery: On Deck GOP Candidates
While the US Women’s soccer team went to the World Cup finals against Japan and the last Harry Potter movie demolished the box office record for an opening weekend, three quiet news accounts about new candidates for the White House filtered through the press. Yes, World Cup soccer is more... Read more »
Buy This Print: Masculinity!
Now you can buy limited-edition prints of some of our favorite Bitch covers! To celebrate our 15th anniversary, we’ve got 15 archival giclee prints to choose from, all on high-quality, heavy... Read more »
Bitch Popaganda: Our Humps Edition
It’s time for another episode of Bitch Popaganda! Tune in as Ann, Kjerstin, and Kelsey discuss Erica Jong’s Times op-ed “Is Sex Passé?,” Ann Powers... Read more »
Political InQueery: To Gay or Not to Gay Educate
In May, Tennessee’s legislators came very close to passing a bill that make it a misdemeanor for teachers of K–8 students to talk about homosexuality. Dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay Bill,” queer activists were unsurprisingly upset about its progress through the General Assembly and state... Read more »
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