Culture

Douchebag Decree: American Thinker

Wait! Yes, you! Were you about to go buy some stamps? Be careful! According to the American Thinker, American stamps are “childish, silly, and racist”! Now, does that... Read more »

BiblioBitch: Sweet Valley Confidential

Life was wonderful and simple when I was queen... Read more »

The Games We Play: In the Family Way

I’m a gamer, and a parent. Most people I know would never imagine that those two parts of my life could fit together so well. Read more »

Adventures in Feministory: Sugar Pie DeSanto

Born Umpeylia Marsema Balinton (“Peliya” to her family) in 1935, the artist known as Sugar Pie DeSanto still gets the crowd jumping today with her R&B vocal stylings and dynamic stage shows. Read more »

The Games We Play: Did You Move Today, Fatty?

When the Nintendo Wii introduced the balance board I was over the moon with excitement at the thought of bringing exercise into my own home. I brought the thing home and happily plugged it in. Home gyms are expensive, and gaming is a pricey hobby. Two in one! How could I go wrong? Read more »

Anti-Abortion Billboards Target Black Women by Blaming Black Women

Is your anti-abortion billboard targeting the African-American community just not cutting it? Here’s one way to take things up a notch: presidential assassination! Read more »

Grand Rounds: Dissecting Grey's Anatomy: The Song Beneath the Song

It’s the very special musical episode of Grey’s Anatomy, and the Grand Rounds team has all kinds of thoughts about what happened this week! Whether you loved it or hated it, there was definitely a lot to talk about this week as the characters battled to save two of their own... Read more »

On Our Radar

Hello, hello! Ready for some thought-provoking links? I knew you were! Today, in bad taste… anti-abortion group Life Always is comparing aborted fetuses to people killed by the earthquake in Japan. The... Read more »

The Games We Play: Playing With Ashley Soriano

I had the wonderful pleasure of talking with Ashley Soriano, professional gamer, future game designer, and all-around swell gal. It was an interview that was so awesome I had to cut... Read more »

Swag Bucks, Now with Free Fat-Shaming!

I don’t play many video or computer games (unlike, say, the amazingly knowledgeable Ouyang Dan) but... Read more »

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What I Learned About Gender and Power from Sailor Moon

My life began in 1995 — the year I turned eight and became a divorced kid.    Read more »

Will Filming the Police Keep Us Safe?

There’s a cultural idea that having someone looking over our shoulder makes us behave better. From fake security cameras to Elf... Read more »

Where My Girls At: Meet Two of Ferguson's Black Queer Activists

Amid national discussions of police brutality and systemic racism, Black women have been the loudest and most consistent voices demanding change. Read more »

In a Bizarre 1976 Comic Book, Spider-Man Fought the Villain of Misleading Sex Education

Last week, I came across a very strange comic book: in 1976, Planned Parenthood teamed up with Marvel to publish a one-off comic in which... Read more »