Culture
Iconography: A Selection of Brilliant Careers
I wanted to write about at least one writer from the Southern Hemisphere for you. (I was going to also write about New Zealand's Katherine Mansfield, but then Lindsay pipped me to the blog post!) I thought to myself, I've never read... Read more »
Grand Rounds: Dissecting Grey's Anatomy: Disarm
Deja vu this week on Grey’s Anatomy as the team at Seattle Grace is plunged into helping the victims of a shooting rampage on a school campus. A whole lot of healing over the first half of the season has been building up to this moment. How do they handle it? And what in... Read more »
The Long Goodbye: What's it like to work for Oprah?
Working for Oprah is fun! And rewarding. If only that pesky personal life would go away…
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Douchebag Decree: Andrew Wakefield and his Fake Research Data
Douchebag Decrees around here are often on the tongue-in-cheek side, but every once in a while someone's actions are so heinous that even we can't make puns about them. This is one of those times. According to an independent study published by the... Read more »
Offensive Commercials: Miller Lite "Man Up" Showdown!
Since I frequently share the TV with someone who loves NFL football, I've been watching a completely different set of offensive commercials as of late. (Typically I see the offensive ads directed at women, you know, the ones that make us... Read more »
Adventures in Feministory: Maya Angelou
Through Maya Angelou’s grief, she started writing what would become perhaps the most famous series of autobiographies published in English; a series without precedent and which seems impossible to follow.
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Iconography: Jean Rhys and Jane Eyre
It's time to head back to the nineteenth century, and one Miss Charlotte Brontë. Jane Eyre (1847) is, of course, one of the most widely-read books in the English language. But I wonder about the kinds of readings that are to be had here. And I wonder what I'm getting out of this book that... Read more »
Douchebag decree: a Winter Round-up!
Gather 'round pardners! It's time for a Douchebag round-up! This week we're featuring three women unafraid to rain their misguided, bigoted, and douchey ways down on the world.
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Iconography: Chloe Wofford, Toni Morrison, and Turning the Erased into the Iconic
Born Chloe Anthony Wofford in 1931, Toni Morrison is one of the most iconic literary figures of the twentieth century. She was born in Ohio, to which her parents, Ramah Willis Wofford and George Wofford, moved in order to escape the racist climate of the US South. I'll be referring to her by the... Read more »
Adventures in Feministory: Teiko Tomita
In the public library I recently came across a really interesting book called... Read more »
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