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Raising Trouble: Tim Burton's "Alice"
No matter how subtle and cerebral – or in the case of Lewis Carroll’s 1865 tale, wonderfully meandering and weird – the original story, these days, Hollywood will figure out how to transform it into an action movie.
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Feminist Rapper: A Lady Made That!
It’s somewhat of a running joke in feminist circles that, while awesome, a PhD in Gender Studies doesn’t exactly bring in the big bucks. Well, Jenny Hagel is looking to change that (or at least the character she plays in her new web series,... Read more »
Reproductive Writes: Giving Blood Part 2: Interview with Chris Bobel
University of Massachusetts professor Chris Bobel is the author of the soon to be released book New Blood: Third-Wave Feminism and the Politics of Menstruation. In the second part of this two-part interview she unpacks periods... Read more »
The Biotic Woman: Vegans of Color
People unfamiliar with veganism—and hell, even people within animal rights movements—tend to think of vegan and animal advocacy issues as predominantly white concerns. It's a fair accusation that white privilege is rampant in AR movements and that many animal rights groups are constructed in... Read more »
The Biotic Woman: A Profile of Celeb Chef Katie Lee
The New York Times Magazine (I know, my fave) has a piece on celebrity chef Katie Lee today, and former Times food critic... Read more »
I Can Has Feminizm?
You may have seen some news this week about a new line of Mad Men Barbie dolls. Not surprisingly, the dolls are lacking in the body diversity department, even though they are supposed to be doll versions of actual... Read more »
Raising Trouble: Just to Personalize This A Bit...
There's at least one dimension to the Harvard story that I – and the mainstream media – missed the other day. The douchebag angle!
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Reproductive Writes: Giving Blood: An Interview with Chris Bobel
University of Massachusetts professor Chris Bobel is the author of the soon to be released book New Blood: Third-Wave Feminism and the Politics of Menstruation. In this two-part interview she unpacks periods and the activism,... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: Howard "You Finally Wore Us Down with Your Douchiness" Stern
In an effort to cast a net beyond the sea of my own opinions (most of which involve reality television and hilarious animal photos) I asked for reader feedback on this week’s Douchebag Decree. The nominations were many, and all were deserving:... Read more »
Raising Trouble: Harvard Gives Disney's Critics the Boot
WTF, Harvard? Criticizing Disney is apparently not OK at this world-class university.
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