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Ask Bear: I Hate How My Family Celebrates the Holidays

A reader asks for advice on coping with her family's approach to food, gifting, and holidays in general.  Read more »

Will the Real Kylie Jenner Please Stand Up?

The reality TV show star posed with a golden wheelchair on the cover of “Interview” magazine.  Read more »

Popaganda Episode: Space Explorers

The modern exploration of space is often seen as macho endeavor. In films, TV, and often in our history books, the astronauts who head into space are the manliest of manly men. It doesn’t matter whether the stories are fictional or based on real-life, many of our pop culture space sagas... Read more »

Snap Judgment: In Between Revenge Porn and Sex Work

Where did the term “revenge porn” come from, anyway?  Read more »

Marvel Show "Jessica Jones" Names a Most Evil Villain: Abuse

In the show, a mind-controlling dude literally forces women to smile.  Read more »

Facing the Horror of This Past Friday

Rhetoric painting Planned Parenthood as “murderers” stokes the flames of hate.  Read more »

Backtalk: Women in Hollywood & Holiday Self-Care

  On Backtalk, Bitch editors Sarah and Amy discuss pop culture news of the week. In this episode, we talk about the New York Times article “The Women of Hollywood Speak Out”... Read more »

Ask Bear: How Can I Forgive Someone for Dumping Me?

Being dumped sucks. But here's the good news: You’re not on his timeline anymore. Read more »

Popaganda Episode: Favorite Nerds

Far too often, pop culture creators gear their work toward an assumed audience: 18-45 year-old white, straight men. But nerds come in all genders, races, and orientations. On this episode, we celebrate the release of our Nerds print... Read more »

Oh Joy Sex Toy: Genitalia 101

In her sex-positive comic strip, Erika Moen explains the basics of human anatomy.  Read more »

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"Moonlight" is an Essential Work of Art for the Current Political Moment

Moonlight displays the kind of empathy and humanity that we desperately need right now. Read more »

The Dramatic History of American Sex-Ed Films

In 1948, in a seventh grade classroom in Eugene, Oregon, a teacher dimmed the lights and flipped on 16mm projector. A film called Human... Read more »

Oh Joy Sex Toy: How I Realized I'm Asexual

Artist Kiku H shares her personal experiences learning what it means to be asexual. Read more »

It's Time to End the Long History of Feminism Failing Transgender Women

The marginalization of transgender women in feminism is not new, but the decades-long debate has taken on new dimension thanks to social media and the ease of finding strangers’ personal information online. Read more »