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Bitchtapes! A New Kind of Love.
Bitchtapes! A New Kind of Love.
Tired of listening to Taylor Swift sing about all those love pains she’s endured? Yeah, me too. In (dis)honor of Valentine’s Day, here are some of my favorite tunes to smile to that present a love that is sometimes problematic, often tiring but never... Read more »
Forever Your Girl: The Legacy of Helen Andelin's Fascinating Womanhood
Call it a feminist coincidence: Two books published in 1963 examine gender, sex, and marriage, but arrive at diametrically opposite conclusions. In The Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan complains that “the only passion, the only pursuit, the only goal a woman is permitted is the pursuit of a man.”... Read more »
Hitting the Small Time: Pop culture's suddenly full of tweeniuses - but why are they all boys?
Perhaps you've heard of 10-year-old Alec Greven, the author of a series of self-help tomes like How to Talk to Dads and How to Talk to Santa. The wee guru has appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, the Today show, CNN, The Tonight Show, and Good Morning America. In December 2008, Twentieth... Read more »
Control Womb: Are iPhone apps the new fertility specialists?
Want to get pregnant? There's an app for that. Want to not get pregnant? There's an app for that, too (and no, it's not condoms). Want to know why you're so damn moody? There's—yep—an app for that. They could be considered the Our Bodies, Ourselves for the tech-savvy... Read more »
Reproductive Writes: The Model Home Birth
Supermodel Gisele Bundchen gave birth recently. Usually the gossip magazines will move from reporting the baby's name to detailing the mother's baby-weight shedding exercise and diet regime in the course of a week, but this time... Read more »
On the Map: Reality TV MP Busted with Hidden Cash in Brassiere
Tower Block of Commons is a four-episode reality TV series in the UK that features five Members of Parliament (MP) who have agreed to live for eight days in British housing projects, or, as they’re called across the pond... Read more »
The Biotic Woman: A Conversation About Rewilding with Caroline Fraser
Ecosystems—systems, mind you—are as much interconnected and interdependent on us as we are on them. It's a simple premise, but understanding how to mitigate and undo the harm done to the planet by humans is another matter. Caroline Fraser, author of... Read more »
Sm{art}: Jeff Sheng's Don't Ask Don't Tell
The problematic policy of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, implemented in 1993 by President Bill Clinton, has now been beautifully, if not dutifully rendered visible by LA-based photographer Jeff Sheng... Read more »
Sapphic Salon: Ellen and Portia are American idols
Last night, Ellen DeGeneres made her debut as a judge on American Idol and ratings soared. Also this week, her wife Portia de Rossi... Read more »
Hear ye, hear ye: The Douchebag Decree Decree.
People, we here at Bitch HQ have a lot on our plates, and you know how we don’t want to spend our time? Continuing to argue with commenters about our use of the term “douchebag.” We get... Read more »
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