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Going Green: Writer Mariko Tamaki Takes the Hulk Franchise into Uncharted Territory
Not only is a woman now taking center stage as Hulk, stepping into a role that has always been a symbol of superheroic masculinity, her trauma and internalized anger is at the heart of the story.
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Beyond Walking and Talking: A post-march postmortem with Portland Women's March organizer Margaret Jacobsen
“We gathered, and that’s great, that’s really wonderful. But now what are we gonna do? What do we do next time?”
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Pain Woman Takes Your Keys : Sonya Huber's New Essay Collection is a Multifaceted Look at Life with Chronic Pain
Huber uses pain as a lens through which she examines disability, gender bias, motherhood, and the very basic condition of living in a body.
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Stars Within Our Reach: Dava Sobel's Latest Book Honors the women of the Harvard College Observatory
The Glass Universe reads like a series of biographies linked by science and women’s rights, and its stories span more than a century.
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Translating the Universe: Remembering Trailblazing Astronomer Vera Rubin
In a field known for arrogance, Rubin was hungry for answers, not adulation.
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“Now More Than Ever, We Need to Keep Up the Battle": A Conversation with Feminist Director Rachel Talalay
With decades of experience and institutional knowledge, Talalay has seen the film and television industries at their best and their worst.
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Oh Joy Sex Toy: Appearances by Mady G
Oh Joy Sex Toy is a weekly comics series that graphically explores sex and sexuality. This week, Maddy G. shares their personal story about body image, identity, and beauty.
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Ambition Condition: Women, writing, and the problem of success
By not owning up to her ambitions—whether they’re in the public or private realms—a writer feeds the machine that discounts the aspirations and talents of all women writers.
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Of Woman Borg: Bionic betties, radical robots, and the evolution of the artificial woman
It’s no shock that feminine cyborgs are used exclusively in ads targeting young males; they tap right into stock fantasies of female subservience.”
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Good Looking Out: Siri Hustvedt's New Essay Collection is an Exercise in Interdisciplinary Curiosity
Hustvedt dispenses with illusions of academic objectivity and doesn’t hesitate to share her thoughts and feelings throughout these pieces.
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