The Primal Issue

Articles published in the print Bitch magazine issue, Primal. Check out the complete table of contents for the issue here.

Dial Femme for Murder: How Female P.I.’s Inherited the Hard-Boiled World of the Private Dick

a white woman with short, blonde hair standing underneath a spotlight while wearing gold earrings and a beige trench coat
by E.L. Fricke
October 31, 2018 at 10:29am
In the past few decades, women private eyes and their tough-gal attitudes have managed to almost take over the genre of the classic mystery novel.

Birth of the Uncool: In Defense of the Tori Amos Fan

by Sady Doyle
February 14, 2011 at 11:18am
This article appears in our Spring 2011 issue, Primal. Subscribe today! Tori Amos is not cool. Even now, as we find ourselves in the midst of ’90s alt-nostalgia—Pavement has reunited, Weezer is putting on a tour devoted entirely to its first two albums, the cool kids are all going to... Read more »

It’s Hard Out Here For a Pop: Blogging Offers a Way for Dads to Get Branded, but Can They Get Respect?

by Rachel Fudge
February 14, 2011 at 11:17am
This article appears in our Spring 2011 issue, Primal. Subscribe today! With all the pixels expended on the annual female-blogging extravaganza known as BlogHer, you might be forgiven for having overlooked the very first Modern Media Man Summit, a heavily sponsored and branded affair held this... Read more »
Peggy Orenstein, a white woman with short, blond, curly hair, poses for the camera

Pink Slip: Breaking down the princess castle with “Cinderella Ate My Daughter” author Peggy Orenstein

February 14, 2011 at 11:17am
Throughout her career, Orenstein has observed at close range how the media and popular culture have colluded to serve up distorted visions of womanhood to girls. Read more »