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, Jan 23, 2013
A Haunted House
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Sexy Baby
, and our nation's porno culture
Considering the sexual politics in two new releases, a social-issue documentary and a Marlon Wayans gross-out comedy.
by Ben Sachs
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, Jan 6, 2013
Are modern women losing themselves?
On Katie Roiphe's
In Praise of Messy Lives
by Sarah Nardi
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, Nov 1, 2012
Underemployed
recap: sex and the committee
Bro code lies at the center of an episode of
Underemployed
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by Asher Klein
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, Jul 13, 2012
Memo to women: freeze your eggs or else
"Having it all" is itself pushing 40, you know
by Kate Schmidt
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, Jul 11, 2012
Never mind the maternal imperative—my years as a stay-at-home dad were my best so far
When I became the stay-at-home parent, I worried about whether dads could comfort babies as well as moms can.
by Steve Bogira
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, Feb 17, 2012
More Saturday events to consider
Extra items for your Sat 2/18 agenda
by Joey Jachowski
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, Jan 15, 2012
The past week on the Bleader
The week of January 8th to 14th on the Bleader
by Tal Rosenberg
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, Jan 11, 2012
Feminism—and the trivial women who take it seriously
None dare call Rachel Marsden a feminist
by Michael Miner
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, Oct 7, 2011
You can't say "hell" in the
New York Times
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No, you can't.
by Sam Worley
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, Jun 24, 2011
The Rage of the Slouchy Dad
Katie Roiphe has a few things to say about a new tongue-in-cheek children's book.
by Sam Worley
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, Aug 26, 2010
Pink Noises
by Tara Rodgers
"Pink Noises," an excellent anthology of interviews conducted by musician, scholar, and writer Tara Rodgers, provides a fascinating overview of women in electronic music, from academia to clubland.
by Peter Margasak
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Letters & Comments: April 1, 2010
"Feminism is no more a 'done deal' than civil rights, gay rights, or any other social issue."
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, Mar 25, 2010
Et Tu, Neko?
The people have spoken, and they want Neko Case's terrible new cartoon.
by Miles Raymer
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, Mar 25, 2010
Venus's Next Wave
The feminist magazine's new owner hopes to raise it to new heights by rejecting its past.
by Michael Miner
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, Feb 18, 2010
When the Perp Is a Prof
Everybody’s crowding to get inside the head of alleged Huntsville campus shooter Amy Bishop.
by Cliff Doerksen
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, Jan 11, 2010
The Soft Boner of Classic American Literature
Katie Roiphe thinks that impotence and feminism have contributed to the decline of the Great Male Novelists. Really, it's porn and diversity.
by Amanda Hess
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, Dec 9, 2009
The Top 5 Pseudo-Feminist Anthems
The top 5 pop songs that sound empowering to women but aren't.
by Amanda Hess
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, Dec 3, 2009
Patience Is a (Feminist) Virtue
On Taylor Swift, "Leap Year," and Twilight: Pop culture's attempts to re-code patience as a feminist virtue
by Amanda Hess
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, Jun 11, 2008
Video
Oh yeah, chicks play guitar too, don't they?
Another first for Joan Jett.
by Miles Raymer
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, Sep 20, 2007
Tree planting as a subversive activity
Wangari Maathai: "There are always people who want to force other people to work for them for nothing. Our job is to fight it."
by Harold Henderson
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