90210 on 9/02/10

When I think about growing up in the 90s, I always return to one particular place: Beverly Hills, California. I never actually stepped foot in the zip code (until recently, when I came to work as ...Read More

Welcome to the Blogosphere, European Pro-Choice Network

The European Pro-Choice Network, a new blog connecting pro-choice allies in Europe, has launched. Creator Sarah Diehl, director of the documentary Abortion Democracy, says it will help activists ...Read More

Yes, Pornography Is Racist

In Shira Tarrant’s blog post on race and porn, she interviews some well-known African-American performers to challenge my claim that porn is racist. There are some women of color who have been successful ...Read More

“Show Us Your Tits!” The Demon Edition

In the online world, we sometimes go against our parents’ firmest warnings and “talk to strangers.” Chatroulette is a service that allows users to click through a random and endless ...Read More

True Blood Cast Gets Sexy And Bloody–Remind You of Anything?

My first thought on seeing this Rolling Stone cover, featuring cast members from the vampire TV show True Blood, was “I wonder if Anna Paquin had her period when they shot this?” Yeah, I went ...Read More

Serious Laughs: Laura Linney in “The Big C”

In the opening scene of The Big C, a new series that premiered this week on Showtime, suburban schoolteacher and mom Cathy Jamison (played by Laura Linney) wears a bright, strained smile. It’s ...Read More

Why Does a 30-Something Feminist Care About Dora the Explorer?

I can’t lie: I like Dora the Explorer, and I am 35 years old. My students bring me Dora paraphernalia and it adorns my office. Still, Dora and I have a complicated relationship. I’ve been following ...Read More

Is Pornography Racist?

In her new book Pornland (Beacon Press) author Gail Dines argues that our sexuality is hijacked by the multi-billion-dollar-a-year porn industry. (See my three-part interview with Gail here, here, ...Read More

“Cathy” To Utter Her Last “Ack!”

By now you’ve probably read a news article with the lede: “Ack! The Cathy comic strip is ending!” Yes, it’s true. Cartoonist Cathy Guisewite, 60, announced yesterday that she will retire the ...Read More

Why Has Tom Shales Waged War on Christiane Amanpour?

For the third time since March, The Washington Post has published comments by TV critic Tom Shales that reek of xenophobia, with a whiff of misogyny to boot. This time he’s after Christiane Amanpour, ...Read More

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