From ColorLines: Yesterday Oprah, whose 1987 program “AIDS in America” was groundbreaking, got schooled on HIV and had her own aha! moment. Her interviewee, a woman who sued her ex-husband after contracting HIV from him and won an unprecedented $12 million, corrected the daytime host when she referred to Magic Johnson as the poster child […]
Editor Picks Round-Up
Gays on TV, Women in The Men’s Room and Bad Behavior at Goldman Sachs: Editors’ Picks, 9/12-9/18
CNN is the most trusted name in news. So it’s no surprise that they devoted an entire segment to covering the big debate going on in America over whether or not gay characters on TV shows are “bad for society”. Now if only they would address the question of whether or not Jesus votes Republican. […]
Pole-Dancing Dolls, Sex Work During Ramadan and Gay Catholic Mass: Editors’ Picks, 9/5-9/11
The weekend is finally here and you know what that means: It’s time for another Ms. roundup! We bring you the best of the web–everything you might have missed while you were busy reading all the amazing posts for bell hooks week, from terrible toys to “race neutrality” to anti-Girl Scout zealots. “My Cleaning Trolley,””Pole […]
Boobies, Birthers and WikiSexism: Editors’ Picks 8/29-9/3
Just in time for the long weekend, Ms. brings you the must-reads you might have missed this week–from a Pocahontas-poetry mash-up, to gender inequality on Wikipedia, to live reporting from Glenn Beck’s Restoring Honor Rally. Happy reading, and enjoy the holiday! The Wall Street Journal talked to Sylvia Ann Hewlett, founding president and chairman of […]
Douching for a Raise, Translating Ebonics and Feminist Polygamy: Editors’ Picks, 8/22-8/28
We selected some of the best feminist blog posts of the past week; check ’em out: In light of devastating floods in Pakistan that have left 20 million people homeless and 2,000 dead, Care2 asks, is the Miss Pakistan World pageant appropriate right now? “What is the very first thing you should consider if you want a […]
Blog Roundup: Editors’ Picks, July 26-30
This weekend, Ms. rounds up the best of the blogosphere: Catch up on what you may have missed last week, including Elizabeth Hasselbeck’s theory on old lesbians, the web’s response to Essence magazine’s new white fashion editor, Phyllis Schlafly’s insight into contemporary American political and social trends, and more. –The Box Turtle Bulletin reports that […]
Blog Roundup: Editor’s Picks, July 12-16
This week, Ms. learned from the blogosphere that gay parenting is better parenting; MAC is marketing maquiladora makeup; Vaseline launched a Facebook skin-whitening app; abortion hit primetime; and more. Gloria Feldt, The Real L Word, Bristol Palin and Angelina Jolie are all part of the best discussions of identity, politics, and identity politics on the […]
Blog Roundup: Editors’ Picks, July 5 – July 9
As another week comes to a close, it’s time once again for another installment of Ms.’s weekly blog roundup. We bring you the best of the feminist blogosphere, from new revelations about Mel Gibson, to the women of the Tea Party, to the all-out donnybrook that erupted in the blogosphere over accusations of sexism at […]
Blog Roundup: Editors’ Picks, June 14-18
Ms. brings you our faves from the blogosphere during June 14-18: from mail-order wombs to American Apparel’s employee manual to Margaret Cho! From Jezebel: Master sleazeball and American Apparel CEO Dov Charney offers a flimsy rejoinder following the recent s**t-storm over his company’s elaborate and creepy photo-vetting hiring process, chronically grotesque ad campaigns and bizarrely […]
Blog Roundup: Editors’ Picks, June 7-11
Ms. brings you our feminist faves from the blogosphere during June 7-11: from M.I.A. to Miranda July to flying rodents! From Sociological Images: Men’s magazine cover stories from the pre-feminist era, when being manly still meant being horrible: — “Why Foreign Girls Make Better Wives and Lovers” — “Miami Beach: The Paradise for Love-Starved Vacationists” […]