“You’re Not Fat”: But What If I Am?
I’m sure we’ve all heard and said it before: “She’s not that fat.” I know I’ve said it in an attempt to deconstruct the strict body standards that women disproportionately face. However, in examining the role language plays in dismantling injustice, I feel certain sense of unease when I hear these statements.
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The Return of Jack Bauer
For fans of a show that has been cancelled, there is no better news than to hear it’s coming back.
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Five New Biographies to Read This Summer
Since it’s almost the middle of May and just weeks away from the unofficial start of summer, I’m getting my summer reading list set. Here are five biographies that are currently on my to-read list. What do they all have in common? They’re all about badass women in history.
Read MoreKickstartable: 50 Years of Broad Ambition: Ladies of the Barbizon
This week’s Kickstartable feature is one that has fascinated me. 50 Years of Broad Ambition: Ladies of the Barbizon features the history of this glamorous women’s hotel and the career girls who lived there.
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Stranger in the Strangest Land
I blame the books. Jane Austen and Agatha Christie, I’m looking at you. Sternly.
Read MoreAsk a Librarian: Decks and Drinks Books
Last Saturday was gorgeous here — in the 80s and sunny, the perfect weather for putting a chair (or, if you’re as lazy as I can be, an air mattress) on the deck, propping your feet up, pouring a cold drink, and falling into a book. On sunny summer days, I don’t want my usual fantasy or romance, but I also …
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Retro Recap: Torchwood: Children of Earth, Day Five
We’ve been on a wild, dark ride as we’ve followed the straggling, remaining members of Team Torchwood try, in vain, to prevent the demands of the 456. Today, we’re wrapping up Children of Earth, and the ride is going to be bumpier than ever.
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Lunchtime Poll: Feeling Ambitious
When I was a child, I wanted to be a painter. After a while I realized I had zero talent.
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Open Thread Karaoke Party
The best kind of karaoke party, because y’all don’t actually have to listen to me sing wildly off-key.
Read MoreYou Go Girl: A Reflection on Sheryl Sandberg’s New Book, Lean In
About a month ago, I decided that, instead of talking about Sheryl Sandberg’s new book Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, (and enthusiastically recommending that other people read it because “it was so important”), that I should take my own advice and read it myself. So I did. And I am so glad. Truly. There is a …
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Get in My Belly: Homemade Peanut Butter Cups
Because I am lactose intolerant and the Lactaid/lactase-enzyme pills do not work for me when it comes to many rich desserts, my life has been devoid of peanut butter cups in any satisfying quantity. Until now. Behold, my friends, this superior moment of deliciousness:
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Action Ladies Wanted
Action movies are totally my guilty pleasure. I love just about anything with a bit of kung-fu, explosions, or a good car chase. Give me your Jason Bourne, James Bond, and all the superheros. But really I can’t help but wonder, where are all my ladies at?
Read MoreFeminist Bollywood: Jab We Met
For many Americans, Bollywood movies mean wild spectacle and endless song-and-dance numbers. But modern Bollywood movies are secretly feminist. Possibly even more so than Hollywood films. Take Jab We Met.
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Within Prostate Reason: How To Stimulate The Prostate
[NSFW pictures after the cut.] Q. ”My boyfriend is interested in incorporating anal play into sex. We tried but it wasn’t so successful. But honestly, it wasn’t so bad either. I used lots of lube and used a condom on my finger to slip it in. I just was at a loss to where the “male G-spot” (the prostate gland) was. …
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Mid-Week News: The Grind, Oh, The Grind
Kittens and caboodles, welcome back to another round of the mid-week news, where we relish in the current events, cringe at headlines and the state of humanity, and jump all over what’s happening in our dear world. Will we make it through this week with a forced smile on our faces?
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