The Vagina Warriors Are Gonna Getcha
I just don’t understand the right-wing obsession with The Vagina Monologues. So they talk about vaginas. They raise money to combat violence against women and girls. They don’t say, “The best way to live is to wait until your married, then close your eyes and think of England.” Conservatives would be better off attacking Avenue [...]
...read moreYay for Awards!
I know Feministe is always a bridesmaid, but it’s still exciting that Lauren and I were nominated for Best Writing. Even more exciting is the amazing company we’re in, including some of my favorite blogs out there, of which there are far too many to list. Thanks to whoever nominated us!
...read moreSentenced to Death for Self Defense
A teenage Iranian girl has been sentenced to death by hanging for accidentally killing a man who was attempting to rape her and her niece. The state-run daily Etemaad reported on Saturday that 18-year-old Nazanin confessed to stabbing one of three men who had attacked the pair along with their boyfriends while they were spending [...]
...read moreThis Just In: Spinster Aunt’s Head Explodes
Okay, no, not really. Twisty handles this with a few quick shots to the jaw (or, um, wherever). Although I wouldn’t blame her one bit. (Amanda picked up on this a few days ago. I think I shoved my virtual fingers in my ears, probably because I’d just eaten. But R. Mildred referred to him [...]
...read moreWell, *this* is going to put me right off omelets
An EPA advisory panel has identified a compound used in Teflon as a “likely carcinogen.” I’ve known for some time that superheating a nonstick pan can kill your canaries, since it releases a toxic gas at high temperatures (which you can pretty much only achieve by turning the stove onto high and leaving an empty [...]
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