Tips from the Other Side
I’m on Laura Flanders’ GritTV talking about the New York Bar Association’s tips for lady-lawyers: I swear I am not actually that monotone in real life! Or maybe I am, and I need to hire a speaking coach. Either way. Transcript below the fold.
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Thursday LOST Roundtable: Season 6 Predictions
Spoilers for LOST Seasons 1-5 below the image! As all good LOST fans know, the beginning of Season 6 is upon us. On February 2, in the U.S. at least, the first episode of the final season will premiere. And like I’m sure many of you are, I’m both indescribably excited that we’re finally going [...]
...read moreState of the Union: The Drinking Game
I asked, you answered. Now: The Official Feministe SOTU Drinking Game. One drink for every time the word “bipartisan” is used. One shot every time healthcare is said. (You might be dead by the end of the night, but it will be so worth it). One drink for “There are those who say…” A shot [...]
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RIP, Howard Zinn
It is being reported that Howard Zinn, the famed historian, activist, and author, is dead at 87 of a heart attack. To him, to representing the underclasses, and to challenging the status quo.
...read moreTwo things on staring
I find myself thinking a lot about staring and comfort and power, so I figure I might as well bring you along for the ride! First up – via Hoyden About Town – read this article at Science Blogs by Ed Yong: How objectification silences women – the male glance as a psychological muzzle. Saguy [...]
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State of the Union: The Drinking Game
State of the Union drinking games were much more fun when Bush was in office (“Take shot every time he says ‘evil-doers’! Drink every time he loses his way in a sentence with more than two clauses!”), but SOTU 2010 still demands some sort of festive imbibement (imbibery?). Alex Leo at HuffPo lists a few [...]
...read moreAdvocacy and Leadership Training from National Women’s Law Center
I’m old and cynical now, but when I was young and idealistic, I was all about this kind of thing. I still love a good training. I’d love to hear from someone who attends. The National Women’s Law Center is now accepting applications for the 2010 Progressive Leadership Advocacy Network (PLAN) program. PLAN supports a [...]
...read moreRainbow Brite Receives a Makeover
So, Rainbow Brite, that little girl icon of the 80s, received a makeover. (h/t). While the redesign was revealed a few months back, Hallmark is expected to release the dolls this month, and as the above image shows, they are going to look very different from how they once did. Rainbow Brite is older, she [...]
...read moreWherein your blogger destroys France.
Jill in a mosque, originally uploaded by JillNic83. I’ve written before about attempts to outlaw the burqa in France. Summary: I think it’s silly, an affront to basic freedoms, and ultimately more damaging to the women it claims to protect. Now France is at it again, trying to ban the wearing in public of any [...]
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Feminism: Great for Marriage
Social conservatives talk a big game about marriage. They love it! They have to protect it at all costs! Feminists and gays are ruining it! It’s no big secret that conservative opposition to same-sex marriage is simultaneously about homophobia and misogyny — a dislike of gay people, coupled with a severe discomfort at the idea [...]
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