Category Archives: women

Arch Enemy’s Angela Gossow: “I’m the boss”

"The music business is full of traps and most bands bleed."
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Vancouver Games & gender: Lindsay Vonn to Johnny Weir

Women are as guilty as anyone else when it comes to not supporting women's sports.
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Let’s face it, Valentine’s Day is a tad weird

The saints that have been named Valentine have no connection to romantic love.
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Focus on the Family Super Bowl ad: both abortion AND motherhood matter

Both sides are so blissfully wedded to their ideological positions that women become little more than props.
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Ireland and abortion: something’s got to give

To date, there have been two referendums on abortion and both were defeated.
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Charlie Sheen, “lovable bad boy”

Upon “Two and Half Men"'s first airing since the arrest, the show garnered 11.1 million viewers.
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Ukrainian feminism: from Yulia Tymoshenko to making babies in a crisis

"A feminist woman doesn't need a superhero."
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“Survivor Samoa” finale: what did we learn this season?

This vote was not simply about who won the game, rather it was about the kinds of behaviour that we find acceptable.
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“Survivor Samoa” epsidode XIV: what does Shambo feed her hair?

The willingness to get rid of Shambo is a reflection of the way that women have been treated from the outset of this season.
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Cleaving, sexism and polyamory: dirty talk on Julie Powell

Of course, infidelity and PETA-worthy descriptions of dismembered animals aren’t for everyone.
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