What Went Wrong With True Blood?
True Blood finally lurched to an end after seven seasons on 24 August, but how many readers actually cared? Enough, apparently, for Twitter to momentarily flare with irritation and distaste over the...
Category: Women
How Blaming the Victims of Photo Leaks Shows Our Victorian Values
It’s almost touching, really, to remember the era in which we could be scandalized by a single celebrity nude. In the 2000s, a simple photo of Britney Spears getting out of a cab without panties,...
Girlsplosion: A Stupid Explosion Movie For Women
It’s hard for us, in these enlightened days of 2023, to remember how dark the future once looked for the state of stupid action movies. Even as late as 2014, those of us who enjoyed our movies...
Fatphobia on the Great British Bake-Off
The BBC’s Great British Bake-Off is back for another season, much to the delight of those of us who have an odd fascination for food-based reality TV competitions. One wouldn’t think that baking...
Why Do Women Play Peter Pan? Allison Williams Takes On a Trouser Role for NBC’s Peter Pan
NBC is once again venturing into musical territory with a production of Peter Pan, and the internet is abuzz over the casting of actress Allison Williams in the title role. She’s certainly got the...
Guardians of the Galaxy: A Different Kind of Marvel Movie?
“Guardians of the Galaxy” is being billed as a “different” kind of Marvel movie. In many ways, that’s true: It takes place in a distant part of the galaxy, and a fictional reality that’s...
Tumblr of the Day: Confused Cats Against Feminism
Women Against Feminism is a tumblr that's gathered a lot of attention lately, with young women posting selfies with messages about why they don't need feminism. This being the internet, a response...
Is Robin Thicke the Male Equivalent of a Crazy Ex-Girlfriend?
There is, perhaps, no more reliable generator of schadenfreude in pop music right now than Robin Thicke. In the past year, he’s gone from a chart-topping artist to a public laughingstock: There was...
An Honest Look at Sexuality: Masters of Sex Returns
Masters of Sex is back on Showtime as of Sunday, with a doozy of an episode in “Parallax.” The Showtime drama is one among many shows competing for the attention of viewers suddenly drawn to...
Hobby Lobby and Buffer Zones: The Supreme Court’s Attack on Women
The Supreme Court dealt a one-two punch to women’s rights this week, first striking down the buffer zones surrounding reproductive health clinics and then affirming Hobby Lobby’s ‘right’ to...