Like a Lot of Things, ‘Charmed’ Was Secretly Super Conservative
When episode after episode of a TV show strikes me as overwhelmingly conservative … I have to write about it.
Category: Culture
A Christmas Gift Guide to LEGOs for Girls
With the Christmas season in full swing, I feel that it’s a good idea to share from my experience how to get the little girl in your life excited about LEGOs.
The Second-Best Movie Ever Made Fails the Bechdel Test. It’s Even More Feminist Because It Does.
The Coen brothers’ classic “Fargo” is a beautiful example of a movie that fails the Bechdel test and, yet, through one of film’s most unique, endearing and strong characters, communicates a message that is distinctly feminist.
7 Movies to Watch while Waiting on ‘How to Be Single’
Here are seven fun flicks led by female casts—you know, just to tide you over until it’s time to party in New York with Robin and Alice.
I’m Not Posting Pictures of My Daughter on Facebook
Like Mark Zuckerberg, I and my wife welcomed a gorgeous baby girl a few weeks ago, but unlike Zuck, I won’t be posting public pictures of my daughter on Facebook.
Why Are We Suddenly Demonizing Music Artists for Being Successful?
“Music is art, and art is important and rare. Important, rare things are valuable. Valuable things should be paid for.”
Katniss Everdeen, Feminist Icon
The Girl on Fire. The Mockingjay.
The first female action hero with her own juggernaut franchise?
5 Times ‘Gilmore Girls’ Was Poignantly Pro-Life
“Gilmore Girls” values human life by showing not a sanitized, Planned Parenthood-esque view of childbearing but something closer to the reality—the process of having a child can be inconvenient, frustrating, scary, difficult and the opposite of carefully planned.
Is the Latest ‘Scandal’ Enough for Anyone Who Demanded an Abortion on ‘The Mindy Project’?
After hearing about the abortion episode of “Scandal,” all I could think about was the abortion that didn’t happen on “The Mindy Project,” one show that has been under fire for not including a pro-choice storyline.
‘Suffragette’ Is Not a Film for the Faint of Heart
Hearing about the fight for women’s rights is the first spark, but realizing that her voice will never be heard under the current law is what turns docile Maud into a flaming feminist.