AltWeeklies Wire
Catherine Hardwick Tackles 'Twilight'new
Director of teen-friendly vampire romance fights for respect from Hollywood boys' club.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
11-24-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Are Rape Jokes Ever Funny?new
Irreverent comic Sandra Bernhard won't be shilling for the Boston women's shelter Rosie's Place this year. Are the rules of comedy different for girls?
Boston Phoenix |
Sara Faith Alterman |
10-16-2008 |
Performance
Sarah Palin Can Run on Her Record, Proudlynew
There is no evidence her family has ever stood in the way of her work -- or vice versa. If she were a man, isn't that what we'd be talking about?
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
09-16-2008 |
Commentary
Every Half Hour Brings a New Tidbit To Light About Sarah Palinnew
As an actual feminist, I have the great good joy of getting to determine what is and isn't sexist. Sexist: Asking whether Sarah Palin shouldn't be staying home with her baby and her other children. (And yes, I've heard you asking just that.) Not sexist: Pointing out that Sarah Palin is an utter twit.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Rebecca Schoenkopf |
09-05-2008 |
Commentary
Why Are So Few Female Chefs Drawn to the Helm of Restaurant Kitchens?new
Many believe the explanation is the crazy hours and militaristic physicality of the work, but isn't the field of emergency nursing, which poses similar challenges, run by women?
Santa Fe Reporter |
A Qasimi |
08-28-2008 |
Food+Drink
Hillary's Girls Define Angry Massachusetts Female Syndromenew
Clinton die-hards have created a new-girls' network bent on remedying decades of sexism by putting women in elected state offices.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
08-21-2008 |
Politics
Pack A.D. Prooves You Don't Need Balls to Play the Devil's Musicnew
Critics and fans can't get enough of the band's intuitive musicianship—the Pack's drums-guitar interplay has been compared with that of the Black Keys and the White Stripes. But there are still some silly ol' sexists out there who feel that selling your soul at the crossroads is a man's job.
The Georgia Straight |
Sarah Rowland |
08-18-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Rising Detroit Rap Star Invincible Creates Sonic Calling Card from Activism & Dissentnew
Here's the deal: Invincible is one of the best emcees in the country, as many will tell you, gender notwithstanding, though the odds are stacked against her: 1) She's a woman working a male-dominated genre 2) She's gay and 3) She's overtly political -- her sympathy for the Palestinians, and politicking in a pop world often spells fiscal failure.
Metro Times |
Brian Smith |
08-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Reliving 'Mad Men' on DVDnew
Mad Men gets better as it goes along and you realize that it isn't about a murder and does not lampoon the American advertising industry in 1960.
NOW Magazine |
Staff |
07-07-2008 |
TV
Even Presidential Candidates are Judged on Their Breedability Quotientnew
Hillary Clinton is raising a lot of gleeful misogyny in more than a few male supremacists -- men and women -- because she won't go quietly into the proper middle-aged woman pasture.
Pasadena Weekly |
Ellen Snortland |
05-05-2008 |
Commentary
Sexism: 'The Problem with No Name' Rears its Headnew
Hillary Clinton is being told to step aside so Obama can take his rightful place as the Democratic candidate. Excuse me? We can run for office, but we can't fight like hell or even win?
Pasadena Weekly |
Ellen Snortland |
04-07-2008 |
The War on Women
