(Note: I spent most of tonight writing a Very Serious Post for the Austin NOW blog, talking about why Social Security cuts are a feminist issue, so now I will relax by writing about fluffy pop culture.)

I detest most ‘reality’ television. But one of the few such shows I totally dig is So You Think You Can Dance. I resisted it for a few seasons, ( Read more... )

I am LOVING Eureka. A police procedural set in a town full of supernerds! Plenty of women and people of color who are portrayed as smart, capable, and complicated! It's smart and well-plotted, the time travel plot lines did not piss me off, and it has banter! Win.

Environmental racism: a long, shameful 'Merkin tradition!

Steven Tyler was an ( Read more... )

This comic is so well done and so depressing. I highly recommend you skip the comments unless you really enjoy trolling - although I'll admit that the exchange where a dude posted, "Feminism is a hate movement," and someone responded, "this is the most half-assed trolling i’ve seen so far. have a red bull, champ," totally cracked me up.

- i'm totally brain-crushing on liss at shakesville today. this piece on the myths about female friendship gets a big amen from me. she breaks it down beautifully and eloquently, as always.

- tim wise at alternet offers a stunning thought experiment showing how white privilege functions in the cultural conversation about the tea party protests. ( Read more... )

okay, glee, we tried. we watched the whole first season. conclusions:

like five good episodes and a wonderful coming out story aside, the writing is really lazy and uneven. i could maybe overlook that because the songs are so gorgeous, but overall, it's just toxic. most of the time it's bad decisions by mean people: the musical! it's pretty, ( Read more... )