The latest Bond movie once again features naked ladies in its title sequence. Thank god, because we were RUNNING OUT OF OBJECTIFICATION.

Not much to say today. Here's a great review of 'On Beauty' by Zadie Smith, which is a deeply unsatisfying and thought-provoking (and yet immensely readable) novel. Amanda talks about a lot of issues that I'd noticed but hadn't really addressed through a feminist lens. The key, I think, is that there is no protagonist; every female character ( Read more... )

Life is good. School is double-dutch-done. I'm working on really interesting things at my internship. There are tomatoes and squash and peas in the garden (well, the plants, anyway) and the little Carolina jasmine in the front yard is slowly winding its way up towards the sun ( Read more... )

Just saw Iron Man. On one level, it was hilarious and fun ( Read more... )

Mildred Loving, of the landmark Loving v. Virginia decision, passed on today. I can only hope that forty years from now, we'll look back at the various DOMAs the way we look back today on the anti-miscegenation laws: to ask, how did that take so long? There is no rational reason not to allow gay people to marry, just as there was no rational reason ( Read more... )

Obama is fine. I'll take Obama. Maybe he'll flesh out his platform now. Still waiting for the next/first female president- Nick mentions some congresswoman from Kansas as a possibility. It sure as heck ain't Feinstein or Pelosi or Clinton, although I couldn't tell you why beyond that people seem to dislike elderly women in positions of power. ( Read more... )

Erica Barnett, token feminist commentator of the Stranger, asks: 'Am I Obligated to Support Hillary Clinton Based on Her Gender Alone?Answer: No. This has been another edition of Short Answers to Unnecessary, Overhyped Questions. Vote for who you want to vote for, ECB, just spare us the notion that this overwrought article, as you've written it, ( Read more... )

From the NYT:

BUKAVU, Congo - Denis Mukwege, a Congolese gynecologist, cannot bear to listen to the stories his patients tell him anymore ( Read more... )

You know, I agree with everyone else- nothing says sexual liberation and gender equity more than a t-shirt that says 'Ride the S.L.U.T.' The pun is subtle, yet hilarious, and I'm sure that the dudes wearing said t-shirt mean it in the best and most respectful way possible.

I went in for a pedicure and french manicure on Sunday. It was good times, generally speaking, and I was pleased with the manicure. It lasted until this morning, and I've caught myself admiring my nails several times in the last few days. There's something alluring about the artificial perfection of it. There are other things that I admire this way ( Read more... )