Yesterday, on my lunch break at work, I finished reading The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore. Unfortunately, since it’s due back to the library I can’t read it a second time like I want to (to read all the footnotes this time, duh!) but I will probably cave in and purchase it for… Read More
Women’s Mags and How They Hurt Us
This gem of a book, “The Vagenda: A Zero Tolerance Guide to the Media” is the child of the similarly named website, and takes on the challenge of convincing the new or soon-to-be feminist why we need feminism, and reminding the converted they are not alone in the cause. It takes some serious chutzpah to tackle… Read More
Women Destroy Science Fiction
Didya hear the news! Women have destroyed science fiction! Victory is ours!!! And it is in the form of a 544 page special issue of Lightspeed Magazine. Several months ago Lightspeed let loose a battle cry against all those who sought to utter the words “women are ruining the SF genre”. Their Kickstarter campaign far surpassed their… Read More