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Adventures in Feministory: The Monie's in the Middle

Love / Shove post by Jonanna Widner on December 16, 2008 - 6:54pm; tagged Adventures in Feministory, hip hop, Monie Love, music.

Climb aboard our little time-traveling contraption and set the dial to the year 1990, friends, because we are going on a little ride to the past. Of course, 1990 isn't all that long ago—one could barely consider it history in most cases—but keep in mind that in hip-hop years, two decades is like two centuries.

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Responding to, "Can You Love God AND Feminism?"

Social Commentary post by Lisa Factora-Bo... on December 16, 2008 - 6:42pm; tagged feminism, language use, my mom might actually like this post, religion, spirituality.

An interesting question came across the feminist blogosphere, "Can you love God and feminism?" Touching on the most sensitive intersection of feminism - religion - here are some thoughts.

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Extreme Makeover: Female Condom Edition

Love / Shove post by Kelsey Wallace on December 16, 2008 - 5:55pm; tagged contraception, female condom, STIs.

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Yesterday, the FDA approved a new, cheaper version of the female condom, which should be available for purchase by 2009. Do we even care? Should we?

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None of the above, actually.

Love / Shove post by Kelsey Wallace on December 15, 2008 - 5:15pm; tagged Australia, federal documentation, gender.

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Today in the lovely land down under of Australia, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission is considering adding a third gender option to passports and government documents. This new gender status option, which will be labeled "intersex," seems like a progressive step forward for gender activists, but is it really? Read more and give us your thoughts after the jump.

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Daddy-in-chief

Love / Shove post by Kjerstin Johnson on December 15, 2008 - 4:16pm; tagged gender roles, magazines, parenting, women's magazines.

Nick Friedman is the first male editor of Scholastic’s Parent & Child, a magazine whose readership is 85% women the New York Times reports. Apparently, most magazines are run by the gender they intend to cater to (BTW, non-bitches need not apply!), and while homemaker mags have been run by dudes before (Good Housekeeping was founded by Clark W. Bryan in 1885), there seems to be a "mommy club" that men remain outside of.

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In Other Words Needs Your Help!

Books post by Lisa Factora-Bo... on December 15, 2008 - 10:08am; tagged Be the Revolution, feminist activism, Off Your Duff, Save the Feminist Bookstores.

Feminist bookstores have been closing their doors because of hard economic times. Here's an opportunity for activism to save In Other Words, a non-profit feminist bookstore in Portland, Oregon. If you've got a bit of change to spare, we can ALL help make a miracle happen this month.

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While She Was Out: A Horror/Thriller That's Worth a Look

Movies post by Tammy Oler on December 14, 2008 - 10:38pm; tagged horror, horror films, Kim Basinger, thriller, While She Was Out.

If you haven't heard about While She Was Out, you're definitely not alone. This low-budget horror/thriller written and directed by Susan Montford opened in just a handful of theaters this weekend, and I was one of the two people who showed up to see it during an opening night showing in NYC. It's a pretty sure bet that this would have gone direct-to-DVD if it didn't have Guillermo del Toro among its ten (!) producers. But I'm glad it did make it to theaters, because despite its shortcomings, While She Was Out is actually worth a look.... (more after the jump).

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