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Taking stunt-journalism to its nadir, one dude's watching Julie and Julia every day for a year and blogging it. Post-modern marvel or laziest, most cynical gimmick since the Kardashian Kard? You be the judge! More »
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Disney weddings are so passé. The hot new nuptials are Avatar-themed. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5710299&view=rss&microfeed=true Though it's easy to poke fun at the obsessive nature of Twilight fans, Christine Spines of the LA Times notes that for some Twihards, an addiction to sparkly vampires is actually destroying their lives. More »
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Think celebrity baby names are weird? The Pillsbury Doughboy has a wife named Poppie Fresh and two kids named Popper and Bun Bun, and Mr. Clean's real first name is "Veritably." [CNN] More »
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When I was ten years old, I signed up for a musical theater course that was being held at a traditional summer camp. We sang, danced, and took sing-a-longs of "Boom-Chicka-Boom" very seriously. Everyone at camp thought we were dorks. More »
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Beyoncé's new video for "Why Don't You Love Me" debuted last week, with a nod to 1950s homemaker style — and interesting commentary on ideas of womanhood, past and present. More »
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1. Thou shalt not see a sexist, misogynistic ad, say "that sucks" and leave it at that. More »
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She's staring at me like I've just insinuated she embodies the anti-Christ. "A feminist? No, I'm not a feminist. Oh my God." More »
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Ke$ha. No matter what you think of her, you can't argue that the "Tik Tok" singer has managed make herself a topic. And in doing so, she is severing the musical ties that bind. It's a pop-culture Civil War. More »
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Electro-pop star Ke$ha currently has a number one hit on iTunes, with her Asher Roth meets Miley Cyrus meets Rapture-era Blondie meets Basement Jaxx sound. So why does the NY Times think she symbolizes the new rise of white rappers? More »
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Naomi Wolf calling the Sex and the City narrative "radical"? Sounds like a spoof, but yesterday in The Guardian, Wolf does just that - even saying Carrie Bradshaw is an symbol of the progression of women in pop culture. More »
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Yesterday the Planned Parenthood NYC Action Fund brought together Jessica Valenti of Feministing, Lynn Harris of Broadsheet, and longtime reproductive rights activist and writer Gloria Feldt to discuss everything from feminist pop culture to whether "feminism" is a dirty word. More »
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"Thirtysomething [newly-DVD'd-ed] illuminated the escalating culture wars without ever fully capitalizing on mounting tensions. The show was never watched as much as it was debated, worshiped, maligned and endlessly dusted over for markers of social and psychological relevance." [NYT] More »
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Crew, there's so much hype about Victoria Beckham's new bun that I'm not even sure where to begin. Thankfully, a few ladies have agreed to help me make sense of this hair-raising situation. Get it? Hair-raising? Ah, we have fun. More »
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Broadsheet pointed us to Lynn Crosbie's bizarro piece in the Globe and Mail, which alleges that Kate Winslet and Holly Peterson's The Manny signal the death of feminism in pop culture. More »
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Actress Bea Arthur passed away on April 25, at the age of 86, from cancer. While she personally didn't identify as feminist, her career made an enormous impact on the women's movement. More »
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Sometimes, your dreams have a way of reminding you that it might be time to stop watching reruns at 2am before bed and consider alternate means of entertainment. Especially when your dream involves Bret Michaels. More »
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Entertainment Weekly has compiled a list of the "20 All Time Coolest Heroes In Pop Culture," of which only 5 are women: Sydney Bristow, Ellen Ripley, Nancy Drew, Foxy Brown, and Buffy, the Vampire Slayer. More »
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• Sadie defended fashion from hateful Wintourish anti-heroes.
• We told Seventeen's constructive criticism and eyeshadow advice to suck it.
• Women's magazines "saved" Cathy Alter's life.
• But not ours.
• Dodai revealed her secret passion for juniors fashion..

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There's a piece in More »
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