Police say a man in Florida assaulted his girlfriend and then attacked her pet rabbit after an argument over women's rights. » 7/03/14 1:40pm 7/03/14 1:40pm

Prominent Tea Party Thought-attempters have launched something they're calling "Conservative University," a series of online video lectures designed to spread the tenets of conservatism to a younger, plugged in generation of dweebs who are into watching online lectures in their free time. So far, the only course… » 6/24/14 1:00pm 6/24/14 1:00pm

You've been pwnd, Washington Post op-ed writers and George Will. » 6/11/14 5:20pm 6/11/14 5:20pm

Karen DeCrow, feminist figure, civil rights attorney, activist, and former president of the National Organization for Women in the 70s has died at age 76 from melanoma. DeCrow fought against sexism in all sorts of forms from calling on Ivy League schools to accept more women as students (also fighting to make sure… » 6/07/14 3:00pm 6/07/14 3:00pm

Famous wedding singer Lana Del Rey has a thought or two about feminism. Mostly, she's fucking bored by it. » 6/04/14 9:00pm 6/04/14 9:00pm

Anne of Green Gables may not be the the first work on your list of "classic queer literature," but maybe it should be. There's something about Anne Shirley which seems, at least to me, undeniably queer. It's little wonder that I have always identified heavily with Anne and the novel remains my favorite novel of all… » 5/15/14 11:08pm 5/15/14 11:08pm

Spike Lee is sorry about that rape scene he wrote into She's Gotta Have It nearly 30 years ago, probably more so now that the show is poised for Showtime series reboot. Not to mention, you know, the expanding power of us women folk; feminism is a hot topic and we're running elections and entertainment these days. » 5/14/14 2:30pm 5/14/14 2:30pm

This year's lineup for Michigan Womyn's Music Festival has been announced and the inclusion of Orange is the New Black star Lea DeLaria, who has decided not to attend, had raised some eyebrows across sections of the LGBT+ community given that the festival's trans exclusionary policy is still in effect and would… » 5/08/14 8:59pm 5/08/14 8:59pm

The universe holds immutable truths: matter cannot be created or destroyed, an object in motion will stay at motion unless acted on by an outside force, and any time a woman points out sexist bullshit, some hero's opinion will gallantly ride in on a fedora, chiming in "Not All Men!" » 5/08/14 2:50pm 5/08/14 2:50pm

Recently Sophia Amoruso, CEO of the online retail company Nasty Gal, found herself in back-to-back meetings with Nordstrom and the designer Michael Kors. "And the whole time," she writes, "I'm sitting in this meeting thinking, Oh my God, I stole a Michael Kors watch from Nordstrom when I was seventeen." It's an… » 5/07/14 3:58pm 5/07/14 3:58pm

The gods are smiling on us because Showtime is prepping a series based on Spike Lee’s second film, She’s Gotta Have It. » 5/06/14 6:00pm 5/06/14 6:00pm

Were you fooled into thinking that barefoot Shailene Woodley was a breath of fresh air as a celebrity? Think again. » 5/05/14 4:20pm 5/05/14 4:20pm

Last night, the Ms. Foundation for Women hosted Gloria's Awards and Gala (it also doubled as an 80th birthday party for Gloria Steinem!). As part of the event, the amazing Gabourey Sidibe gave a beautiful speech about confidence, feminism and being inspired by other women. » 5/02/14 6:20pm 5/02/14 6:20pm

Green-lit by two female top studio executives at Sony and penned by a former Sex and the City writer, the forthcoming live-action Barbie comedy promises to be about "female empowerment"—which we all know falls somewhere comfortably between the immaturity of "girl power" and the scariness of "feminism"—and has the… » 4/24/14 12:00pm 4/24/14 12:00pm

Feminist trading cards? Yes please. Check out Supersisters, the awesome collection of trading cards from 1979 featuring badass women like Rosa Parks, Meredith Monk, and Laura Lee Ching among others. From the Met: » 4/13/14 5:30pm 4/13/14 5:30pm

Don't show too much skin, or they'll think you're a wannabe. Don't show too little skin, or they'll think you're a suit. What does one wear on a trip to a porn set? For my first visit, I decided on a linen scarf, eggshell button up and skinny Levis (red, white, and blue). » 4/10/14 11:38am 4/10/14 11:38am