Costumers Ask, "What are Women?"
There is some serious cognitive dissonance between costume companies desire to sell costumes to women, and their understanding of what women are - their understanding of fictional women at least.
Taiwan’s funeral strippers dance for a dead crowd
Should you meet your demise in Taiwan, a funerary option open to you is the Electric Flower Car (EFC), a wheeled, neon-lit platform upon which pulchritudinous women strip down to their skivvies for the benefit of audiences...both living and deceased. [io9]
Clueless with Vampires? A look inside Amy Heckerling's Vamps
Meredith Woerner - After the success of Bridesmaids, we're stoked for the next big female-centric comedy. Could Clueless creator's Amy Heckerling's rom-com Vamps be the supernatural answer to The Hangover? We spoke with the producer to get the bloodthirsty details.
25 Geeky Weddings that are just as fantastical as the Royal Wedding
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While the rest of the world dons their fancy hats for the Royal Wedding, we wanted to pay tribute to the great amazing science fiction and fantasy-themed weddings that have rocked our universe.
A brief history of Lex Luthor's cake-stealing antics
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The Future Of Food Is An All-You-Can-Breathe Buffet
While other scientists have been wasting their time trying to cure diseases, one Harvard researcher has invented a device that lets you inhale food vapors. Finally, we're free from the burden of shoving delicious food in our faces!
Want To Work In Antarctica? Take The Mandatory Pregnancy Test First
This year, for the first time, any woman of childbearing age looking to work for the U.S. Antarctic Program has to take a pregnancy test. Testing positive means you won't get hired or will get sent home. Is that legal?
Even More of 2010's Best Female Comic Creators
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Welcome to part two of my 20 favorite female comics creators of 2010! I've had a lot of great material brought to my attention this year, and there's no shortage of fantastic comics by female creators.
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Favorite Female Comic Creators Of 2010
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This year, the first in which I've done a full year of writing about comics for CSBG, I thought hard about what I'd loved and hated over the year, particularly in regard to the issue of "women in comics".
Groundbreaking MRI Shows Childbirth From The Inside
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For the first time ever, a woman gave birth inside an MRI scanner, allowing doctors to watch the movement through the birth canal from beginning to end. Here's a video with images throughout the process.
The Impressive(ly Young) Woman Behind Arsenic Aliens Discovery
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You probably heard that NASA announced a groundbreaking discovery that expands the definition of life as we know it. Did you know the lead scientist is a woman named Felisa Wolfe-Simon — and she's young? Prepare to feel inadequate.
Buffy Without Joss Whedon Is A Stab In The Heart
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Yesterday, it was announced that a new Buffy The Vampire Slayer movie is in the works. Good news! Oh, wait: Bad news. Buffy creator Joss Whedon is not involved.
First Look: The New Spider-Girl Is Less Sexed-Up, More Kick-Ass
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"Not every fight can get resolved by punching someone in the face…but Spider-Girl's gonna punch somebody anyway, just to make sure." A new Spider-Girl hits stores next week. Here, advance images and a Marvel writer on writing multidimensional female characters.
The $795 Shoe, And Other Stupid/Expensive Tron Merchandise
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Disney has created a 3D reboot of Tron called Tron: Legacy. which looks okay. Not okay? The aggressive marketing, especially when it comes to crappy, bizarre fashion-y tie-ins meant for women. Like the Tron shoe.
Flowchart: Know Your Female Character Stereotypes
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This incredible flowchart from Overthinking It breaks down the many clichés female characters fall into. Note to writers: The "Mama Bear" and "Vanilla Action Girl" do not count as "strong female characters."
Daddy Issues: How Can I Keep My Daughter Loving Science?
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In our Daddy Issues series, a father of a young daughter seeks guidance, hoping to raise a strong woman. He looks to feminism—and readers—for help.
How A Kid-Lit Favorite Is Really About Trash Television
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Katniss Everdeen is not here to make friends — she's here to win. In fact, her livelihood depends on it.
Mind-Melding Possible Through The Power Of Love
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When we were eleven, my summer-camp crush and I nerd-flirted by attempting a Vulcan mind-meld. As it turns out, this may be (sort of) possible — and all you need is love.
Lost: What Happened Over Six Seasons
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So, what will happen on tonight's finale? And what happened on the series thus far? Confused? Don't worry—so is every single character on the show. Here's a compilation of what happened and what was asked over six seasons.