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The Women’s Libation Movement: Oregon’s Full Sail Brewing Co. Makes An Actual Feminist Beer

“My beer defies the traditional expectations of a ‘girl’s beer.'”

By Meredith| October 23, 2013 | 15 Comments

Team Pick: Bitch’s “Popaganda” Podcasts

Feminist takes on pop culture that will make your commute slightly less aggravating. Listen to what smart humans have to say about sexism in the tech industry, “hardwired” notions of gender and more!

By Fikri| September 2, 2013 | 4 Comments

Fat Liberation Is Totally Queer

“Social equality for all people, regardless of size, must become a goal of the queer movement.”

By Anna Mollow| July 5, 2013 | 119 Comments

Things I Read That I Love #57: Live From Snowbank City

Topics include snow removal in Montreal, homesteading, faux-survivalism, Honey Boo-Boo, sexual violence in India, temps, Cambodia, AIDS, and so much more!

By Riese| January 4, 2013 | 8 Comments

Things I Read That I Love #56: My Own Private Idaho

Topics include River Phoenix, Sister Outsider Metalhead, poverty & a college education, not being an asshole, gun control, Alcatraz and so much more!

By Riese| December 28, 2012 | 7 Comments

Holigay Gift Guide: “Things I Read That I Love” Edition

Books and magazine/journal subscriptions for people with a special affection for longform journalism!

By Riese| November 30, 2012 | 14 Comments

Things I Read That I Love #52: The Very Special One-Year Anniversary Edition

We celebrate an entire year of TIRTLs with a look at 32 of my favorite longreads of all time!

By Riese| November 30, 2012 | 16 Comments

Things I Read That I Love #40: Over The Hill And Through The Woods

Topics include Occupy Oakland, Degrassi, alcoholism, surviving, bartending, trolling, Radiohead and hillbilly heroin!

By Riese| August 31, 2012 | 11 Comments

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Bitch Media wants to hear from you regarding your thoughts on their continued awesomeness.

By Jamie J. Hagen| June 7, 2012 | 7 Comments

15 Women’s Magazines That Don’t Suck, Are Awesome

Celebrating the women’s magazines that keep pumping out smart, innovative and well-designed stuff against all odds. US Weekly is not on this list.

By Riese| April 11, 2012 | 65 Comments

Things I Read That I Loved #9: Orange You Glad I Didn’t Say Banana

I read these things and I loved them. No honestly this one I think is especially good.

By Riese| January 16, 2012 | 11 Comments

Holigay Gift Guide: Gift a F*cking Book

When you give the gift of reading, you’re giving two gifts — the book, and the gift of reading that you get from reading the book. Does that make sense?

By Riese| December 7, 2011 | 38 Comments

Also. Also. Also: Aren’t You GLAAD We Didn’t Say Banana?

GLAAD’s TV report, Smith College’s Quidditch team, how to be femme and visibly gay, a homophobic honeymoon and about 500 other stories we missed!

By the team| September 30, 2011 | 31 Comments

Also. Also. Also.: Christian High School Banishes Lesbian and Other Stories

Stories related to Catholic School, health care, “The Game”, being out in Hollywood, culture clash on same-sex marriage, Billy Corgan, Tammy Baldwin, Secret Gay Pastors, Drugs and So Much More!

By Riese| September 8, 2011 | 24 Comments

Also. Also. Also: From “Homosexuality in America” to “Gay in America” and Beyond

Another installment of stories you should read and things you should know about. Includes time travel.

By the team| June 26, 2011 | 22 Comments

Rachel’s Team Pick: Feminist iPhone Apps

Look, shiny things for your iPhone, you lady homosexuals!

By Rachel| May 23, 2011 | 19 Comments

‘OUT’ Celebrates Powerful White Men, ‘Marie Claire’ Clears Up Achele Rumors

What’s happening in the magazines, you ask? Well, it’s the 5th Annual Power 50 over at OUT and boy are they WHITE! Meanwhile, Marie Claire features the girls of Glee and I ramble on about power or something.

By Riese| April 13, 2011 | 46 Comments

10 Days of Top 10s: 10 Things That Need You Really Bad

This shit don’t pay for itself.

By Riese| December 27, 2010 | 32 Comments

Feminist Gifts for Teen Girls

You know who else would enjoy the gift of summer camp? ME.

By Laneia| December 6, 2010 | 14 Comments
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Feminism 101: Read Books, Become a Better Womyn

Looking for a good book on feminism? How about 70 of them? We’ve compiled a list of some of the most influential, controversial and must-read feminist titles from the past 200+ years. That’s a lot of books! You should probably get started.

By the team| May 7, 2010 | 81 Comments

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