Open Court’s The Handmaid’s Tale and Philosophy Emphasizes Caution and Awareness
As far as The Handmaid's Tale and Philosophy is concerned, Trump et al are the exact bastards you're not supposed to let grind you down.
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Outsmarting the Auteur: Reassigning Power in Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Marnie’
A contemporary viewing of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1964 film, Marnie, makes it clear: we must understand the inner workings of the male gaze and annihilate it.
When Sexually Frustrated Angry White Men (Mis)Read the Classics
Donna Zuckerberg’s Not All Dead White Men is a powerful study of the ways the alt-right distorts the understanding of ancient Greek and Roman literature to serve hateful interests today.
New Atheism’s Gender Problems
Can critical humorists help combat the sexism inherent to both religious and secular organizations?
‘Young Jane Young’ and the Monicas, the Hillarys, and Other Women Impacted by Sex Scandals
It's a testament to Zevin's understanding of multiple age groups that she's able to capture a variety of women at various life stages. Her portrayals feel honest and true.
Ministry, L7, Sex, and Violence
We need to talk about Ministry's anti-war statement, because it encapsulates so much that's so wrong about testosterone-driven masculinist activism.
Relisten Without Prejudice to Yoko Ono’s ‘Plastic Ono Band’
Americans in the ’70s would not accommodate a female Japanese performer of experimental music designed to provoke. Have we grown since then? Can we revisit Yoko Ono’s ‘Plastic Ono Band’ without prejudice?
Don’t Google It! How Search Engines Reinforce Racism
Algorithms of Oppression addresses the growing concern about the consequences of commercial control over information and the harm it does to communities.
What Did Hollywood Do to Female Director, Elaine May?
Director Elaine May belongs to that list of otherwise male creative geniuses who naturally clash with the commercial system, including Erich Von Stroheim, Orson Welles, and Otto Preminger.
‘Molly’s Game’: The Game Is Rigged, Lady
Aaron Sorkin's real-life twister about Molly Bloom, an Olympic skier turned high-stakes poker wrangler, is scorchingly fun but never takes its heroine as seriously as the men.