Posted by Pilgrim Soul in Culcha Vulcha, Feminist Food for Thought, You Have Got To Be Fucking Kidding Me on Mar 12, 2010, 2:18pm | 13 Comments
Posted by PhDork in Culcha Vulcha, Language Matters, Books, Events, Feminism on Mar 10, 2010, 11:00am | 4 Comments
You like feminism, you like books…...
…how could you not like The Feminist Press? In case you’re looking for something awesome to do in New York tonight, you might consider heading on out to Joe’s Pub (part of the Public Theatre) tonight from 6-8pm to celebrate the FP’s 40th Anniversary. Advance tickets are sold out,...
Posted by sarah.of.a.lesser.god in Culcha Vulcha on Feb 15, 2010, 3:05pm | 6 Comments
Women, Afghanistan, and “Kandahar&...
Women of Kandahar voting in the 2009 Afghan elections. via canada in afghanistan/canada en afghanistan @ flickr As I mentioned last week, one of my courses this spring semester is a seminar on women and Islam as studied in historical and modern, and cultural and theological contexts. Considering that...
Posted by PhDork in Culcha Vulcha, Harpy Cinematical Society, LGBTQ, The Media, Weight Police on Jan 4, 2010, 9:55am | 7 Comments
Harpy Cinematical Society: Solo Edition...
This is the fifth installment of a feature we call “Harpy Cinematical Society,” in which we watch a movie (new or old) en masse (…or not) and then replicate for you our subsequent discussions about it. Or thoughts, as the case may be. After the holidays, the Dude went to see his family for...
In Dreams Come Responsibilities...
A couple of days ago a friend and I went to see Peter Jackson’s adaptation of The Lovely Bones. I had seen the reviews, or rather, had seen the Rotten Tomatoes rating; but I tend not to trust male film critics on the subject of movies about women. They usually get their wires crossed somewhere,...
Posted by sarah.of.a.lesser.god in Culcha Vulcha, Hollywood, Missing the Fucking Point on Nov 4, 2009, 2:00pm | 14 Comments
How “Amelia” Missed the Poin...
via bluedharma @ flickr “Miss Amelia Earhart, why do you want to fly?” “I want to be free.” So began the trailer for the film Amelia, which was released late last month to an almost universal critical drubbing. When I saw the trailer over the summer, I had a bit of hope that...
Posted by SarahMC in Culcha Vulcha, Thoughts, Double Standards, Mad Men, Marriage, Motherhood, Patriarchy, Sexism, Television on Oct 29, 2009, 6:34pm | 30 Comments
Why Do People Hate Betty?...
No, not this Betty. But speaking of her... Via cliff1066 @ Flickr.Now that we’ve decided to Talk About Mad Men here on Harpyness, I want to discuss Betty Draper a bit. Namely, how so many people seem to hate Betty more than any other character on the show. Most everyone will admit that...
Posted by PhDork in Culcha Vulcha, Thoughts, Mad Men, Television on Oct 28, 2009, 11:00am | 13 Comments
Harpy Televisual Society: Mad Men...
PhDork: First of all: fuck yeah, Betty. Whenever she acts like an adult, I think she’s amazing. Unfortunately, that’s not been often this season. Last night, though, she was really mature. She demanded long-deserved answers. She listened but wasn’t a push-over. And she let didn’t...
Posted by BeckySharper in Culcha Vulcha, Harpy Seminar, Retro Pleasures, Ladylike Endeavors on Oct 20, 2009, 9:00am | 40 Comments
Retro Pleasures: Mr. Darcy, Colonel Bran...
Harpy Seminar, Victorian style! So yesterday afternoon there was quite a lively discussion amongst some of the Harpies about our favorite men from ye olde literature, inspired by an article in the Telegraph that Pilgrim Soul sent us. Entitled “Romantic Heroes: Here’s to You, Mr. Rochester,”...
Posted by BeckySharper in Culcha Vulcha, Thoughts, Things That Are Awesome, Things That Make Me Happy on Oct 5, 2009, 9:00am | 5 Comments
In Praise of “The No. 1 LadiesR...
Jill Scott, Anika Noni Rose and Lucian Msmati in "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency." Gentle readers, I hereby plug something that’s given me an inordinate amount of pleasure recently: HBO’s mini-series “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency.” I’ve been...
Posted by PhDork in Culcha Vulcha, Thoughts, Art, Foremothers, Women's Work on Aug 28, 2009, 1:00pm | 3 Comments
Ellie Greenwich & Mary Blair...
A concept piece by Mary Blair for the Small World ride. via Numlock(TM) @ Flickr. Yesterday I started a post on Motown songwriter/producer Ellie Greenwich, who died on August 26. I am a Motown fan, and so had heard of many of the recording artists and business dudes she worked with, but Greenwich...