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Posted by Pilgrim Soul in Thoughts on Mar 18, 2010, 11:00am | 1 Comment

Notes on the Immortal Life of Henrietta ...

Last night I went to a talk given by Rebecca Skloot, the author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, at the New York Society for Ethical Culture.  I’d been hearing about the book on book blogs for quite some time, and TNC covered it awhile back – and all the reviews were glowing.  It...
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Posted by PhDork in Thoughts, Safe Sex, Sex, What about the menz? on Mar 17, 2010, 11:00am | 18 Comments

Condoms: Good. This Design: ?...

Under the Bloomberg administration, New York City has distributed millions and millions of free condoms at bars and other public locations throughout the five boroughs.  I think it’s a great social program, though there has been a lot of bellyaching from some quarters about “subsidizing...
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Posted by BeckySharper in Language Matters, Morning Snark, Thoughts on Mar 17, 2010, 9:00am | 56 Comments

Words To Live By (Or Without)...

In an interview she gave to the Daily Mail this weekend, Drew Barrymore was asked about the lack of good movie roles for women over 40. Drew opined: ‘I admit I’ve been fortunate. I’m not at that place yet, age-wise, and maybe when I am I’ll feel that way. But I think, “Get over it! Don’t...
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Posted by PhDork in Thoughts, The Media, Women's Work on Mar 16, 2010, 1:00pm | 26 Comments

Eating Women...

Chickens are beautiful, until you have to raise them. Via UGArdner @ Flickr Okay, so my critique here is likely as shallow and bad as the thing I’m critiquing, but this fucking article from the NYT is bugging the shit out of me for myriad reasons. First of all:  “femivore” means “one...
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Posted by Pilgrim Soul in Thoughts, Bwahahahaha, The Media, Things That Are Awesome on Mar 16, 2010, 11:00am | 24 Comments

And Now for Something Completely Differe...

I feel like we all need a little pick-me-up? I’ve been cackling all morning like the witch I am over this interview with Nicholas Sparks in USAToday?  It starts off amazing: Nicholas Sparks has no love for people who call his stories “romances.”The mega-best-selling author of The Notebook,...
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Posted by BeckySharper in Thoughts, Feminism, Great Male Narcissists, Marriage, Theory and Practice on Mar 16, 2010, 9:00am | 66 Comments

A Personal Change?...

At a party this weekend, two recently engaged female friends discussed taking their husband’s surnames. Both plan to, although one will probably continue to use her own name at work, and the other will keep her last name as a middle name. I said nothing. Wouldn’t do it myself. Hate the tradition....
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Posted by SarahMC in Thoughts, Assweasels, Violence against women and girls on Mar 15, 2010, 6:55pm | 39 Comments

“Get a gun?” Get a clue....

Last week, a man brutally attacked a woman at a New York City bar after she rejected his advances. The woman sustained a broken eye socket, nose and jaw. Police believe the man may have attempted to sexually assault her, but the rape kit found that she had not been raped. According to the woman’s...
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Posted by The Harpies in Guest Post, Thoughts, Rape, Rape culture, Sexual violence on Mar 15, 2010, 3:02pm | 25 Comments

ImTheMarigold and Queen_George on Coming...

Editor’s note from Queen_George: Recently Harpy reader/commenter ImTheMarigold and I got together for a g-chat on the subject of sexual assault, and how difficult it is for survivors to communicate about their assault, even with their family and friends. I guess what we’re hoping here is...
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Posted by BeckySharper in Thoughts, Politics, Things That Are Awesome, Women's Work on Mar 13, 2010, 3:46pm | 6 Comments

All Hail the King!...

Photo by Jane Hahn/Getty Images. For your weekend reading pleasure, I’m sharing this amazing, inspirational long feature from the Washington Post Magazine. “All The King’s Men” is the story of Peggielene Bartels, a Washington-area secretary who was recently crowned Nana Amuah...
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Posted by PhDork in Harpy Seminar, Thoughts, Consumerism, Feminism, Victim-blaming on Mar 11, 2010, 9:00am | 20 Comments

Harpy Seminar: That’s So Raven...

Via londoninflames @ Flickr Welcome to Harpy Seminar, a regular feature we plan to have at regular intervals, unless we get too busy to have it at regular intervals, in which case it shall appear whenever we have time and inclination for it. Each Seminar begins with a question, which we discuss amongst...
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Posted by SarahMC in Thoughts, Contraception, Women's Health on Mar 10, 2010, 4:04pm | 7 Comments

Birth Control Promoted in Afghanistan...

In a country with the world’s second highest maternal mortality rate, health professionals are partnering with religious leaders to distribute condoms and promote spacing births. Afghanistan has one of the world’s highest fertility rates, averaging more than six babies per woman. The maternal...
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Posted by SarahMC in Thoughts, Abortion, Women's Health on Mar 10, 2010, 10:28am | 7 Comments

Thank you abortion providers!...

On March 10, 1993, an anti-choice extremist murdered Dr. David Gunn outside of his workplace. In honor of him, Dr. George Tiller, and the others who lost their lives because they performed abortions, we pay tribute to abortion providers today, on the National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers....
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