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GirlPower: Voices of a Generation
I just got a heads up about this awesome group of young feminists and performers who put together a show called "GirlPower: Voices of a Generation." It looks amazing. Information is below:
The ...
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July 16, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
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Whip It!
I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS MOVIE.
I love Ellen Page. If they made a movie that consisted entirely of her eating soup and talking to a cat, I'd see it. And I'd love it. I'm weird, moving on.
Drew Bar...
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Jezebel and Me
My freshman year of high school, I was like any other shy, bookish girl. With a copy of Ariel in my hands I would dart from class to class, not daring to make eye contact with other students as we p...
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Just saw Harry Potter and...
...it reminded me that Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy booo hissss) sings. He does indeed.
Thoughts?
And may I just say, Hermione is a totally empowered badass. And Luna Lovegood rocks. Although there wa...
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July 14, 2009 | Brianne L |
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Hollywood Vomit
We have fostered a society where talentless celebrities have come to rule our culture. This is our own fault. The false relationships that we have created with these beautiful and famous people h...
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The SUVs of Society
People who happened to be…vertically challenged, and even those of average height, are always commenting to those who happen to be “lucky” enough to surpass the average height for women (an unimpressi...
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MTSS #6: Gym Class
Just renewing my love for the Midwest Teen Sex Show. This is seriously how sex education should be done, people would actually listen.
Oldie but goodie (and one of the only ones I feel comfortable a...
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Gossip Round Up
I have no schedule for this feature. I do not live my life with regularity, sad-ish but true. Anyway, on with it.
UP passed the $280 mil mark, 2nd only to Finding Nemo of Pixar's movies (because Ell...
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Popularity is genetic?
Remember that post I did about the relationship between popularity in high school and success in life? Well, guess what folks, the anonymous "researchers" are at it again, trying to prove hat populari...
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Tori Amos on men
Tori Amos just wrote a beautiful a piece for The Guardian's Observer. She speaks, as a victim of sexual assault, how her life was shaped by the incident, the dangers of masculinity standards and the m...
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feminism and dating
I get why guys are afraid of feminists. I do. Many of us just get so worked up about the issues we may be perceived as...well, bitchy. Of course we're not, we just care deeply about protecting and pro...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Meiko
Meiko, born and raised in Roberta, Georgia (population: 808), has the classic story of a girl with talent from a small town. She honed her skills by singing at church, little league baseball parks and...
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Lily Allen: closet feminist?
So Lily Allen's new music video just come out for her song 22. And it got me thinking. I've always listened to Lily Allen, and thought "there's just something about her I really, really like."
Peopl...
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Life is NOT High School
New York Magazine is reporting about a new study. The study, sadly titled "Popularity," reports that how popular you were in high school actually does affect your success in later life.
My ass it do...
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Media Justice for Sotomayor
This is so ridiculous. The statement they're referring to? Sotomayor said in a speech, "I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experience would more often than not reach a be...
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finally a feminist Judd Apatow
I always feel guilty when I watch Judd Apatow movies. It is true that they can be ridiculously funny. Knocked Up kept me laughing the entire time, even if the birth scene scarred me for life and inspi...
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well wtf am i supposed to buy?
So apparently there are no clothing options for me that are both ethical purchases and not something my grandma would squeal over.
Over at jezebel they posted about the Urban Outfitter's Ethics Surv...
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July 09, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
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Perez starts a record label
Apparently the rumors (that I never actually hard about) have been confirmed and Perez Hilton is launching an imprint with Warner Brothers "in the near future."
Perez states, "I have an ear, whi...
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female CEO behind green efforts
New legislation was recently passed by the House (close vote though - 219 to 212) that seeks to curb greenhouse gas emissions and boost renewable energy use. The driving force behind the bill? Betsy A...
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July 08, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
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Gossip Roundup
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam is ago! THANK GOD!!!!! Apparently, Demi and the Purity Ring Trio return to Camp Rock to find out that many of the students and teachers have turned to the dark side and joi...
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July 08, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
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How a Teenager Outsmarted Multi-Billion Dollar Company
Ari Weinstein is 15. As a preschooler, he changed his family's computer settings. At 7 he created a website and hacked AOL's parental controls. In sixth grade, he jailbreaked his iPod mini to get free...
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Jennifer's Body
So the trailer for Diablo Cody's new movie about a possessed cheerleader who seduces her male classmates then kills them was just released.
Bad news: I can't embed the video from youtube. so you ...
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July 07, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
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Robsten? Stewpat?
So here are all the rumors floating around about Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson (that wasn't obvious from the title of the post??) because I feel like it's important to have all the Twilight rum...
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July 07, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
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another teen show rant
I've been watching a lot of tv on the internet lately. Especially this school year, the scheduling of most "teen" shows [Gossip Girl; 90210; etc] really clashed with my own personal schedule, which wa...
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I Know You're Not 15
Mean Girls. She’s the Man. Romeo + Juliet. Stick It. 10 Things I Hate About You. High School Musical 2 and 3. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Bring It On. John Tucker Must Die. Princess Diaries...