February 2012
11 posts
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So many feelings about "So Many Feelings"
“In the end it’s easier to accuse these sites en masse of Not Doing Feminism Right instead of actually trying to address some of their inherent complexities.”
On ladyblogs and the way we discuss feminism on the internet
Fuck you Jezebel →
sodisarmingdarling:
I’ve had a love-hate relationship with you for a long time, Jezebel. You would amuse me with cute things and inform me of interesting goings-on, then you would promote gross gender essentialism, the roasting of celebrities, and the shaming of sluts. Even though you pissed me off on a daily basis…
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Why do we hate Lana Del Rey?
“In the end—however we remember Lana Del Rey, whatever she goes on to achieve—the whole kerfuffle reveals more about us than about her. We are afraid of being tricked, and, when we discover deceit, we punish those who trick us. Del Rey’s only crime was getting caught too early in the game—and for that we cannot forgive her.”
What do we want from Lana Del Rey?
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“We sleep together. I make motorboat sounds in his belly and he’s never bit. He...”
– An owner on his pet mountain lion. Read our investigation into the bizarre world of Canada’s exotic-animal trade.
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Christian New Democrats in the Prairies?
Yes, they do exist—but it’s complicated.
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The Tiger and the Donkey: A story from Palestine
By Mark Mann
In Bethlehem was Jesus born, and Zafir lost his home. I met Zafir in an alleyway behind a taxi garage while I was checking out the Separation Wall. He offered to show me around, so I crawled into his cab, and the first place he took me was home. This is Zafir standing in front of his old home. Before the Israelis decided to enclose Rachel’s Tomb, a holy site common to Islam and...
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On the "panicked restlessness of childhood" in...
Once I had jars of them, a fascinating glut, and, not knowing our time was short, I spent whole mornings lifting them up to my eye, trying to climb inside them, where the swirling capes and scarves were, shapes unnerving & nonsensical, a lemony helix, a lick of flame, propellors of begonia petal, hem of a flamenco skirt, some spearmint leaf, a vibrant line, a swirl of purplish fumes, and...
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“China is the largest consumer of the DRC’s exports—the top four consumers are...”
– Great apes and the problem of economic development
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“For Christmas a friend gave me one of those obscene half-pound Reese Peanut...”
– Food & Trembling author Jonah Campbell