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Ultra conservatives like the sequester
George Lakoff
They see maximal elimination of the public sphere as the right direction for America
Survivor of sexual violence at Lackland Air Force Base speaks out
Katie McDonough
Virginia Messick is one of 62 trainees assaulted by instructors on the base -- and the first to speak publicly
“The girls rattle their OxyContin”
Claire Vaye Watkins
Short-story masters Karen Russell and Claire Vaye Watkins talk reviews and the horror of the Google alert
Frat bros for trans rights!
Katie McDonough
A Boston fraternity is raising money for a brother's top surgery -- and showing a radically new side of Greek life
So Lena Dunham can use the “C-word”?
Daniel D'Addario
"Girls" and the Onion both use a graphic term to describe people -- and our culture may not be ready for it
“We Saw Your Boobs” celebrates rape on film
Katie McDonough
Hey, Seth MacFarlane, did you know many of those "boob" scenes you sang about were depictions of sexual assault?
Michelle Rhee: Wrong again
David Sirota
Her education "reform" movement sends the lovely message that communities should stay out of their schools
Conservatism’s “friendly face” is an old-school homophobe
Elon Green
You may not know the name Rod Dreher, but you will
Femininjas: Women in fiction fight back
Elizabeth Hand
From "Medea" to the "Millennium" series, women characters use stealth, exile and cunning
Seth MacFarlane saw your boobs
Elissa Schappell
And then couldn't avert his eyes from women's chests — via his vile jokes — for the rest of the night
Trial begins for BP over Gulf oil spill
Natasha Lennard
BP's bill, decided by the court, could be as low as $5 billion or as high as $17.5 billion
Seth MacFarlane, misogynistic Oscar host
Willa Paskin
But strange hatred was everywhere. From the boob song to Twitter-bashing, the Oscars' gender politics were a mess
“Girls” recap: Meet Jessa’s dad
Lizzie Skurnick
Jessa drags Hannah along on a visit to see her father — and we discover she's transcended "SATC" Samantha territory
Can the Chicago River be saved?
Matthew Power
Can the people of Chicago save the waterway that made their city great?
Hey, Sean Hannity, here’s what a “lapdog” press really looks like
Eric Boehlert
The Fox talker whines about the media's leftist bias. Has he forgotten the Bush years?
The feminist pornographer
Tracy Clark-Flory
Tristan Taormino, editor of a new book on X-rated activism, says it's time to find a middle ground in the porn wars
“Portlandia’s” Fred Armisen: My Carrie/Chloe three-way!
David Daley
"Portlandia" and "SNL" star Fred Armisen spills all about this season's bizarre love triangle
Sometimes Oscar gets it right!
Andrew O'Hehir
Here are 10 times the Academy picked the best film of the year
Edward Gorey’s strange, curious world
Jillian Steinhauer
The author's books tended toward the macabre, but there's an element of redemption in his ghoulish worldview
Five things Sundance can tell us about the future of film
Steve Ramos
From crowdfunding to more female filmmakers, here's a list of five trends from the 2013 Sundance Film Festival
Wal-Mart is an aphrodisiac!
Tracy Clark-Flory
A survey of Cragislist "missed connections" reveals that it's the most popular place for love at first sight
Oscar loves a white savior
David Sirota
If a movie features white people rescuing people of color from their plight, odds are high an Oscar will follow
Gun owners are obsessed with zombies
Marc Herman
Manufacturers are using the zombie apocalypse trend as a tongue-in-cheek marketing tactic
Women’s rights is the longest revolution
Ruth Rosen
The feminist movement has yet to see its demands met, including the then-unarticulated end to domestic violence
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