Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
The hijab, or headscarf worn by some Muslim women, “contribute[s] to the idea of passive terrorism” and represents an implicit refusal to “speak against or actively resist terrorism,” claims a bizarre policy paper issued by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, The Intercept reported this week. The U.S. military white paper was written by Tawfik Hamid, an author…
In 1979, six women directors banded together to challenge the male-run Hollywood machine—then the industry tried to erase them. On the eve of the Oscars, the Original Six share important truths about the industry. Nell Cox lives on the Upper West Side in one of those kooky apartments you see only in Nora Ephron movies—quaint…
In the 90s, before Hillary Clinton was taking private meetings with Deray McKesson and campaigning on promises to end mass incarceration and reform mandatory minimums, she was a little less enlightened, shall we say, on issues around race and criminal justice. At a speech last night, two Black Lives Matter activists took her to task…
Lands’ End, purveyor of wide wale corduroys and round-necked cardigans, has apologized for featuring Gloria Steinem in its catalog and on its website. The sight of the 81-year-old women’s rights activist and an accompanying interview sent hundreds of outraged pro-life customers to the company’s Facebook page where they called Lands’ End “anti-child.” Some stated they…
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Of 89 new non-TPB comics releasing this week, February 24, 2016, women write 4. See bold names below. By publisher, women write: BOOM!: 0 of 4 Dark Horse: 0 of 6 DC: 0 of 20 Dynamite: 0 of 3 IDW: 1 of 17 Image: 0 of 17 Marvel: 3 of 22 Munchkin #14 Peanuts #31…
“[One] root of this is probably salaries: the fact that most male actors make more money than their female counterparts, plus the trend that the female directors who do work make ‘smaller’ movies,” says producer Alicia Van Couvering (Tiny Furniture, Cop Car, Drinking Buddies). “Men get used to making money on more and bigger…
The statistics are unequivocal: Women and minorities are vastly underrepresented in front of and behind the camera. Here, 27 industry players reveal the stories behind the numbers — their personal experiences of not feeling seen, heard or accepted, and how they pushed forward. In Hollywood, exclusion goes far beyond #OscarsSoWhite. (Interviews have been edited and…
You know whose stories get told often enough? Men’s. Especially men engaged in masculine fields of law enforcement or sports. Yet even in a world in which the man’s point of view is the default point of view, this one went pretty far out there. So here’s a lesson that maybe now the editors at…
The economy’s on the way back, which means there’s more opportunities than ever for women to put up with sex crimes at work! Watch Full Frontal with Samantha… Job Fair for Future Women | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | TBS – YouTube. Source: Job Fair for Future Women | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee…