Our aim is to cast a spotlight on news that puts women in the center, because while we've come a long way, a quick scan of bylines and stories in most major newspapers will show you that women are still not always being seen -- or read.
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Try to envision the total population of California. Now, imagine that those many millions of citizens are all men. Got a solid image in your head of this colossal boys' club? Well, that's close to...
You may think of vegetarianism as the only ethical way to eat, a nutritional conspiracy or a relic of the days before hand-raised, humanely treated livestock became all the rage. But over at Time...
In Sunday's New York Times Magazine, Lisa Belkin has a somewhat more serious take on the recent study that gave us the scientific case for cougars. Leaving out the bit about older women, Belkin...
Michelle Obama's famous arms have gotten her in trouble again, this time because one of them -- no word on whether it was Thunder or Lightning -- went and touched the queen of England. And...
Breaking news: The women's movement died early Monday morning at the ripe old age of 160. It is survived by innumerable offspring (including many estranged descendants who took its existence for...
The words flash on screen: "The height of intensity." Next to the dramatic text is a photo of a young woman in a gown sitting in a limousine; she hugs a basketball like she might her non-existent date. Later, the screen announces: "A passion for...
No one knows the definitive difference between men and women. That may sound like the dubious thesis of a women's studies 101 essay, the result of feminist philosophy carried to its ultimate political extreme, but it's plainly true. For proof, you need...
On Friday, I speculated there might be a feminist reason to defend the "Twilight" phenomenon (though not necessarily the content of the books or movies): If nothing else, its popularity could teach Hollywood that female audiences matter. In that...
"I bet you thought that I was soft and sweet," goes Adam Lambert's new song, which he debuted at the American Music Awards Sunday night. But you were wrong! "There was groping, dragging and bondage outfits," said the L.A. Times Pop & Hiss blog of the...
Immediately after reading about the new cervical cancer screening guidelines, which recommend delaying pap smears and having them less often, a friend sent me an e-mail reading: "I mean, should this month's headlines be summed up as, 'New medical...
