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Jun 15, 2011, 5:06 pm
I'm sure you've already seen this, but WTF, JUST WATCH IT AGAIN! Because it combines my favorite things: Broadway, Neil Patrick Harris, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Lyrics written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Tommy Kail:
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Apr 28, 2011, 10:13 am
By now, you may have already seen Baratunde's response to Obama releasing his birth certificate. If you haven't you really must watch it, and if you have, it wouldn't hurt to watch it again. I myself have seen it three times now, simply because it's so moving and so honest and reflects what a lot of... Comment - Like
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Mar 22, 2011, 11:19 am
In J. Holiday's song Bed (lyrics below), it sounds so pretty and slow and people I know love/hate it because it's all the wonderful lovey things he's going to do with this woman. It's all "love is war, I'm your soldier" and "love you 'til your eyes roll back" and "my angel thanks for letting me bles... Comment - Like
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Mar 8, 2011, 10:21 am
It's International Women's Day, y'all! HOORAY! Here are a few things I found to celebrate:
Change.org is featuring several campaigns that can improve the lives of women around the world by labeling them with the IWD logo.
The Guardian has a list of their top 100 women. Now, I find it so... Comment - Like
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Mar 1, 2011, 1:14 pm
Everyone! Don't panic! I'm still alive!
After a roller coaster of a year in 2010 and a hectic start to 2011, I'm finally gearing up to write again. My return will be awesome, I assure you, but in the meantime, I want to remind everyone that it's Women's History Month. I say remind because I fo... Comment - Like
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Jan 5, 2011, 5:35 pm
Originally posted during Blogathon '09, now re-posted because In the Heights is closing this weekend and I'm incredibly sad.
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One of the major themes in the musical In the Heights is balancing the new world with the old world. This theme is epitomized in the song Carnaval del Barrio, but th... Comment - Like
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Jan 5, 2011, 7:35 am
Originally posted during Blogathon '09, now re-posted because In the Heights is closing this weekend and I'm incredibly sad.
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One of the leads in the musical In the Heights is Nina Rosario, whose parents are immigrants and who is the first in her family to go to college. I connected a lot t... Comment - Like
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Jan 4, 2011, 5:35 pm
Originally posted during Blogathon '09, now re-posted because In the Heights is closing this weekend and I'm incredibly sad.
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Paciencia y Fe means Patience and Faith, and it's a phrase that's used throughout the musical In the Heights. The song by that name tells the story of one of the cha... Comment - Like
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Jan 4, 2011, 7:35 am
Originally posted during Blogathon '09, now re-posted because In the Heights is closing this weekend and I'm incredibly sad.
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For as long as I've been blogging, I have shared my love for the Broadway musical In the Heights and its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda. More than just enjoying the act... Comment - Like
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Jan 3, 2011, 7:34 pm
So my favorite Broadway musical, In the Heights, closes this coming weekend. I'm excited that I'll be at the matinee performance on the last day, but I'm incredibly sad to see it go. Without much time to write all new posts professing all the reasons I love it so much, I'll re-post some of the thing... Comment - Like
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Dec 5, 2010, 11:15 am
By Nancy Thayer
Sometimes there is so much heavy reading material to get through, that what you really need is a short, light, fun book, and Beachcombers is just that. The novel centers on three sisters and their father and what they learn about themselves and each other in that time.
T... Comment - Like
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Nov 1, 2010, 11:05 am
You might still be hung over from celebrating Halloween all weekend, so here's your reminder that tomorrow's Election Day!
CNN's Election Center is pretty cool -- it has general information about voting and the races to watch, and it also has a "My Election" section that lets you personalize the ne... Comment - Like
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Oct 4, 2010, 8:57 am
By Alina Bronsky
Broken Glass Park is the tough story of a young girl whose upbringing and current life situation is hard, to say the least. After a former abusive boyfriend murders her mother, Sascha has to take care of her younger siblings with the help of a guardian she doesn’t particularly res... Comment - Like
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Sep 10, 2010, 9:20 am
Directed by Galt Niederhoffer
Walking in to watch The Romantics, I feared it might be a movie that relies on star power to get by. Valentine’s Day is what came to mind, and even though the level of celebrity of the stars of The Romantics isn’t exactly the same (Katie Holmes and Anna Paquin... Comment - Like
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Aug 28, 2010, 11:00 am
By Justin Cronin
Trying to explain The Passage is like explaining Lost or the Harry Potter series to an outsider. You end up having to sum it up in the simplest terms: Lost is about people stuck on a really weird island, Harry Potter is about a boy defeating evil wizards, and The Passage is ab... Comment - Like
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Aug 24, 2010, 11:13 am
By Susan Gilbert-Collins
In Starting from Scratch, Olivia Tschetter successfully defended her doctoral dissertation and lost her mother all in one day. The youngest of four siblings, Olivia moves back home to be with her father, to run away from her responsibilities at school, and to grieve. H... Comment - Like
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Aug 4, 2010, 11:15 am
There are few things I love more than learning how people use digital media. Combine that with feminism and/or online activism, and I'm sold. Here are some stories I read this morning that inspired me.
France 24 launched the first interactive documentary for the iPad. This is news enough for a... Comment - Like
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Jul 20, 2010, 11:30 am
Between work and life, I haven't had much time for writing these days. Luckily for you, my job requires me to read a ton, so here's some news you can use.
For all the former Degrassi fans out there (like me), you might be interested in knowing that this season raises the issue of incest and introduc... Comment - Like
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Jul 6, 2010, 9:26 am
My love for Frida Kahlo is far from secret, but apparently Google loves her too! That, or they're running out of people to celebrate on the homepage.
Either way, happy birthday to Frida, an incredible artist, a fearless woman, and one of my idols. I'm sure you're somewhere celebrating with lots of ... Comment - Like
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Jun 18, 2010, 8:00 am
Now that LOST is over, I must cling to the tv shows I watch and enjoy. And with that, I bring you the Feministe True Blood roundtable and my SYTYCD recaps WOOT! Lauren and I will post our True Blood reactions every Tuesday and I'll give a recap of performance night every Thursday. So if you're a fan... Comment - Like
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Jun 8, 2010, 11:45 am
So for everyone who's tired of listening to me complain about what will come of my life now that I don't have Harry Potter or Lost to obsess over, you're in luck, for I've a new addiction: The Passage by Justin Cronin.
I finally got around to starting the advance copy I received ages ago, and I can... Comment - Like
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May 14, 2010, 11:30 am
By Deborah Noyes
Captivity is a historical novel based on the true story of the Fox sisters, who claimed they could communicate with the dead. Able to convince a group of people of their abilities, they garnered a following that would grow to become a religious movement known as American Spiritualis... Comment - Like
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May 14, 2010, 11:00 am
Edited by Nancy A. Hewitt
As an undergraduate, my major was Women’s Studies, so I’ve read my fair share of feminist texts over the last several years. It’s hard to find one that offers a new perspective or, at least, a perspective different enough to satisfy both the expert and the novice. Tha... Comment - Like
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Apr 29, 2010, 7:06 am
These days, the world of fast food is hard to keep track of. Burger King's got brunch, Subway's got breakfast, IHOP's got, well, more unhealthy ways to eat pancakes.
In an interesting turn of events, KFC just announced that they've got pink buckets to raise money for breast cancer. Apparently, they... Comment - Like
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Apr 28, 2010, 11:33 pm
Here's what I don't understand about this poll reacting to the Arizona immigration bill - right now, the response winning is "I think any state has the right to create a law about their own illegal immigrants."
Okay, so, nationality and citizenship laws are made at the federal level, so why on earth... Comment - Like
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Apr 20, 2010, 9:34 am
Many of you probably don’t know this, but today is Equal Pay Day. As somebody whose major in college was women’s studies, I’ve long been aware of the wage gap that persists and have stayed on top of the facts now that it affects me much more. Here's some info:
On average, women make roughly 77... Comment - Like
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Apr 13, 2010, 9:04 am
I love reading news sites. Yes, I know not to expect a feminist perspective. Heck, I don't even expect a non-misogynistic perspective. Sometimes I read things and have no reaction that makes sense in words; instead, it's a combination of sounds and facial expressions that can be summed up in "wtf?" ... Comment - Like
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Mar 30, 2010, 9:00 am
Not many people have heard of April Smith, but I’ve become quite the enthusiastic fan. Her music combines elements of pop and rock, but her voice has more of a jazz quality that gives the end result a great mix and unique style. I loved her previous album, loveletterbombs, and I saw Smith perform ... Comment - Like
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Mar 30, 2010, 8:00 am
The Last River Child is the story of a town caught up in a legend: they believe there are children possessed by the spirit of the river meant to bring misfortune to everything around them. Everyone is taught to stay away from the river, but a young girl named Peg feels drawn to the river and refuses... Comment - Like
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Mar 24, 2010, 12:42 pm
It's Back Up Your Birth Control Day! Last year, I posted a general "here's what emergency contraception is and how it works" because an unofficial poll of my friends shocked me - many of them didn't know what EC even was. This year, I'll assume people are now sufficiently learned and instead tell yo... Comment - Like
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Mar 23, 2010, 5:18 pm
Today, I had some time to read the news and got so excited, because I'm a nerd like that. Sadly, the first three articles I read annoyed me so much that not only did I stop reading, but I also felt compelled to share them with you.
Hooking Up for Sex: Sluts or New Feminists?
The title alone should h... Comment - Like
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Mar 18, 2010, 9:30 am
If you’re looking for a book about anything and everything related to sex, look no further than Moregasm: Babeland’s Guide to Mind-Blowing Sex. It starts with the basics – getting to know the lay of the land on a woman’s body. It moves on to a thorough discussion of orgasms, masturbation, an... Comment - Like
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Feb 26, 2010, 9:45 am
In the spirit of Gloria Anzaldúa, Finding Gloria: Nos/otras is an independent zine featuring the words and art of various contributors. Anzaldúa was a writer, poet, and artist whose work focused mostly on her identities as a woman, Chicana, lesbian, feminist, etc. The title of the zine comes from ... Comment - Like
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Feb 18, 2010, 10:00 am
It occurs to me that I haven't told y'all about Thursday LOST Roundtable at Feministe! I should be ashamed of myself!
Well, the concept is fairly simple: each week Cara and I take turns moderating a roundtable discussion about the latest episode of LOST with other Feministe fans. Here are t... Comment - Like
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Feb 17, 2010, 11:05 am
Here's something that might be of interest to some of you: Kathleen Hanna was on GRITtv recently. I didn't know her growing up (which I'm sure is the case for many Latinas growing up in Queens, regardless of how feminist-y you are), but her name has certainly become at the very least rec... Comment - Like
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