I wrote about why Lorelai Gilmore is a Cool Girl. [Bitch Flicks]
Is America’s Next Top Model relevant in 2016? [Buzzfeed]
Though I wish she was in the White House and not the wild, I really relate to photos of Hillary Clinton out and about as a post-election salve. [Daily Life]
I’ve been thinking about what Catherine Deveny refers to as “financial abortion”—where a biological father legally opts out of an unwanted pregnancy—for a while so I’m glad someone is finally giving voice to this notion. [ABC News]
A history of famous men taking off their shirts. [Buzzfeed]
“The Art of Lobbying Ivanka Trump.” [Jezebel]
How a new breed of TV shows are dealing with rape as a plot device. [Variety]
“The Year They Stole Kim Kardashian.” [MTV]
A thoroughly modern Disney princess. [Buzzfeed]
“The Feminist Legacy of The Baby-Sitters Club.” [New Yorker]
Jackie O the Scammer. [MTV]
This is what having a miscarriage is like. [Medium]
Women built Standing Rock. [Jezebel]
How Scream reflects the small-town mentality of America, 20 years after its premiere. [MTV]
More reading material can be found at the latest Down Under Feminists Carnival. [Zero at the Bone]
ICYMI: My favourite books of the year.
My piece for Calling Spots‘ last issue about navigating kayfabe in the reality era of wrestling is now live.
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