I wrote about how Beyoncé makes us want to be better people, the feminism of Bad Neighbours 2 and pop culture as a form of self-care. [The Vocal, Bitch Flicks, Feminartsy]
What Kim Kardashian learnt from the O.J. Simpson trial and how she and Nicole Brown Simpson are more alike than we realise. [Can I Live?]
How Me Before You gets disability, assisted suicide and sex wrong. [HuffPo]
The racist history of the pit bull. [Fusion]
This is why women are delaying pregnancy. [ABC]
The rise and fall of Winona Ryder. [Hazlitt]
Would the women of Jane Austen be at home on reality TV? [The Atlantic]
The alluring history of makeup application and YouTube beauty tutorials. [Kill Your Darlings]
Reconciling Zayn Malik’s Muslim heritage. [Matter]
Rocky, Superman, Muhammad Ali and white supremacy. [MTV]
We shouldn’t be asking politicians if they’re feminists: we should be asking if their policies are feminist. [Daily Life]
For more feminist reads, check out the 97th Down Under Feminists Carnival. [Zero at the Bone]