I’m getting straight back into it in the New Year, with pieces about abuse in Jessica Jones, what World Wrestling Entertainment can learn from Jem & the Holograms‘ flop and why its spate of injuries might be a good thing for other wrestlers. [Bitch Flicks, The Spectacle of Excess, Cageside Seats]
On selfies. [Matter]
Forget the manbun. The latest in men’s hair styling are manbraids. And they’re cultural appropriation. [Ms. Magazine]
Why is there a statute of limitations for rape and sexual assault? [NYTimes]
Erin Riley kicking goals (mixing metaphors, I know) with her piece on the Chris Gayle incident being a symptom of a much larger problem with sexism in sport. [Daily Life]
Mens mental health is important but not at the expense of the women and children they abuse and kill. [Daily Life]
There’s been plenty of coverage of Cole Miller’s death by one punch, but what about Indigenous man Trevor Duroux’s death of the same? [New Matilda]
The history of glitter. [Broadly]
The history of toplessness. [Broadly]
And the history of the crystal ball. [Broadly]
2015 was the year of interracial relationships on TV. [Fusion]
Has Clive Palmer had a feminist awakening? [Junkee]
Even teaching a course on Beyonce doesn’t guarantee job security. [WaPo]
Why we need to talk about the sexual assaults in Germany over New Years—and the race of the attackers. [New Statesman]
Should wives be held accountable for their husband’s bad behaviour? [The Cut]
And what about Bill Clinton’s alleged sexual assault of a woman in 1978? [Jezebel]
It’s great that you want to read books by more diverse authors, but do you have to tell the whole world about it? Just do it. [Jezebel]
The Scarlett Woman 